Derek

The lake was created by flooding a community in a valley (including a cemetery). It has a very high number of drowning deaths. Some say because it is cursed. I just remember how many incompetent boaters there were when I grew up sailing on it. Most of the drownings are boating related.

Lake Lanier, GA. Grew up spending a lot of time on/in it. Always knew its story and that it had a reputation (and I bore witness to a lot of irresponsible boating), but just learned it's one of the most haunted lakes in America.

Wow, those cloud ribbons.

I flew POU to PDK yesterday, west of the Appalachian ridges. 1. Coal mines. There are some big ones. Wow. Wish I'd taken photos of some of the more massive ones. 2. Wildfires throughout West Virginia. 3. Holston River towards TYS

Just had the recogs done to my 201. Glad to scratch that checklist item off my after-landing!

Just got a call from my installer who installed my gfc 500 this year. Just going to pull the breaker and do some extra hand flying practice rather than just disable the trim. Hopefully they fix the software soon.

Thought I'd throw in my recent fuel smell experience for posterity. Never really noticed a smell during taxi, takeoff, climb out. One in cruise and leaning, would start to notice smell and it never cleared, just kept smelling for the duration of the flight. I had an avionics project done (new panel, engine instruments and sensors, and Cies senders) not too long ago. Initially though senders gasket leaking, but no blue, maybe gascolator, no blue. Never saw blue on the gear legs, wings, belly, anywhere I could see without unscrewing something. Turns out it was the fuel pressure sensor fitting. (Opinion of the shop is that the avionics installer put an old fitting on the pressure sensor and never leak checked). Fuel was power washing the firewall... And right over the cabin air intake and exhaust. Yikes! I even had an oil change once in the meantime and the leak wasn't noticed by the shop that did the change. Next time I smell fuel, I'm just going to land or go straight to the shop.

Just had one done at my base for $396 for my 201 with Philips 20w50 Victory, filter, and labor.

@KSMooniac, the new G500+EIS does have Tach and Hobbs integrated. I didn't have a hobbs previously, just the tach. Thanks

When I upgraded my M20J panel to a Garmin G500TXi with EIS system earlier this year, the shop replaced the existing tach timer's oil pressure sensor switch with the Garmin sensor and were not able to hook the ship's legacy tach timer back up. As a result the legacy tach timer (over in the passenger footwell) no longer increments, and only the Garmin system/EIS shows the tach time increasing. I haven't thought much of this, but it raised a question from my shop who normally does my oil changes. Figure I'll have to answer this question more times in the future... Which I'd like to avoid. I just pinged my avionics shop about this and they suggested removing the original gauge and putting a blanking plate over it. 2 questions... Is it possible (or advisable, if possible) to have both tach gauges running (and in sync)? Also, is removing the legacy tach and installing a blanking plate in its place what most people do after doing a panel upgrade, or maybe placard it inop? Thanks!

Added these over the weekend.

What product is recommended to reattach placards on the panel that are peeling off? Regular super glue? Thanks!

1995 J, 1015 lbs. useful load. 631 lbs payload with full (64gal).

Yeah, also on the center console below the vernier. I like the idea of putting the RPM one above the PFD.

Ran through the book and everything looks there, except the RPM limitation is no longer on the right panel adjacent to the tachometer, but directly below the Vernier controls. Would that be improper? I suppose it would be possible to comply with half of the description if placed adjacent to the tachometer which is now in the left instrument panel.