toto
-
Posts
2,902 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
7
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Gallery
Downloads
Events
Store
Everything posted by toto
-
Looks like OP fixed this with an edit
-
I think it’s the same guy. They have kx155.com listed in the footer.
-
Is there soft ground that you could put stakes in? There are some temporary tie down options like this: https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspages/flyties.php I don’t think I would want to park my plane outside for a year with no tie downs. Make sure your insurance is paid up and hull value selected appropriately.
-
Yep. He’s gotten enough airplay on the forums this week that I’m sure he’ll surface somewhere. I really wish he would have yanked the mixture after touchdown just to get the prop stopped, but he was deeply into “resignation” at that point and just riding it out. Obviously lots of mistakes here, but I’m sure each of us is glad that our worst aviation moment isn’t on YouTube
-
+1 for Bob Kromer’s recommendations. I trust him more than I trust most. From an old MAPALog:
-
For whatever it’s worth, I use a Hornet heater from these guys: https://www.aircraftheaters.com/
-
Link back to the original
-
The simplest solution I've seen is to throw a blanket over the cowl and put a 100w incandescent light bulb up the cowl flap. The bulb puts out quite a lot of heat, but probably less dangerous than a hair dryer (I'm thinking the heating element of the hair dryer is probably too hot to have near combustible stuff in an enclosed area).
-
You should probably connect directly with @mooniac58
-
Cardinals are definitely pretty, as are (imo) the later 210s with the cantilever wing. But I always think the Cessna single-engine gear swing looks like an insect molting
-
It was posted by a passenger .... who might not be on speaking terms with the pilot this week
-
The only scenario that makes any sense to me is the speculation online that he was so freaked out by the electrical failure that he had tunnel vision on landing and did not even see the Cessna ahead until they were on the runway.
-
The YouTube description doesn’t mention anything about the engine though. I would think “engine not producing power” would be the first thing in this list…. ”First the headsets went out, then the radio, then the avionics (navigation). We knew we had to get down quickly and made an emergency landing behind another plane with no working instruments.”
-
Yeah, I was not seriously suggesting that a Malibu is comparable - I was just trying to point out that “winning the lottery” should be like an order of magnitude more ambitious than “the thing I can afford to buy right now”
-
Yeah that's what it says when it's been deleted
-
You’ve got to think bigger than that A first-gen PA-46 isn’t really much more expensive than the options we’re discussing in this thread, and you get pressurization and six seats. If I win the lottery, I’m getting a TBM just to commute to the private airport where I keep the fun planes.
-
I guess if you took a Malibu and pulled it back to like 50% you might get close
-
I’ve gone back and forth on that. I really like that the PSE folks seem to have amazing customer service, and participate/respond to questions on MooneySpace probably better than any other vendor. My biggest hesitation with the PS unit is the soft keys. I think I prefer the real, dedicated buttons to the soft keys with the LCD. Seems easier to deal with when bouncing around, and I don’t mind needing to crack open the manual for the occasional device pairing or whatever. But I could certainly be convinced otherwise. What do you love about the PS unit over the Garmin unit?
-
I’ve read a bunch of threads about slide-in audio panel replacement, but I’m hoping for something less dense and more idiot-proof.. I have a perfectly functional GMA340 with stereo wiring to all seats. I’ve been thinking about swapping it for a GMA345 or a PMA450 really just to get Bluetooth and a USB-C jack. I'm only really interested in this if I can remove two screws, slide out the old one, and slide in the new one. Is that all there is to this? I mean, aside from the logbook entry? Or is it more complicated than that?
-
I always use the exhaust. This is all news to me.
-
Idea for an altitude and gear warning.
toto replied to Joshua Blackh4t's topic in Miscellaneous Aviation Talk
To be fair, plenty of pilots have also forgotten the gear with bells and whistles and flashing lights screaming at them all the way down the final approach. -
checking Lycoming oil level? (plus a neat trick for adding oil)
toto replied to AJ88V's topic in General Mooney Talk
I like that little funnel too, but how does it help you check the oil level? -
You mean just like a seat cushion?
-
Tis the season - Post up Headset sales, please!
toto replied to AJ88V's topic in Miscellaneous Aviation Talk
I wasn’t kidding when I said I think it was the best headset I ever had. The DC was a very nice passive headset, and the ANC from Headsets Inc. was excellent. I do like the Bose, but I think the DC is a better set. And I definitely like having a more robust headset that isn’t so heavily dependent on electronics for noise canceling. I keep thinking about doing another conversion myself and keeping my two Bose headsets for passengers -
Many people who want a budget option will purchase a kit from Airtex and then either do a lot of work themselves (which is probably a $5k interior) or they hire an automotive interior company to do the seats and coverings that can be removed from the aircraft (which is still likely under $10k all in). There used to be a company in Pennsylvania that regularly offered a full $10k interior refurbishment on eBay, but their prices seem to have increased post-covid. ETA: https://www.ebay.com/itm/300334424661
