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That is a very pretty 140. I hope I never see it spinning tho... it's so pretty I'd walk like a zombie right into the prop. :D

I already have it.

I am 40 and I had to pay extra for that. :D But seriously, a Cirrus has plenty of horsepower for mountain flying. Independence Aviation at KAPA has a huge fleet of them and they do mountain training in them all the time. The plane can handle it. It's more a factor of the pilot knowing what to...

This.

Not yet. Today you can fly internationally with Mode C or S as far as I know. 1090 Mode S is already a standard for airliners. 1090 Mode ES is just an extension of that and is already in use by the airlines. 978 UAT is something of a bastard stepchild created by the FAA. Hopefully it will...

Not mine. It was going in the tail. Probably not going in at all now.

The GDL-88 is also remote mounted in the tail and the installation is expensive and requires another antenna. I don't know yet if this one requires a new antenna (for ADS-B in) - guessing it will - but it shouldn't require ripping out the interior and running wire to the tail. The biggest...

This is what I've been crying about waiting for. 1090ES OUT and 978 UAT and 1090ES IN!!!! Shouldn't have taken this long (looking at you, FAA). This is a one-stop solution for those with turbos who want to preserve their ability to use Class A airspace. Plus I'm assuming I get cross-fill(?)...

At times my approaches seem to rival the space shuttle for steepness.

Watch the end of Part 2 to see him spin that thing up fast using his cordless drill. :D

very cool. I learned some stuff.

This. Perhaps report it. Hypothetically... Do I have any reason to think or do otherwise?

Did you assume touchdown on the threshold? I don't touch down there.

There are dozens of ways to learn holds. I have no idea what the "thumb method" is. I too experimented with different ways to learn holds. There is an app for depicting holds if that helps you. I think it will probably just be a crutch and should be saved for after the written since you can't...

While I think your wife is overimagining the importance of the IR on a typical sunny day, I will agree with others and say that the IR does make you a better pilot - for all the reasons already stated. Lots of people have irrational fears about flying in small (and sometimes ANY) airplanes...

I don't log my journeys in an aircraft or engine log. Just my pilot logbook... for me. That has nothing to do with the airplane. The only thing about the airplane that I log is required VOR checks. The airframe, prop, engine, and avionics logs are for alterations, repairs, or inspections...

That airport's threshold is displaced for a reason. This pilot was simply flying his approach too low. Take a look at Dallas Airpark (F69) - same concept. They displaced that threshold to keep people from colliding with a vehicle or, more likely, the QuikTrip sign across the street. The short...

Topic discussed here as well Most people said to get an alternate W&B from my A&P, but remove the seats myself. I called my mechanic and he echoed the same advice to get an alternate W&B that goes in and out of the AFM as the seats go in and out of the airplane. So that's what I have...

I thought it was sped up too. Bouncing shoulders looks like cam affixed to the airplane while in turb to me.

"I don't know... someone up the line put in "tampon" under type. Beats me." :D