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So I've been doing owner assisted annuals at my mechanic's shop for 20 years. I respect and appreciate his tool box and all the nice goodies I get to borrow while working on my plane. I've recently decided to splurge a bit and equip my own hangar with a few "nice to have but certainly not...

Not that we saw. But, the scenery is still very nice. 11,000'+ mountains with snow capped peaks nearby while sitting below sea level. :)

We traveled to Furnace Creek on 3/19/24 and stayed for two nights. The runway was in better condition than I had expected based on other pireps floating around. The east side of the runway appeared to be in better condition. So, we just used the right side of the runway when landing on 33 and...

Hello all, Anybody have recent info on the runway condition at L06 Furnace Creek? Heading there tomorrow in our 182. Our bird doesn't wear any pants, btw. ;) Thanks in advance!

Understood. And thank you for the info.

I have an O-470 powered 182. Did you need to change plugs when you did the XP470 upgrade? Is that why you have these available? Thanks!

Good info. Thanks Dave!

I would the think student can have some influence on the pace of the education process. If you haven't used the allotted hours and want more time to brush-up/build time, that should be something the student could control. CFI: "Do you feel comfortable taking your check ride?" Student: "I'd...

My flying experience just hit 2,000 hours. I'm glad I've got 1,200 more before the engine fails.:cool:

Ok. Now that's some great info! I don't think the canard modification is in our future but I appreciate the honest thoughts and support for the p.ponk. My gut told me to go that direction and I suspect it will be the chosen path. The only difference may be the 3 vs. 2 blade prop. We go into...

With some of our adventures, the climb/take-off performance has left us with pretty thin margins. (Mexican Mountain, UT, with camping gear is the most notable example.) We do find ourselves at max gross enough that the departure performance improvement would nice. Cruise speed... well, I pull...

Hello, I have been thinking about an engine overhaul for a few years and may be getting closer to actually doing the deed. Our O-470 has treated us well but I expect the time to overhaul is on the horizon. I have considered the benefits of the Pponk (now called the Northpoint XP470) vs...

Thanks guys. While the results were not positive. Perhaps I do have some experience in electronics and ESD procedures? The failure from my experiment was not a result of the battery installation, btw. Just old temperamental electronics. And, I bet it is not illegal to install a battery in...

Yep. I thought my skills were up to par when I, er a friend, replaced the battery in a King KX135. Everything went well until power up. Then it was sent to a shop to unscrew what "he" had done.

That makes sense. I like the way you initially phrased it, "before you operate below Cat B altitude or visibility".

My question will be: "higher category must be used"... until when? From when you were going fast enough to need the higher category mins or can you revert back to the lower mins further along if airspeed is to a lower category? It would seem odd to switch back and forth but, from a practical...

Thanks for the info gentlemen! I'll take a gander at the IPH. I'll need to first find it and then knock about 20 years of dust off of it.

Hello, I have a buddy working on his IR and would like clarification from CFIIs or others in the know on here. As I understand it, if I fly my Cessna 182 at 110 knots down the final approach coarse all the way to the runway, I would select the category B minimums... and float and float and...

Appreciate the lead. Thank you!

Hello, I am looking for a shop to replace the battery in a GNS430W. I have a couple of leads but they are so busy the turn-time is challenging. Anyone know of a shop willing and able to do the job? In Southern California would be ideal but FedEx'ing the unit works too. Thanks! Robert