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Out for a joyride to the Mississippi river and back today camera can't capture the colors very well, it was very scenic, lit-up clouds. And from a few days ago, over Aurora IL. And a rainy Chicago in the distance on the lakeshore. yep.. more rain in the distance. But earlier that...

Google suggests 200psi, but I'm sure someone will drop by to confirm. Frankly I didn't think people could be killed by tire explosions, but then I googled and saw this RC NASA vehicle designed specifically to pop tires. This was for NASA, not for commercial 737s and the like.. "An exploding...

Yessir! It's an amazing view they have there. Stumbled on it by accident while cruising through the mountains area. Had to get (a lot) of pictures :)

How about a Turbo 210? Maybe even pressurized. Useful load won't be a problem. Many are FIKI. And I think it cruises faster than a Lance? From a specs POV they look solid. And you'd save yourself like half that 600k$ Cirrus budget! And not have to suffer the indignity of being fixed gear and...

I like KELP a lot. The only thing that was inconvenient is that when landing winds strongly favored RWY 22 but they were only using that for commercial/jet traffic. They asked me to take 26R. I didn't fuss over it, but it was a much stronger XW. Oh well. Still plenty big. Also, Atlantic FBO...

@mandm The issue Bell206 highlights was my issue from a couple years ago. Worn brushes. Got the motor removed, sent out for repair at a local shop and replaced. Has worked great ever since. But the work was not cheap as a heads up.

Great question, and no disagreement here. But also... Alcor puts it on there for a reason, so I imagine some people must be using it? IDK - I've never calibrated it and only ever used it as a relative tool, but I'm curious if others get any use out of calibrating.

Each time I fly and lean the mixture I use my EGT gauge to track the highest EGT achieved with the yellow needle, then I add mixture until it comes down by 2-3 notches (50-75F). Here's my dial model for reference: I've never used the asterisk (*) marker that is 80% of the way up the dial as a...

That's a bummer after all the anticipation. Did it not have dual PTT/jacks?

Glad to hear everything was OK! Judging by your description you must have gone down just a short drive from my house. The only good news is that in this area (pretty much my entire AO), you'd have your pick of corn/soy fields in case that private rwy hadn't been there. Lots of forgiving places...

Interesting deal :) Was this a DIY kit or an already assembled one you bought?

Did he descend into the wrong valley? I don't recall that detail. I thought he navigated between alternates in search for an acceptable VFR airport until fuel made that no longer a feasible strategy?

Thanks for all the answers folks - this gives me a good starting point for due diligence.

It kind of helps reinforce what I've heard a lot of people say: they only wanna do mountain flying on calm wind, CAVU days, or darn near. After my high DA/mtn flying course last year near Denver I waited for 2 days that were supposed to be pure VFR to get OK weather so I could try on my own...

FWIW, I bought my airplane in 2020. It's last overhaul was 1993. Between 2003 and 2020 it only flew ~250 hours. The engine got some attention from G&N after I bought it (an expected expense), but after dropping about $7k on that it's performed great for the last 700 hours. I know everyone's case...

If you have good ADM the worst fate you'll be tempting on a VFR XC is encountering occasional inconvenience and delays. As a new PPL, doing longer XCs is liberating. It's a great way to build hours while getting new experiences and seeing new places. Plus it makes you feel like a real pilot...

I use Tempest S/N 48103-2. Champion costs +60% more and affords no benefit to me in an arrow. They installed it at annual and it irked me a little. Seems like unnecessary cost. The filter still gets swapped out at the same oil change interval so it's not like it lasts longer... I will say the...

IFR is the conventional choice (and probably for a good reason). I got obsessed with VFR flying after getting my plane right after PPL and constantly doing XCs and skipped ifr training (and I regret it). The rest of the endorsements you'll be able to knock out collectively in like 2 days, so...

That's really interesting - thanks for the background. I guess in the Midwest I've been spoiled into thinking water availability is just a given. I would not have expected that a proven water supply would have a material effect on land pricing. And hearing that it impacts Idaho? That's...