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The plastic could be made by you, trace and see if you can make one. Could also make one from aluminum … Just a thought… -Don

I flew mine in the 20s° F last year… pre-heat the engine before going out — we did that and she broke in fine: -Don

Been going on for a while. Not very ‘dependable’ if outages last as long as they note. VFR and non-radar areas - bad news - but still need to look outside, we did for years without it.. -Don

Back in the mid to late 80s, when I started software development, ‘code generators’ were all the rage. programming frameworks (anyone remember zAPP c++ or CodeGen ?) were next. Those were for ‘boilerplate’ code. AI is a lot like that. We also have products like PowerBI for ‘non-developers’ to build reports etc. SSRS was also the big BI tool… Those folks hit our DBs directly (some of those tables were millions of rows) using no limits/where clauses and boom, deadlocks and issues. I don’t think AI will solve those issues unless it is taught to. We’ll see but management groups look at the new thing and it’s better than ‘sliced bread’… Time will tell just how much AI ‘improves’ things for business. All depends on the tools and how/who uses them… -Don

Don’t disagree at all, my point is FF (and others) will probably use it with support folks who won't particularly know it’s wrong. The AI models need to be told it’s wrong, that usually takes the ‘experienced’ person to do that to train it. I deal with support folks daily and I know they are giving me an ‘AI’ answer. When I get into technical details, they get lost quick, then I finally get the 2nd or 3rd level support, who can then help me. Those are the folks who usually have to train the AI model for the next time. Over time it will get smarter, I just hope no-one is given bad info that causes ‘harm’. -Don

AI is the new wave, training the AI models/machine learning will make them very capable. Those using the AI engine (such as a 1st level support person) will use AI, They’ll not be very knowledgeable (as an example for FF case, offshore support will probably not be pilots or will have little aviation experience) but rely on AI. Having dealt with VCs, PEs and M&As, I see it all the time - AI will just accelerate things. This is not new as any M&A requires removal of duplication, cut costs, raise prices, show profit quickly, sell off used up/unnecessay assets… been that way for decades. -Don

This is mine: AeroCruze 100 autopilot, G5s, GNC355, Insight G2 engine monitor, Garmin 327 transponder, BK 155 basic but very functional… -Don

Or, Garmin could hire a few of these folks too… -Don

This is what the CEO of FF said right after the PE company bought it - via AvBrief link https://avbrief.com/mass-layoffs-reported-at-foreflight/ https://avbrief.com/jeppesen-foreflight-ai-in-the-future/

Ditto, already working on exporting… LogTen is what I’ll be looking at. Expect ForeFlight to focus on more corporate users and less on us ‘little’ GA flyers… we, overall, don’t add a lot of revenue to their bottom line.. -Don

I have sentry and stratus 3. This PE firing folks is not new. I’ve seen it many times in my career. All the knowledge leaves and those ‘offshore’ (usually Indian contractors/firms) pic up from there. FF is on the slide and this PE firm will probably suck out as much as it can, use FF for leverage to acquire other assets and then kill FF it in a few years or sell its ashes. The firing is to make it look more profitable and show how good it does with less local resources. At least the PE company waited until after the holidays but you can be sure this was planned right from the start.. -Don

I should be good this weekend weather permitting… @TheAv8r, would love to come down and do some training with you. I could always use some more Mooney CFI’s help! -Don

I got your message, I’m waiting until I’m over this flu before I fly with anyone. I’ll let you know as soon as I’m cleared… -Don

Flight test completed for TC, plane is flying great. Picking up 2 new mains/tubes as I practice a lot of landings. Lasted 7 years so no complaints. Annual is due next month so I’ll get these, minor squawks, and corrosion treatment done. Plane will get some love from Maxwells for flight control tubes in the rear and rigging if needed afterwards… -Don

My C is fairly docile with stall — coordinated —when I do practice them. First time I practiced a stall with my CFI in the F (had the twist in the wing) she broke hard left nose down fast, scared the ‘bejesus’ out of me as I didn't expect such a hard, sharp drop. Lesson learned. Warrior I owned and did hundreds of stall practice were very easy, hardly noticed. Same with the Velocity… -Don