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I understand this, a very good friend had hers done at a highly respected hospital here in SoCal, not some clinic. A few nights later she woke in the middle of the night in excruciating pain. Her husband called 911 and emergency surgery saved her life, minus a few inches of her colon. Lost one friend a few years ago to colon cancer, never had a colonoscopy and his father passed away from colon cancer. He's the one I wrote about in my article. It was a terrible (very rapid) decline and passing. My wife and I have another friend who is in his 70's diagnosed with colon cancer and likely only has a month or so to live. It is all very sad. Having never been under general anesthesia I was more nervous about that than the prep, but the prep I got went very smoothly (pun intended) and the 75 micrograms of Fentanyl and 5 milligrams of Midazolam they gave me put me out and I thankfully woke back up! I won't be as nervous for the next time I'm due.

Looks nice, tint does make a big difference in heat. I just use Gila static cling tint on my rear windows and keep a few extra pieces to put wherever the sun is coming in. I wrote a post on how to tint windows, it's pretty easy and inexpensive. The Gila tint starts to get a little blurry after a few years so I replace it as needed. https://intothesky.com/2020/06/02/window-tinting/

Agree 100%! I bought mine at 1,415 SMOH. I replaced the engine just over 7 years later at 2,336 hours, not because of any issues but because I figured the time was coming. Have a friend that bought a Mooney with a lower time engine that likely hadn't been flown enough regularly. About two years in it started making metal and had to be overhauled.

I have mine insured at $150k. Using Jimmy's recently published valuation tool it puts mine between $135-140k. New paint, good interior, WAAS GPS, GFC500, primary engine monitor, G5's, ADS-B, newly overhauled engine. To the OP, the only option right now for the AP is the Garmin GFC500. It is an excellent autopilot and along with a WAAS GPS, I have the GNC355, it is excellent for instrument flying. If you have time, wait and watch the market. When I bought mine 7 1/2 years ago all I had the money for was a plane with good bones that had flown regularly, no AP, not even the wing leveler. Bought it, flew it a bunch, and over the years put in the upgrades. I'm into it for a lot more than if I had bought one already equipped, but like I said, it was all I could afford at the time and I wouldn't trade all the memories/flights for anything.

I made this which just attaches to the tie down. Simple to put on and take off with the wing nut and has been rock solid. Instructions and parts on how to build it, about $12-15 worth of parts plus old GoPro mounts I had laying around. https://intothesky.com/2022/09/24/cameras-mounts-and-cables/

Having a good friend pass away from colon cancer without ever having had a colonoscopy I'm a big proponent of getting it done. https://intothesky.com/2024/05/01/get-your-exhaust-checked-aka-a-colonoscopy/

My doc says "The FAA doesn't care what's in your pants and neither do I."

Jim Fackler (discussed in that thread) moved I believe to AZ but still travels to CA a few times a month. Planning on having him do mine after I get the new engine broken in. I've used him twice before, an initial and then again years later after I installed the Powerflow Exhaust. He's great.

I understand... I have my old one sitting on the shelf but like @EricJ mentioned I don't see how the element comes out if you could even buy a replacement.

Not that I am aware of. I had to replace mine a few years ago and was able to find one on Ebay.

Removing it isn't the issue, it is putting the safety wire back on. I have a set of locking hemostats in the tool box just to help me thread the safety wire through the hole in the sump, something like these. https://a.co/d/0af5jon7

Have seen it a few times this week as well.

I may have one unopened in a box at the hangar. I can check this weekend.

I wouldn't spend time trying to fix minor skin issues. Once it is stripped they will send you a quote with pictures showing the repairs they recommend. You could always go by and go over it in person with them. It was a bit of a drive so I just did everything through email and phone calls. The post strip inspection report was 12 pages and 47 photos. If you want to PM me an email I'm happy to send it to you to see what the report looks like.

Never had that happen, but I do have this tiny nagging fear of picking up a little pebble with my shoes, having it fall in the selector recess, and jam it. I make a habit of running a finger inside the recess before switching tanks just to make sure there's nothing there. Once in about 900 hours I found a tiny pebble, no idea if it would have caused a problem. Just giving all of you one more thing to worry about.

Where are you located? Art Craft in Santa Maria KSMX does an incredible job. https://intothesky.com/2023/01/17/art-craft-paint-review/

I was working at a Pontiac dealership when the Aztec came out, they were hideous. At least it didn't have all the hideous moldings that the Aztec had, that helped the appearance a little. 30+ years in GM dealerships and they have had some stinkers over the years, but the new Vette they got right. That is a beautiful car. I keep telling my wife I'm going to have my midlife crisis and buy one, but I'll probably be stuck driving the truck most of the time while she drives the Vette.

You're not serious, are you? Disabling someone else's plane is a recipe for a lot of problems. I did not say anything about just keeping quiet and letting someone go about their business, resigned to the fact that they are going to do so anyway. If the situation happened again I (and others) would likely do the same thing we did before, have conversations with the individual to try and effect a change in their behavior. I was stating the obvious that sometimes there truly is nothing you can do (legally) to prevent someone from flying if they are determined to do so. I don't think that is a hazardous attitude, it is reality.

These are all nice suggestions, but if someone is going to continue to fly there is not much that can be done about it. I'm not saying that is the case with this pilot, but it does happen. I had a friend who fit into that category. One of the nicest guys you ever met. On numerous occasions there were many pilots who shared concerns (very directly) with him about his flying, planning, ADM, etc... More than one occasion where he took off over gross (not just a few pounds) and got away with it, barely. Climb rates of 50-100fpm which should have been much higher even at the DA's he was operating at. A very good AP/IA would no longer work on his plane because there were things that should have been addressed which the owner refused to address, so the owner just found someone willing to pencil whip an annual. Conversations were had between the AP/IA and the local FSDO about the airworthiness concerns yet the FSDO wouldn't do anything to look into it because it is hearsay and maybe just an upset mechanic complaining. All of us that knew and liked the pilot refused to fly with him because of said concerns and discouraged others from flying with him, explaining why. The sad end was that he killed himself along with three others when he took off, likely too heavy for the short strip and terrain which required a decent climb rate, high DA, according to the NTSB an engine that was not making full power due to worn intake camlobes, with a slight tailwind. The result is that he stalled/spun in when the plane refused to outclimb the oncoming trees.

Was at a fly-in that had an IFR rated AirCam, beautiful plane. I was wondering if you needed a rain jacket for water coming around the sides of the windscreen and hitting you.

If I had the money (to buy/maintain/operate) I've always loved the Beech Staggerwing.

I think you meant GNC355. I have it in my plane and love it. It's only GPS/COM, no ground based nav but is easy to use and has been very reliable.

The RCA 2610-3 is a great little unit. I replaced my old T/B with one. You can get it with a battery. Not sure the total life, but on a VFR flight a few years ago back from St George I turned the brightness down to about 60% and pulled the breaker on it to see how long it would last. A little over two hours later when we landed at KFUL I think it still had about 30-40% battery left from what I remember. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pnpages/10-06437.php?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4MSzBhC8ARIsAPFOuyU2tgc0ZAOBYvAl5UcM2-FYlK0nttDnulqoLMJ0qqLnjmAGXZ2PBO8aAmEQEALw_wcB

I was there in 2021 with a friend and 2023 with my wife. Flew Fisk both times and camped by the plane. Too many other commitments this year including a kid getting married in Sept and one in Oct that are eating up the vacation time to get there this year, but will likely be back in 2025 (unless we fly to Alaska next year instead). I wrote up all of it, getting there, the show, and getting home. 2021 Oshkosh - Getting There 2021 Oshkosh - The Show 2021 Oshkosh - Getting out of Dodge 2023 Oshkosh - The Journey There 2023 Oshkosh - Round Up 2023 Oshkosh - Award and Getting Home

I have the exhaust off my 1965 from when I replaced it with a powerflow. If you're still looking I can take pictures tomorrow.