PeteMc

I figured it out... The size of my Firefox window happened to cut off your page right under the rotating map. So I did not see any of the names below the map and thought that was the end of the page. When I then used the Search field it took me to a page that didn't really help. Even the items I found in the search that referred back to your site brought me back to the same view of your page and I had no clue all the name were just down lower on the page. Might I suggest that you change that search field to search only your page/site, not go out to do a web search. And it's a great idea. I looked at it because someone was asking about a Mooney CFI a few days before I saw your post.

I was looking at your list just out of curiosity. How is the Search supposed to work? I put in my city, where there is no actual airport, and just NY and did not get any hits. Does it only work if you happen to search the airport the CFI is actually located at? So if I put in an airport 20 miles away, I won't get a hit? Again... just curious.

Saw a very interesting map the other day on the Flu... Which obviously translates to COVID or anything else. This time last year (mask requirements just starting up, discussion of washing hands, etc., etc...) there was a map that shows states and how bad the Flu season was. LOTS of red, dark red, purple. Jump to now and the map is ALL LIGHT GREEN. So as others have said, it's not rocket science. But for those that like the pretty colored pictures, that's should be quite the eye opener.

My mechanic and I gave up on the shapeways.com vendor. Mechanic talked to him probably over a year ago, then complete silence. Don't know if he shut down due to COVID or some other reason, but just never got another reply. Here on this site @AH-1 Cobra Pilot is also 3D printing replacement covers.

Welcome Back!! (Excited for the finishing touches to my panel.)

You can always reach out to them and find out which of their instructors live near you.

Actually... There is a big difference in size in the scheme of mounts. The Air3 is 10.5" and the Air4 is 10.9" My old mount was for the Air3 and there was no way to make it work for the Air4.

Are you talking about on the Mooney site? And are you part of the Mooney website? Yes, filled in all the fields MORE THAN ONCE. And went to the Contact Us for the entire website and asked what was up a couple of times. Zero response.

I've tried going through the regular "sign up" process a couple of times and have sent a couple of separate emails. ZERO response. So much for wanting to get in good with their existing users that could have been a great marketing force...

Hmm.... Interesting concept to permanently add the ball to the center of the yoke. Still need to experiment with the various other cases. Also starting to look at if I can heat and fix the existing RAM cradle.

@bluehighwayflyer Thanks for the link, but I didn't see any yoke mounts. If they've got them, they're hidden pretty well. @RLCarter The X-Grips I saw only went up to the 10" tablets. The Air4 is 10.9"

Yes, I used my RAM mount for years with my old iPad. The one for the Air4 iPad is really poorly made/molded. Not really sure what they used to create the mold, but it wasn't an Air4 or Pro (the two are really the same size). You really have push hard... really hard to get the iPad to go into the bottom corners. And the "pen holder" on the side does not hold my Apple Pencil or any of my low tech styli.

My original RAM yoke mount worked great. But I bought a new cradle for my new Air4 and it's just not cutting it so I'm looking for an alternative yoke mount. Any recommendations? Issue with the new cradle is that you literally have FORCE the iPad into the TOO SMALL lower corners. And it just doesn't line up right with the yoke so it's just in the wrong place.

Horizon has closed. There's another thread on this. They make reference to "designated repair facility" in the manual, but I don't know of any. Maybe somebody like Mid-Continent has the bulb.

Sad sign of flying commercial too much.... It's a habit that I put my pocket knife in with my shirts when I pack.

Well... At least they HAVE an Android version!!

They're hoping to be big in the Canadian and other markets that require Diversity ADS-B units. It will be interesting to see if they really can do it in that small of a package.

We used to fly a fair amount from NY to Spokane. But always when connected to a vacation and we'd pick places to stop for a day or two along the way.

For IFR, ALL of the sources are external. The differences are which source OR sources you are looking at. So, in your case everything comes from your 750. But some people may have a GPS source AND a separate ILS source. The differences in the display confirm that what guidance the 275 is showing you is really what you want to be seeing. In theory I could have the ILS dialed in on my 650 and a GPS approach on my 355. I should be seeing the Green ILS indicator, but if I mess up and didn't confirm that when I THOUGHT I changed radios I really didn't, I may be seeing a Magenta indicator. That should be a clue to me that I'm not looking at the ILS info. Basically a double check. Same with the < you may thing you're on a RNAV approach, but again, you may have something dialed in wrong or be on the wrong GPS and you're only getting reference.

@tuccio The 275 has a LOT more functionality than the G5. A lot of people compare them when just looking for an FD/HSI and if that is all you're looking for, then you can say they are similar. But there's a lot more the 275 can do and Garmin themselves have said that the 275 was created to greatly improve over the G5. G5 is a great device and costs less, so it is a perfect fit for some installations. But if you're really looking at the mission of the plane and all the various options out there, the 275 can really check a lot of the lists in one device. And a LOT more items off that list with multiple 275. But that also means you really need to look at the price tag for what functionality you want.

Per the manual, Horizon offers/offered a service to either Zero Time the or adjust the tach time. So it is possible. Has Horizon shut down already? Even if they're not doing any work, maybe they have sold off their internal service documents and they can give you contact info for a new service center.

The holes in my original panel were offset with the yoke in between the holes. But I never noticed it in all the years that the FD and HSI were not centered over the yoke. It was also when I was going to put in an PFD (Aspen) that I noticed it. Would have been fine if I was dropping in two EFT-1000s, but I was just doing the one and for additional reasons I went with a whole new physical panel and had the PDF cutout centered. Actually went with the recessed mounting, so I've got a huge square now, not the hole the Aspen can use. I've also heard some people talk about the placement of their PFD because of height issues. I'm guessing in the Ovation you don't have any issues, but some of the older planes may not have the height needed to center their PFDs.

Not just starting, but flying the plane. I've continually heard you really can't get the oil hot enough to get all the moisture out at a high idle. You really need to fly the plane for a few minutes. All the ground time does help warm up the oil, so you don't need to take a long flight, but you do need to go fly around with the engine at a higher power than you'd want to run it on the ground. Biggest maintenance issue I can think of after leaving the plane for an extended period would be the battery. Hopefully the battery will not be totally dead, but if you have an older battery, it might be. And then you should really trickle charge the battery. Doing a full rate Alternator charge of a batter is pretty hard on it. If it's not a sealed battery then there's a good chance it could boil over.

I'm hoping Whelen will finally get around to releasing an LED replacement bulb for their recognition lights.

Considering none of the pax survived.... How do we know it was Kobe Bryant's "...persistence to continue..." and not some other factor or person?? Not jumping on the pilot here, just noting that NONE of us know exactly what happened unless there is a recording or some other actual proof. And if they determine it probably was pilot error, sorry, you can't put that ALL on KB. To my knowledge he is not a pilot and was not PIC or in control of that helicopter. KB may or may not have been putting pressure on the pilot, but that doesn't mean they should have taken off, let alone kept going.