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Sheesh. Must be a seller's market if they can afford not to respond to potential buyers

Summer 2024 was the most recent update for the J model

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/492361

No idea about the contract. But as an AOPA member, I honestly hope they haven’t agreed to continue paying the former CEO a full salary while they hire a new CEO and pay that person a full salary too. That’s not great stewardship of membership dues.

Pretty good interview, but they’re explicitly avoiding any real discussion of the events surrounding the CEO transition. I guess this was planned a while ago and it’s just covering the standard talking points about AOPA.

Yeah, maybe so. I’ll get my popcorn and tune in anyway

Pleasance will be on SocialFlight live later today: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8152462455135160156 Could be interesting

I have the same aircraft as OP - the indicator is just a little vertical gauge that shows the position (photo below). It’s not part of my normal scan, and I never really look at it unless I’m adjusting the cowl flaps. The flaps are infinitely adjustable with a little switch that controls the electric motor.

Are you seeing this on the indicator, or via some other means? I’ve never noticed mine move from fully closed unless I move the lever, but I’ve never really paid much attention to it.

Rosen visors and whatever tint came with the windows I also have a full set of Sun-Foil shades that go in the windows if I'll have to park in the sun for any significant length of time. https://sunfoil.com/m9

Mine seems to be stuck on 12 Feb also

Anything in the logs about it? This looks pretty custom

I’m a member of both AOPA and EAA and I plan to continue. These membership fees are such a tiny drop in the bucket compared to other expenses in aviation, and both organizations do some meaningful and important things. I pay for PPS from AOPA and I don’t think there’s a real competitor to that program. I volunteer for Young Eagles flights with EAA. None of that is to say that we shouldn’t hold these organizations to account for their behavior. The nonsense at AOPA this past month is messy and draws attention away from promoting and defending aviation interests. Seems like a housecleaning is in order.

Yeah. I keep threatening to do a trip to Canada or a hop over to Grand Cayman, or even one of those Caribbean Flying Adventures. https://www.caribbeanflyingadventures.com/ I also toy with the idea of getting a turbo and flying above 18k from time to time. It’s not like it would be terribly hard to go get an FAA medical for a special trip once in a while, but not having one might be an excuse not to do it Anyway, y’all have just about convinced me - between this thread and DMs.

Well, I flew the Piper last weekend and I didn’t turn into a pumpkin or anything. Based on feedback from this thread, I caught up with Parker directly before I went to the airport and he confirmed that my insurance policies wouldn’t present any problems. I now have my FAA medical current again.. so that was fun while it lasted

Looks great! Did you do the work yourself?

There are a lot of MS threads on propellers. People with MT props seem to love them, but the one minor downside is that they’re lighter .. which moves your CG aft and can be tricky to offset.

Aside from anything else, I really hope that AOPA can recommit to transparency for the membership. This isn’t a tech firm with protected IP and NDA’s all over the place. It’s a member-supported nonprofit. I don’t need to agree with every decision the AOPA board makes, but they need to be upfront with members and clearly explain how they move forward from here. They can bring back Pleasance or they can implement some other plan, but they need to do it in the light of day. Circling the wagons and riding out the storm might work for the Fortune 500, but it’s nonsense for a niche aviation specialty organization that lives and dies by its membership.

What does Article IV refer to in the AOPA bylaws? “Section 2. Elections shall be by a majority of votes cast by members present in person or by proxy.” Does “members” in this context mean something different from the members in Article III? “Section 1. Qualification. The members of this corporation shall consist of individuals who hold, or have held, a pilot certificate issued by the certificating agency of the United States of America, as well as individuals who have soloed or owned, or now own, an aircraft, and individuals who have an interest in advancing the cause of general aviation.” I’m not trying to suggest that what you said is incorrect. But I read the bylaws, and they clearly anticipate a voting membership, either in person or by proxy. I’m happy to be educated on this. Ref: https://www.aopa.org/about/governance/aopa-by-laws

Mike Busch sent an email to the Savvy email list with many of the same action items we've raised in this thread - https://mailchi.mp/savvyaviation.com/savvys-ga-maintenance-news-april-9313686 As a current AOPA columnist and relatively high-profile member of the GA community, he should carry some weight URGENT - Demand Reinstatement of Darren Pleasance as CEO of AOPA.pdf

Here’s the previous longish thread

In a Mooney, it would be hard to put a Starlink on the top of the windshield. It basically just sits on the plastic glareshield underneath the windscreen. It doesn’t obstruct visibility much (from the pilot’s perspective).

I’m generally curious why people sign these proxy agreements if they aren’t familiar with the board and don’t have any reason to think that the board will represent their interests. AOPA doesn’t seem to have a restrictive quorum requirement in their bylaws. They take votes from anyone who is present at the meeting, and the board casts the proxy votes. Killing the proxies at the very least gives some opportunity for members to attend the meeting and cast a meaningful vote. So that’s all good from my perspective. But I’m not super clear on why all the proxies were executed in the first place.

You should be able to log PIC flying solo as a student pilot, assuming you have an endorsement for solo flight. But none of that PIC time would be simulated instrument flight.

New Reddit thread has some interesting info from an employee: https://www.reddit.com/r/flying/s/nkvZ8UGsYF