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  1. ArtVandelay
    You can read his bio (with picture) here: https://mensclubcc.org/uncategorized/2025-board-of-directors-candidates/
  2. ArtVandelay
    Don’t know about the short bodies but my mid body doesn’t yaw much in moderate turbulence, anything more than that I start thinking of landing.
  3. ArtVandelay
    And if still airborne near the runway and the gusting wind abruptly stops you’re going to be drop testing the Mooneys landing gear. I landed once when winds were variable 7-29 knots from 230-330, I went from a perfect landing to bronco ride in a second, not so much fun.
  4. ArtVandelay
    Aren’t the winds measured by an anemometer on a pole 30’ or higher? So usually the winds should be less on the runway surface especially if cross winds because they’re blocked by buildings and trees.
  5. ArtVandelay
    IIRC, I think I paid $800 for back spring 10 years ago.
  6. ArtVandelay
    But G5 is from the same group, Id expect those to be the same.
  7. ArtVandelay
    The other difference is the G3X is relatively old technology, takes like 15 minutes or more to update its databases.
  8. ArtVandelay
    When I changed my tail number I had to take it to my avionics shop to have it reconfigured, I had them update the software at the same time.
  9. ArtVandelay
    It’s not angled in his instrument panel.
  10. ArtVandelay
    Any chance this was old damage and previously repaired with some bondo and it failed? The one picture looks like this might be the case.
  11. ArtVandelay
    You can use your iPhone as a hotspot if you need WiFi. In flight I’m connected to the panel so I don’t need GPS and have never missed it.
  12. ArtVandelay
    It takes so long to do the updates I decided to try it while on a short local flight. I also introduced the SD card while in flight, now if you lose power during this process you might screw it up, so it might not be a smart thing to do? IIRC, you’ll get errors from the GTN during the process.
  13. ArtVandelay
    The G3X will load databases when in motion, I’ve done this.
  14. ArtVandelay
    On my model year, the circuit breaker panel is canted inwards. I have 3 panels, left, right, and CB, and prefer it that way.
  15. ArtVandelay
    You can’t foresee problems that can cause jobs to go on longer than expected. For example, after I had my plane stripped I had some fuel leaks, so I had to get that fixed before having the plane painted. Due to weather (hurricane), my avionics upgrade was delayed, stuff happens. The avionics upgrade took the longest (4+ months). Rule #1, I only bring the plane in once all the necessary parts are in.
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