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  1. Gagarin
    Try lubricating all the actuating joints with WD-40
  2. Gagarin
    I use Rain-X which besides ice inhibitor I get 5 knots increase in speed. Just wax it over.
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    One significant advantage of altitude is VHF radio range. On overwater flights I always carry marine radio frequencies capability (156.8Mhz). If you are going to be ditching you want to be near a boat. On most routes there is plenty of boats that will hear your call. Just make sure you choose the right boat.
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    I used to do the same trip but non stop from KFXE to TJIG to avoid Customs and refuel
  5. Gagarin
    I had a similar problem and found two pin holes at the oil sump causing the leak. Sealed the holes with Marine Tek and problem solved. It is not unusual for a casting to loose some of the grain over time
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    I had this watch for 20 years and never needed to replace the battery. It works with ambient light. I set it with www.time.gov and found it to be very accurate.
  7. Gagarin
    A $10 baseball cap will do the job and only requires to be installed on your head 713dy9J0sQL._AC_UL480_FMwebp_QL65_.webp
  8. Gagarin
    This is one of those events were synthetic vision would not help. Keep your windshield clean.
  9. Gagarin
    Looks like someone borrow it.
  10. Gagarin
    I have a 13cuft portable oxygen tank that I place neatly in between the back bucket seats of my 1982 M20J for long trips. It works very well and much cheaper to refill than the permanent tank. I just get refill at a SCUBA shop with NITROX capability for $10.
  11. Gagarin
    Make sure your pilot relief tube is in working order for the trip
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    On the early days of GPS you needed to have LORAN C for redundancy. Trimble came out with the TNL 3000T GPS/LORAN C navigator that would operate on LORAN mode in case of GPS unavailability. Wish the LORAN C network still available. Later on the US gov. was to improve to eLORAN for accuracies of those of GPS. I had an Apollo 618 LORAN C and love it. Opens image gallery Mouse over to Zoom - Click to enlarge
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    After seeing all the numbers above what's wrong with Spirit or Jet Blue?
  14. Gagarin
    Many airports do not have snow plow of their own and have to wait for the city snow plows to clean the streets.
  15. Gagarin
    I must be the cheap guy. For my 1982 M20J at KFXE Assisted annual $1,000 Hangar $710/month $8,520 Fuel/oil for 100hrs $6,000 Total $15,520
  16. Gagarin
    I always use the view thru the windshield. I have no synthetic vision but cataract replacement lenses. They work great and can see clearly the potholes on the runway. Beware that runways without an ILS approach do not need to be accurately surveyed.
  17. Gagarin
    I removed the old wing walk tape and repainted with Rust-Oleum over ten years ago. Very happy with the looks and quality. Strongly recommend it
  18. Gagarin
    Your assumption is very reasonable. The first thing the Air Force would do is GPS spoofing.
  19. Gagarin
    Does the Depends work for #2?
  20. Gagarin
    Surprised to see a Mooney in such remote place near New Caledonia, wonder how it got there. RIP for the occupants
  21. Gagarin
    According to Doris L. Rich, after one of Earhart’s long-distance flights, an aviation mechanic told an aeronautical designer her plane reeked with urine. It couldn’t have been the only time. Sitting in a puddle of pee for hours is distinctly unpleasant. Enduring that additional hardship as a woman shows how strong she really was. https://kathleencolvin.com/amelia-earharts-1897-1938-problem-with-peeing/ Charles Lindbergh relief on an aluminum can that he throwed away over France
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    It has been a long time (over 20 years) since I flew in the area but I remember taking fuel at either TJBQ or TJIG. The prices at other places can vary unannounced because every day you land in there is a holiday and prices may double. Avoid weekends and holidays. You are lucky if there is electricity for the pump or the certified pump operator is not at his siesta. Good luck
  23. Gagarin
    I agree this looks more like a probe connection problem.
  24. Gagarin
    If you are having the MRI with contrast it takes about 45 minutes. The nurse will offer you a headset to listen to music. They are totally worthless. If you are overweight your body will rub against the tubular chamber increasing the claustrophobic effect and possibly getting jammed inside. The noise is the same as a jack hammer.
  25. Gagarin
    If you think Mooneys are noisy try having a brain scan in an MRI machine. I found that earplugs together with headsets dampen a lot of the noise.
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