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Of course it's an opinion! :D Thanks, Captain Obvious!

No, it's not required. But why wouldn't you log it? Click the checkbox, done. I log whatever I remember from the flight. If I did a slip, I'll log it. Short approach? Log it. Practice a soft-field? Log it. I log who my passengers were. I log whatever I can quickly get in. Maybe I'm alone, but...

I need to start logging my go-arounds better. My logbook only accounts for 30 flights with go-arounds. That has to be in error. I'm sure I've forgotten to log a few. If you're not going around here and there, are you only flying on CAVU days? Only doing long, straight approaches? On my last...

Why the Conquest over a C90? C90 is still in production; could buy a new one or an only lightly used one. Still, the PC-12 will have lower operating costs.

I've seen them towed with golf carts and similar. Would that make sense? A small used cart is probably more useful than a dedicated tow device and could be had in a similar price range.

At least among the CFI I've trained with, the U for Undercarriage in GUMPS always included a brake check. Seems pretty universal around here among the three schools and many CFI I've used. Worked out for her, in this case. Results in three brake checks for each flight for me. Once on start of...

Only 200 on a full frame gets the planes that sharp and that close? Doesn't seem like quite enough, but it obviously is.

It must be the end unit that does the correction with the way GPS works. GPS is a one-way system, including WAAS, as you're probably aware. The satellites send signals but receive none from the GPS device. (Obviously, they do receive signals from ground stations, so the satellite isn't one-way...

Haven't had the opportunity myself to fly the PA-46, but forgot to include my own dimensions before: I'm 6'2" as well and clock in around 190 lbs., so that's the reference for my experience.

Having flown in it, I can say that the cabin is narrow. Trying to stick an aisle in such a small aircraft results in some contortions moving through the plane. An airliner, it is not. Squeezing into the flight deck is particularly tight. Seats around the door are pretty easy, and it gets worse...

For those thinking about it, my friend budgets realistically between $500-600 per hour. That's too rich for me, but might be reachable for some of you.

That's it? That's not bad at all. Is that scaled for anything or is it a fixed cost per property?

Ah, so nice. I wish I could afford one. Have a friend with one. I was working with him as a safety pilot to renew his instrument currency in my plane (I'm not multi yet), then we switched to his after we were done. Wanted to get some lunch. Departing from KRHV, I suggested what I ordinarily...

If I treated it like a vacation home, would I be welcome among the full-time residents like yourself? That's what it would be for me; can't walk away from the job just yet. How are the HOA fees? I can't seem to find any numbers on what they really are. HOA's kinda scare the crap out of me.

Pine Mountain Lake! I've been toying with buying a property there. There was a couple acres just off the runway that was dirt cheap that I was sorely tempted to buy a few months ago. Kinda glad I didn't, given the drumming COVID has done to my finances. But still really tempting. Got a PIREP on...

Have I been doing this too long that that price initially struck me as unusually cheap for Textron part?

One thing not mentioned yet is the occasional sandstorm. The high winds will whip that up and kill visibility...and paint jobs. Any plane you move to the area, I'd think about having in a hangar or having a full aircraft cover. Hangar would help with the sun devastating your interior and...

@Shane C this reminds me...another thing to get used to is paying for labor for nothing. There's two items on the list that ended up being nothing. Renters don't really understand the implications of squawking things. But the club needs to do real work to chase each one. The lawsuits from not...

Yeah, too late now. With the new battery in place and the switch fixed, I can't bring myself to spend 2 AMU to now throw it out and replace with a 406. Ask me again in a couple years. They refunded me the markup on the work to placate me, so I ended up getting things at their cost. (It was...

Here's the actual listed work from that invoice: #61857-Replace dipstick o-ring. #61914-Troubleshoot for issues with no issues found. Works as advertised #61990- Inspected with no flat spots found. #61912- Cleaned up sharp edge. Serviced nose strut with nitrogen. The total was $391.10, which...