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Were you able to sort this out? I recently installed Aveo LEDs (Galactica wingtip strobe/pos/nav and Galactica RedBaron XP LED Beacon) and am experiencing the same issue as you with the LED Beacon. I hear a ticking noise on the com radios. Louder on Com 2 than Com 1. We have tried ferrite choke...

Just to follow and hopefully close things up. As you all read AOPA followed up on my call and found the tape of the call and agreed that it was out of line so they addressed the issue. I have no beef w/ AOPA as I'm a paying member so I posted here because I was in a way surprised & not happy...

Update here... yes I figured AOPA contracted a third party for these calls but the consequences of those calls (good or bad) fall under AOPA as the caller says they care calling from AOPA etc... I did call AOPA to let them know of the incident and the person on the phone was very nice and...

Now that was funny!

So last night I got a call from AOPA Foundation asking for money. I politely told the cold caller that I was not interested and then the guy starts w/ the rude comments such as "oh I see, so you don't care about your fellow pilots then?" etc... I then told him they pretty much guaranteed...

I'm not referring to displaying/loading the approaches from the Garmin Pilot app. What I'm referring to is syncing all the approach waypoints from the G430W into the moving map of Garmin Pilot. All the nav waypoints are in the Garmin Pilot app already.

I have 2 gns 430Ws with a Gdl88 and FS210 and Garmin Pilot on my iPad. All works well except when I load an approach on via the 430. Once I do that the flight plan map in Garmin pilot only shows the leg to the IAF and nothing more after that. No other waypoints show up on the moving map or...

Upgraded my Piper Dakota to a 3 bladed prop so selling the one that came off the plane. Prop had about 2980 Total Time Since New and 1000 SMOH. Prop & spinner look in great shape and no issues but it would be due for an overhaul inspection. Includes everything in the pictures. Logs are...

Heads up for anyone using Garmin Pilot. Their latest iOS update has completely broken the ability to file flight plans or get wx briefings on the iPhone. Sent email to Garmin support but haven't heard a thing from them in days. Apple App Store is showing plenty of users complaining about it but...

This happened at my local airport. I landed at Mitchell Intl (6 miles away) from a commercial flight from Boston about 10 minutes before the accident and winds were pretty bumpy even for a big jet. KMWC has been undergoing runway resurface so only one runway open (15/33) so even if wind really...

How about rear passengers shoulder belts. My plane does not have them and I worry about that some times. How do rear passengers fare during accidents?

AWESOME! I recently installed a GDL88/FS210 and although I have grown to like Garmin Pilot but having the choice of using FF as well is great. Can't wait to try this out to see how it will work.

Check out http://arrow4graphics.com/ and go to the online catalogue exterior placard section and #709 is the one you want if I recall correctly.

I bought a Dakota last year with Aspen 1500 and I started noticing heading drifts of up to 15d at times so avionics shop did some testing and determined the R&M was in a bad spot and getting interference from cabin speaker and copilot shoulder harness so they moverd it to just aft of the rear...

Having purchased a 79 Dakota last October myself the squawk list below is not problematic at all IF your mechanic has done a solid & thorough pre-buy. If this is all that was found and the logs & test flights pass you got a good candidate and I would negotiate the price based on some of the...

Yes that's in the POH BUT (like most performance figures) it's based on max gross weight of 3000 lbs. If you're not flying at 3000 then the numbers can be lower but it doesn't matter. Flying approach at 72 knots is fine. The Dakota can be slowed down & stopped quickly. A little extra speed on...

Its vs0 (56) x 1.3 so yes 72knts but that's for max gross (3000). Under gross would be a lower final approach speed. Regardless the 182 does have a lower vs0 so can land slower but in the overall scheme of things that should not tip you towards one plane vs the other. One other factor for me...

Ok now that I figured out how to get pictures to show up more than a simple thumbnail here's our Piper Dakota

Yes some 182s carry 88/92 but we were not looking comparing vs that particular model years and they give up even more useful load due to fuel weight. Dakota/182 are not gliding machines when you kill the power like 172s/DA40s are. That big 6 cylinder up front makes a big difference on that...

I went through this decision last year and went with the Dakota. Both great planes for what we wanted (4 seater that could actually carry 4 adults and full tanks, that could have good climb even in higher DA, that was relatively benign in flight characteristics, not expensive to own, and flew...