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  1. MikeS

    My Attempt at a $115 ADS-B Receiver Build for Foreflight

    I see this was posted above but in case anybody missed it, the easy days of a low-cost ADS-B solution using the Pi are coming to an end. The Raspberry has been upgraded with a must faster processor, wi-fi and BT built in, and gosh knows what else and of course the price has gone into the...
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    Long in the tooth?

    aaaawwww . . . that's so sweet. Pikespeakmtnman likes me. He doesn't know me but he likes me anyway. That's just so Christian and white of him I don't know what to say. Nobody likes me. But Pikespeakmtnman does. That's just what the Bible teaches. You know, there's just some awfully nice...
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    NA: auto battery choice

    Good place to do some research, looking, and buying too. http://www.powerstridebattery.com/sidebar/agm-sidebar.html Shipping is included in the price. If you live near a distribution center you can pick it up and get a discount off listed price. For a maintainer, highly recommend...
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    Flight Cheetah

    Roger Stenbock, Roger Stenbock, Roger Stenbock. I'm not a 'fraidy cat.
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    Macrium Reflect PIREP

    The spash page at the link I gave above gives the impression it only supports Windows up to and including 8.1. This page shows it also supports Win 10. MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Edition 9.1 Best All-in-One Free Disk Partition Manager! Over 16,000,000 Users Downloaded from CNET...
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    Macrium Reflect PIREP

    Just noticed this thread. Making a bootable copy is how I've always done my backups for personal computers. At one time I used Casper but for a long time now I've been using a product I call Minitool. The actual name is a mouthfull, but here's the site...
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    Long in the tooth?

    Dunno, now that you ask. I do know what a conversation is though and a PM isn't a conversation, although it could turn into one. I think the "Conversation" idea comes out of the Fecesbook mentality. Next thing, some will be asking for and counting "Likes".
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    Flight Cheetah

    > ". . . and does everything foreflight did" Plus a little more ;)
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    Long in the tooth?

    I sent a PM and wasn't sure it was a PM since it's now called a "Conversation". A PM is a PM and a conversation is a conversation. What's the purpose of calling things what they are not? Anyway, I'm as adaptable as I feel like being.
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    Flight Cheetah

    Thanks for mentioning that. There's some guys over on BT who are pretty enthusiastic about it too. I'll be getting my tablet back from Rob shortly and am looking forward to getting this system up and running.
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    Long in the tooth?

    The reason given for going to new software was that the old vbulletin software was "long in the tooth." I don't know just what that means, but I do know this new software has already confused me several times and does not at all seem to be an improvement over what we had. I haven't contributed...
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    O2 on the cheap

    > "O2 on the Cheap - get a big plastic bag and before takeoff fill it up with air and close it tightly. When you reach 10K just stick your head in the bag when you need some O2." Doesn't work well. I used bigger and bigger bags but never could figure out how to keep the air in once you open it...
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    Auto Insurance Question

    I'm totally with you with that position re insurance. I hate the damn racket that forces us to invest in disasters. It's a deal whereby the only time we get anything for our money is causing or allowing ourselves to be victim of misfortune. I'm no psychologist but seems to me this actually...
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    Requirements to be a ferry pilot?

    This thread has gone sadly awry. OP wanted to know if he could be a ferry pilot. It is a serious HR no no to even inquire about job seeker's orientation. Even if you come right out and tell them you want to be a ferry pilot, they can't use that information against you. Although I have...
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    How high have you flown in a low HP plane.

    I recently ferried a Cavalier SA102, Franklin 0-235 (about 122 HP) from San Diego to Indianapolis and on the leg from SEE to GUP got up to 15.6 and still climbing. That was at night and didn't think to take a picture. Next day, just past Taos, I took one at 14.8. I was amazed that old tub was...
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    O2 on the cheap

    Has anybody used one of these things (oxygen concentrator) yet? My regulator has been acting up and am again looking at an oxygen concentrator for the plane. The Inogen G3 mentioned is tested to function at 15K and their G2 model (a little too large for me) is tested to 18K. There is one...
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    O2 on the cheap

    Has anybody used one of these things yet? My regulator has been acting up and am again looking at an oxygen concentrator for the plane. The Inogen G3 mentioned is tested to function at 15K and their G2 model (a little too large for me) is tested to 18K. There is one from the UK called...
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    Panel-mount backup attitude options...

    Falls onto the ceiling.
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    Panel-mount backup attitude options...

    > "How come no one has mentioned the Dynon D2?" I just mentioned it two posts earlier. Nice instrument. Bought one recently for a ferry flight. Then sold it. The only thing that bugs me about the D2 is that it is GPS-dependent for attitude information. Lose GPS signal for any...
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    Ask Sac a question

    All this monkey stuff is frivolous. I have a serious question. If someone can prove they have multiple personality disorder, can they legally fly an aircraft that requires two people in the cockpit?
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