Flyingfisher

No doubt

Very complicated but I think I'm getting it. Why can't I have a dispatcher on my personal flights? Thank you all for your insights and resources.

Haha thanks for the responses guys! It's an Apollo 55, enroute only. I've been filing as pictured. Its been working fine but every once in a while I'll be flying along just inside the clouds and be cleared for the RNAV at my home airport and I'll either have to fib and accept it knowing I'll be out of the clouds high enough (which is a big nono) or admit that I dont have RNP for an approach and it adds 20 minutes to my flight ad I get vectored a million miles around for the VOR approach from timbuktu. The alternative to this is having them hold my hand and vector me for everything in sight because they won't give me direct.. it's frustrating. So I just trying to get it right, Thanks guys!

+1 I have the same radio. Works well.

Good morning mooniacs, I've been googling and reading advisory circulars, reddit, wikipedia, just... anything I can to try to get my head around these ICAO equipment codes but I just cant figure mine out and I sick of either having to tell ATC I cant accept clearances they give me so here's hoping someone can help. My aircraft is humble. I have enroute GPS only. (Not approach certified) VOR/DME, Transponder with mode C no ADS-B Under Domestic rules I file /i but as i have no approach capability I keep having to turn down and correct controllers who give me approach clearances. Can someone please help? Thank you in advance.

She flew today, thanks all!

Probably. We had the jacks pinned, and barring an earthquake she wasn't going anywhere. She's so high because we were rolling around under her with a crawler and it was a nice height to work on the belly. California is ridiculous... I'll be the first to admit, but the cost was lower than it could have been, I helped a ton. 770 dollar fuel sender from Lasar, 1200 dollars in landing shock discs, a 550 dollar shock link, a couple new tires, a new trim torque tube it adds up pretty quick Oh and as for the prop... yeah I should have turned it to check the gear, but its like that because I walked into it and cut my face open on day 2 haha...

Left inboard fuel level sending unit?

We cleaned EVERYTHING... rebuilt the gear, looked in every panel, took mineral spirits to the greasy bits in the belly, it's clear to me this plane hasn't had a thorough annual in 10+ years. Joy of joys I get to eat the $7k annual... who wants to knowingly fly in a plane thats been half ass maintained? On the plus side the gear looks great, haha... 43503223_535293013608681_8900662569488875520_n.mp4

As others have stated there was a design change. Thanks for weighing in

Thanks!! Interesting they want poly tape on the joints. Extremely helpful.

Thank you very much no the blocks have not been replaced. This is what they sent me. The ones on the plane are worn to the aluminum.

Hi guys, in annual and underneath the belly we noticed the shaft that goes from the trim wheel back to the tail has a LOT of play in it. I ordered new bushings for where it is captured along the airframe (NMC557-16A) but it will still have a lot of play. Is this normal? And if not what fixes this? 20181003_125656.mp4 20181003_125620.mp4

Appreciate that, I usually use those off field as I've heard bad things. Will probably have my IA check my work and just do this myself to be honest. Someone quoted me like 800 dollars to install it and the wire and frankly I'm sure its a pain but no way im paying that to essentially plug in a new antenna.

Yep that's exactly what I'm looking at. I will definitely be replacing with RG400 be nice to have at least one good radio lol. I don't recall seeing those screws like that... maybe duct tape was covering them. I'll have another look.