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I'm more certain now that I had to have sumped 100% water. My old fuel tester is slightly dyed blue simply from age (new GATS in the mail). I had a little fuel on my fingers from the other wing tank and the engine and didn't stick my nose in the thing to be sure I was really smelling what I...

So you actually go back into the plane and switch tanks, then sump again at the engine? Without the engine running, would the fuel you get be any different than the first time you sump at the engine? My process is usually counter-clockwise if you're looking straight down at the plane as this...

This is a good question that I will ask! I'm not familiar with the process to change the drains so I had no idea if/how water could have been introduced during the process. Thank you.

To be more clear, I was saying that the fuel cap did not appear/feel loose during pre-flight. So both caps felt like they were seated correctly when I opened them during pre-flight.

P28A-181. 1976 Piper Archer II. Added to first post. Thank you. I think I've been too caught up in "wtf" and "how to never do it again" that I haven't thought about the fact that I got down safely. As for the recordings, I haven't looked yet. I was on with Tampa Approach (west), would have been...

Bottom line up front: I had an emergency and discovered a large amount of water in the tank post-flight. I'm happy to be here telling you this and asking the POA mind about this event... Went to go fly Saturday for the first time in a few weeks. The plane is currently sitting on a ramp as I...

Three times lately I've heard people get on with approach control and ask for help with an ADS-B registration or verification flight and the controller has literally no idea what they're talking about. This usually turns into a 60 second conversation on freq with the pilot trying to explain what...

I throw my hands up- I've got nothing. And yes, I've searched previous threads and other sites. TL;DR--can somebody PLEASE provide current links and a step by step process to go from GNS 430 with old/expired databases to being able to use my Mac to get the updates and install them on my GNS...

In Ohio, about $1000 base for my PA28. In Florida, it was $1400. My actual annual cost was closer to $5k this year though because I got the ADS-B GDL install plus IFR checks, etc.

I often see myself when using a stratux receiver, but yesterday was the first time I actually got a pop-up alert on Foreflight for traffic, same altitude, <.25 miles. A very quick "oh s***" moment and quick glance around to be sure I wasn't being over confident that it was me. I'll be getting...

I've flown over this bridge a few times now, the lowest was at 1,500' just inside the Bravo. Departing and landing at Peter O Knight inside the bay, if I'm taking people sight seeing I'll takeoff and head east away from traffic and away from the Bravo where I can get a feel for how my...

I'd like to say a quick "thank you" to the controllers in central Florida (JAX and Tampa) this past Sunday! I had my fingers crossed to complete a Pilots N Paws mission to bring an American Eskie from Brunswick, GA to Tampa. I knew the forecast all weekend was poor, but during the summer in...

This is one of the many things I learned this first time around. This is another one of those things!

Unfortunately, the Bill of Sale does not list the seller as an individual. It lists the seller as an LLC, but only because the seller owned/operated the plane under that LLC even though he was an individual using it for personal use only.

Well, I have an update. My plan was to wait until I was back home to send the Bill of Sale and hope that would be enough, but it looks like Ohio moved forward with assessing the value of my plane. Due to my lack of response, they said my Archer II was worth $40,000 and that I owe $3k in sales...

For what you're looking for, I recommend Nashville (use Tune airport, great experience and short/cheap Uber into town) or Tampa (use Knight (KTPF) so you can basically walk into town or cheap Uber). Although going north during August has a lot more appeal! As for the flying, have your three...

The issue here and the concern from those who have posted is that your CFI (or another CFI he trusts/recommends/approves) will almost certainly want to review your flight plan and the weather either right before you go or within a short period before you go (as in not the day before, but the day...

Just two weekends ago I flew from Tampa to Marathon in a Piper Archer. I went direct (but didn't have family with me), the route took me almost directly over X01 to KMTH so a bit of that was over water. First, it's gorgeous and I'm excited for you! Second, the water is not very deep for most...

In my case, and I'm assuming the OP since they're both Ohio, they're asking for sales tax reasons. Ohio has an annual registration fee also, but that's pretty cheap. I don't get the impression the people who sent the request have a great way of following in up about it. They certainly didn't...

I have the exact situation currently. I bought the plane in MN and moved it to Ohio where I registered it last year. Just got a notice in the mail a month ago saying to provide documentation for sales tax purposes but Bill of Sale isn't accepted. I'm currently out of town for a prolonged...