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If my count is correct, I believe it's actually 27 engines...

Would the tailcone itself have sufficient outflow? Other issue would be that you'd have to take cooling air from the cabin to do that, which means cooling with conditioned air. That would severely impact efficiency. (Compare one and two hose efficiency for wheeled room A/C units.) Since it's all...

Is that your photo? Because in addition to a beautiful plane, that is one of the most gorgeous photos of a Waco I've ever seen. Particularly the color balance to get that antique, nostalgic, heroic mood without resorting to cliched sepia or something awful.

The biggest issue is where to dump the heat. Don't know all the rules, but you'd need a fairly large opening (easier) or openings (more efficient) outside the plane. Reading about the ArticAir...you need to cut holes. Troublesome. Seems the problems aren't really about the mechanicals, but about...

With the inverted one? Easy, as the working end runs down the standing end instead of the other way around. The loop is on the standing end that the working end runs through, allowing you to just yank hard and that locks just enough to hold the tension while you complete the knot. I'll have to...

Well, there was a reason I called it "revenue"... Occasionally, the plane makes money in a year. Oddly, my plane is flying extensively despite the lock down. Almost 60 hours last month! (Of course, it was less than 20 the month before due to the club shutting down.) It takes about 30-35 to...

This is the issue with having someone else operate your aircraft. It's on a leaseback, so day-to-day decisions are made by the club. They have a $500 limit on what they can spend without me authorizing...but this particular one was authorized. I flew the plane to SJC for the work, in fact. I...

I've used a bowline on both ends. On the upper end, I've heard the one I use called a club knot (probably a local usage, as it's the flying club's preferred knot) and also an inverted bowline, as the bitter end extends down the standing end instead of away from it like a standard bowline. If I...

So, my plane, with dual G5's, was sent to LAC Avionics at SJC by my club, WVFC at PAO to correct a couple issues. There is an avionics guy at PAO, but, uh, he's sometimes a little special to deal with. (Best as I can tell, he's competent, but unusually unpleasant. He's avoided by most unless...

I did this for my plane's avionics upgrade. Flew into northern Oregon from the SF Bay Area. To mitigate the issues, I picked a shop that had done my exact install before...several times. Except for one small snag with the AP that I caught pretty quickly and they corrected the same day, there...

Wasn't describing the 414...my phrasing was ambiguous. Was describing some characteristics of attractive charters, mix and match.

Yep, the 414 thing. Aircraft that make for good charters make for terrible trainers. Complex, multi-engine, fast, powerful, large, turbine, etc. These make compelling charters. Even a shiny SR22T isn't going to attract much in the way of a charter audience. And good luck getting insurance for...

Was this before or after the GMRS/FRS rules merge?

This locked thread: https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/finger-123-4-and-fingers-123-45.126503/

Interesting. I remember when this feature came out the first time. I knew iOS had security and OS structure restrictions around background operations. I was curious what the delineating line was for what continued in the background and what didn't. I'll bet Garmin got around this issue by...

I assume you mean the Mooney one? You are not kidding... There are so many times I am in absolute awe of the patience and self-control that ATC shows. This is one of them. I'm fairly certain I could not have handled that with the same grace.

I had to go hunting for the other thread, as I clicked on this one about fingers. My CFI, years ago, underlined that fingers is not a chat freq. So, I knew what to expect in Peter's post at the top...I've read most of that before. But then I read the original thread. It was interesting watching...

Oooh. That looks expensive. You have my sympathies.

I still wouldn't do it on take-off, but at least someone who chose to would likely get the benefit of the doubt. Particularly if they're blasting off straight at the Delta wall. But...I learned with a tower and am based with a tower, so I'm more comfortable talking than not talking. Not having...

If you're talking to them, there'll be instructions coming. I have this experience routinely when flying between the Delta airspaces in the Bay Area, of which there are many. (8 Delta, 2 Charlie, and a Bravo; only 8 Golf, no Echo, at least in the bounds of the TAC.) A couple airports (APC and...