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Murphey.... THANKS... this is helpful!.... I was told 40 years ago to plan on knee replacements.... growth issues.... well now is the time. just turned 61 so hope the healing is fast.. the past 5 orthroscopic knee surgery's went well and healed fast.. so planning on the same. One of my...

... and looking for the impacts for a 3rd class medical. I will be up for a medical renewal in the fall, and was interested in how this surgery would impact the renewal, and what might be expected as an impact to flying. The No-Flying during recovery is apparent, but how soon can one go back...

I know and have flown with a few CFI's at El Monte Great guys.,.... If you are in that area let me know and I can PM there contact info.

The 140 and 180 up to 1973 were the same length fuselage.... In 73 the Challenger was the first "180" with the 5 inch fuselage stretch, and the old wing. The "Archer" was the Challenger with the new taper wing. All 140's have the same "shorter" length fuselage. and the same wing. The -151...

If it has a BNC connector, which I believe all the Yaesu aircraft radios had, I use a HAM radio antenna, MFJ-1717,. It is longer than the stock rubber ducky antenna and has almost a perfect match at 121.5.... better than on my HAM radios!. It is longer and a little pain in the flight bag, but...

I just purchased 2 Alpha Tugs to move tooling around the shop.. Great tugs!... will be getting 2 more. The larger units will move a lot of weight.... Great company and product support.... well worth the price. hope it sales soon...

I have just the one radio in my plane... flying around VFR in So Cal was not a problem... I rather like it being a simple plane to fly all the way around. I have the MX170B replacement for the Kx170b and it works with no issues. And like mentions, have a handheld backup is needed... That is...

Yes.... years ago I had a contractor work for me doing CAD work.. his wife was blind, and he was suing Target for there website not being blind compliant. He had sued the US Park service and won a lot of money and a contract for his wife to travel to every US national park site and review...

My little piper has 3001 total hours, and NO 100 hr inspections.... The wing spars are corrosion free, and tight.... NOT ready to go do the NDI inspection for the rest of the time I own the plane!.... Hope that will be 30 years.

Best Tugs Alpha.... BestTugs.com They really are the Best ones out there.... made just down the road from where I work... great engineering, and 100% U.S. made..

Other than scraping Frost and ice off, what else works well?? someone said RV antifreeze, but would that be applied using a weed sprayer??.. I am now living and flying in the snow zone, and parking outside as there are no hangers.... need to learn more about this condition.

I really like Rigby Idaho airport (U56) fuel option... it is a tank and pump on the back of a truck, get the clipboard off the wall in the office that has the radio freq as teh combo to the lock, fill out the clipboard for the starting gal data, and after filling add the ending data, add...

Saw this ad for a Cessna 140 for $7k... I think that is a great deal!... a 150 is fun, but a 140 is clasic... https://saltlakecity.craigslist.org/avo/d/cessna-140-all-windows/6734623208.html I have a Cherokee already so will not be looking at this one, but it woudl be fun to have!...

I'm up at KSPK, but have a home in Enterprise also, try to get down there once a month.... may have my plane hangared in SGU for the winter as there are no hangers up here.... my Blue Geo Metro is kept in the parking lot so I have wheels when there.... will keep you in mind... I do need to...

The tail line did not match the Hornet... and it was definitely not a motorglider... Looked very much like a Super Breezy with the aft body covered, as the FWD section was not covered.... there was no fabric from under the wing FWD..

On Saturday 8/11, just after 9am, there was an experimental aircraft crashed on takeoff, I was driving out to the airport to leave about 9:15, seeing the lights on the runway knew it was not a good thing. The airport was closed until 1pm, and I watched the damaged aircraft being removed to a...

I have an O-360.... and several pushrods are weeping at the case.... I do not see the value in pulling cylinders to replace the gaskets on the pushrods when so much can happen after pulling the cylinders.... I'm firmly in the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" camp. sometime we cause more...

I do not have unlimited funds to support my flying and airplane,,,, so I use a GDL-39 for ADS-B in on a tablet,.... and was considering the GDL-82 for out but the TailBeacon looks to be the better option right now... cost wise and ease of installation... no holes to drill in the top of the...

So here we are a year later, and this question is again on my mind... I have an older Samsung tablet, do not remember the model but it is 3 to 4 years old.. and GP is running slower and slower. on My phone, a Samsung 8s+ is runs great but I really want a tablet on the yoke to fly with. What...

Get rid of the coffee can red strobe on the tail, reduce or eliminate antennas, clean up the little things, and that all helps a lot, those easy changes gained almost 5 mph. I added the Laminar Flow nose wheel fairing, and gained about 4 mph, Aileron and elevator gap seals helped with control...