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Luckily I have a canopy I can slide back in flight, That way I can stick an arm out the window to both signal my turn and to add some air braking for quicker left hand turns.

I see what you mean, if you start your standard turn at the fix, you end up too close and overshoot the inbound track. So are you saying that I could subtract 20 degrees from my outbound heading (i.e heading of 340 on outbound)? So I just ran this in my sim. If I wait for 20 seconds and then...

Thanks all for the great feedback. Sounds like it would be handy for approaches but maybe overkill for holds

Studying towards IFR and had a practical question about entering holds. I am aware of the three: teardrop,parallel, and direct. But how do you actually fly them when they get close to the extremities of the zones... ie. let’s say you are holding on the 360 radial and you are flying a heading...

I haven't officially started training yet, just brushing up on concepts before the meter starts running.

I know I can't use the Ipad as an instrument for IFR flight. But I can use the maps, approaches etc of the EFB (in my case either FlyQ or Fltplan). Can I legally use the groundspeed displayed in EFB to calculate wind direction for WCA in holds etc.

So we are just starting to explore using a portable AC unit in our Grumman Traveler but we have some questions. We are thinking of an ice type system like the ones mentioned above. I am assuming that the the heat in the cabin is transferred to the ice to melt it and raise the temparture of the...

I am.also looking at Kernville. There is a valley leading up to it from the southwest along the river. Anyone flown that one in 160hp single?

I’ll check that out, thanks!

Does anyone know of an airport that is near cabins for camping? We are on central coast California. We have a Grumman AA5 Traveler so high altitude mountain grass strips wouldn’t be ideal. Thanks! Richard

I haven’t been, but I am thinking of starting on left mag to avoid potential kickback as I have a button start

Same here. I also have HC STC and Skytec starter. I don’t introduce any fuel when hot. In fact it starts easier if I enrich the mixture from idle cutoff as the engine catches.

I have seen your videos, I watched quite a few when trying to decide what plane was right for me. Well done, I enjoyed them! Thanks, Richard

Thank you

I have a Grumman Traveler which is a Grumman AA5. When giving my aircraft type to ATC would I say "Grumman Alpha Alpha Fife" or would I just say "Grumman AA5"... or would it be G AA5 ... or Golf Alpha Alpha Fife? Thanks

Thanks again to all who gave advice. Turns out it was a failing impulse coupler. Not sure why the temperature effected it initially but it finally failed for good last week. Pulled the prop through and it missed every other cylinder. Pulled the Mag and coupler and you can see the worn pin not...

Hot Starts. I know this topic has been done to death so I will be brief. I have the 0 320 E2G with 160hp STC with Slick mags in a Grumman Traveler -The issue started to be more and more prevalent… ie I wasn’t having the issue before and now I have had to drag my plane from the fuel island to...

That was my error recently. I would switch to the new frequency and then report back call sign and altitude when I should have been giving frequency. I had controllers on more than one occasion repeating the frequency change to me after a few minutes which leads me to believe I was not being...

Wow... that AV 30 looks amazing, doesn't even look like a digital display. The G5 looks like a computer game to me--just personal reaction. Does the unit come with the sensors for the functions or is each one of those extra? What would it cost to install a unit like that? Maybe I should hold...

My Attitude indicator is failing and its time to replace it. In a dream world I would love the new Garmin GI 275 units that fit nicely in the same hole but they are over 3k. and I am guessing more expensive to install as they display lot of information so therefore need a lot of things hooked up...