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The climate is very close to the same climate you would have in Bartlesville, OK. I grew up in the midwest and personally have no issue flying in the cold. What's the buy in? - $4500 Is the plane worth 10x buy-in? - The treasurer says that the plane is worth $40K How much $ is in the...

Hello, As a PPSEL (no tailwheel), I am curious if some of the POA members would give insight regarding a 10-member partnership I am considering buying a share of. The partnership consists of a corporation that owns a Piper Super Cub. Each member owns a 10% share. The airplane itself is...

As a fellow renter, I have thought about ADS-B as well. For ADS-B out, I assumed that most FBOs would be upgrading their aircraft to be compliant, thus only giving at most a 7-year span of time when you would need to have your own tranceiver. IMHO, it still seems like a good bit of cash...

Quick update: Just bought a used 3rd generation ipod touch for $75. This should make the total cost $555. __________________ Jon C. PP-ASEL

Jay - I'm glad you like your setup. Thank you for the input. It seems that right now I have narrowed it down to 2 options: $800 GDL-39 + $50/year Garmin Pilot subscription = $800 + 50/yr OR $480 Skyradar-L + $150 ipod touch + $25/year Skyradar app (may not have to subscribe for WX) =...

zaitcev - So sorry to hear about the medical :sad: Your photo shows what looks to be a 696/695 which makes sense. In case anyone else was wondering, here's the Garmin compatibility chart I found: https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=93601 __________________ Jon C. PP-ASEL

First of all, thank you all for the numerous and quick replies - wow! Maybe I should rename my post title to "Lowest cost FIS-B WX for non-ipad user" :) zaitcev - From my research, it looked like the GDL-39 only displays TIS-A traffic on the 496 and no NEXRAD/TAF/METAR data. Am I wrong...

I said "on the cheap" to mean "doesn't have to be pretty". It can be "hacked together", so to speak. Also, I am frugal, so cheap additionally implies financially inexpensive. However, I am well aware how vague a term that is! Anyone had experience with the Garmin Pilot App? It looks like...

Hello, One of the main reasons I got my Garmin 496 was to have terrain/wx/and GPS all in one. Since most aircraft I now rent have the GPS/Terr. covered already, I was thinking that I might be able to get a portable ADS-B WX solution for about the same amount of money that I would get...

The rental agreement has 3 hours/day minimums, but I asked about it and they don't strictly enforce that. "Just don't abuse the privilege" type thing. Taking a plane "for the weekend" seems a-ok. My pax IS female, but after explaining the limitations (one small carry-on no more than 20 Lbs)...

UPDATE (#2) I am now MUCH more familiar with the DA-C1. The one I'm getting a rental checkout in has the gross weight increase due to having a specific prop (supplement 4 in the AFM). And yes, both headrests fold down nicely. The "high tech" device used for fuel measuring is literally a...

This DA20 is a 2005 DA20-C1. The folding headrests seem like a good idea. It would seem that this point the limiting factor would be the 44 Lb. weight limit. Skip: Ha ha indeed. The PA-32-300 is nice. The one I looked at had the club seating too... - Jon

UPDATE: I was invited to by someone to come out to the airport and look at his PA-32-300 (drool...) and brought with me a small carry-on bag to see if it would fit in the DA20. It seemed that I could almost fit two of them. The choke point was at the entrance of the baggage area though. It was...

Mach, Any photos showing a full cargo area would be appreciated. The Jabiru isn't bad for an LSA. The one for rent is a leaseback and has all the goodies (Garmin G3x, autopilot, mode-s xponder). The Jabiru is pax-friendly too, because it doesn't have a control stick/yoke in your face/lap...

Machfly: Any DA20 photos of a full cargo area would be nice. All the photos I find online show a (small) empty space with the cargo net. The Jabiru is fairly passenger friendly for a two-place due to cargo space and lack of a control stick/yoke in your face/lap...

Thanks for the insights and fast response! - Jon

Hello, I became a PP SEL in June of this year and the only aircraft in my area (despite having THREE airports) for rent are: 1. C172 2. J230 (LSA) 3. DA20 The Jabiru J230 is PERFECT ($115/hr, TONS of cargo space, pretty good performer, built in 2010), but has been down for maintenance...