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  1. I have the Johnson bar with the manual lever style seat belt from Hooker Harness and in six years it's never caused any issue or discomfort in any way. The only reason I wish I'd installed the inertia reel on the pilot side is for changing the fuel selector lever. The Hooker Harness seat belts is so adjustable that it simply never gets in the way of moving the gear lever.
  2. I went with the manual Hooker harnesses and wish I knew a few things then that I know now. If you use the back seats for passengers any larger than children, go with the manual on the passenger side. Definitely get the inertia reel for the pilot side. If you get the manual belts, have them add the pull tabs to make releasing them easier. They were $2 each when I bought mine, but didn't know about them until the belts arrived. There are only two minor differences between the Alpha Aviation belts and the Hooker belts. On the Alpha belts the shoulder strap hooks onto a post coming off the lap belt, whereas the Hooker belts have a slot in the shoulder belt that the lap belt slides through before connecting. The only other difference is that Alpha has push button release and I don't think Hooker has that as an option. You could ask if it's important. Finally, check with your A&P as you may not need the minor change kit. My A&P just laughed at how much I paid for it as he had all of the hardware needed in his parts stash.
  3. Redline aviation in Akron Colorado is $100 flat rate. Those prices are nuts.
  4. I think they mean that they're not saving the history of your edits. I customized mine seven years ago and they are still the same as I entered back then. Like you, I wasn't impressed by the slowly decreasing fuel burn so I changed the first hour to reflect takeoff and climb fuel burn and the remainder to equal my cruise fuel burn. You have the choice to use the hourly fuel burn method or the more advanced fuel burn method that includes your climb speeds, rate of climb, etc.
  5. +1 for FltPlan Go. Especially if you already use the PC version. When you put it on your phone you can log in with the same username and it will automatically pull all of your online data through. That's nice for building and filing flight plans on the PC and then their already there on your phone when you go flying. If you really want to get into all the details, you can modify the performance criteria specific to your airplane. I did that, but kind of guessed at the numbers. Now that I have a JPI 900 engine monitor that tracks fuel burn, etc., I should go back and update it. However, I find that I'm usually not off by more than a few minutes and less than a gallon of fuel when I hit my destination, which is good enough for now. Here are a few screenshots from the phone:
  6. At several airports in Colorado if you leave your mix full forward you'll just flood the engine. For high density altitude run up, you go full throttle, lean until max RPM, then enrichen the mix a bit and release the brakes. You can then adjust the mix a little on the roll, if needed, to hit your target EGT. Finally, lean in climb for target EGT just as you would anywhere else. Bonus answer: At high density altitudes all takeoffs should be no-flap takeoffs.
  7. In case anyone wants to try out a Tesla, they have one as a courtesy car in Muskogee.
  8. Personally, I like to pull up LiveATC.net on my phone and listen in to the pilots that way. I've had other passengers ask me about it but never crew. I also often take my GPS and use it to track our flight on my iPad. The only time a flight attendant ever complained was when I stuck it to the window for better reception.
  9. I didn't expect to recognize other pilots, but clearly heard Buzz leaving as a two-ship at the 3:32 mark in your video.
  10. My KX125 had the same symptom. Turned out it was a leaking capacitor that fried the circuit board. Hopefully that's not your problem, but if it is, Bevan Aviation in Wichita can fix it for you. I was quite pleased with their service.
  11. Not really in or around Vegas, but Redline Aviation in Akron, CO is my go to shop. They last quoted me $150, but actually charged me less when all was said and done.
  12. Twice I've had to abort a takeoff because of a seatbelt flapping in the wind. Both times I asked the passenger if their seatbelt was fastened and both times they verbally confirmed it was. One of the two I will never let fly in my plane again, unfortunately, the other was my dad who owns half the plane. At least he's never made that mistake again!
  13. I'm surprised no one else uses their old oil bottles for funnels. Just keep your empty bottle and a sharp knife in the back of the plane. When you need to add oil, cut the old bottle in half, screw the top into the oil fill port, and you have a rather nice funnel. When your done, a little squeeze and the bottom half makes a nice lid for your "funnel" and won't leak if kept upright in the event a trashcan isn't available. Throw your empty oil bottle back in the plane to become your next funnel. Simple, clean, and best of all for a Mooney CB... FREE!!!
  14. I do the monkey bar swing. I step in with my right foot, stoop down and grab the center bar with my right hand, and then swing my butt across to the pilot seat in one motion. My left foot goes across to the pilot footwell at the same time, leaving only my right foot to slip past the center console.
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