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I have a couple that now have caps to color code. But I like the bare metal. I was an A-10 driver in the past. Makes me feel at home

Just how it got installed. I will ask next time I visit the shop. I have a second 7" G3X on the right side, partially due to running out of RS232 ports. Original plan was an AERO 760 in a dock on the right.

Just the lighting. They are more of a matte finish. And inside avionics shop with some sodium lighting.

Exactly. If I file the T routes, I get what I filed and no changes, maybe a direct to a farther fix. But I have gotten reroutes other places from adding a waypoint to keep me out of a MOA to full reroutes. Especially into FL. I get the clearance but it seems that Jax doesn't bother until you get into their airspace then reroute,

I had a friend who had that setup for a Cherokee at the old Suburban airport in MD. The hangar floor was stupidly sloped.

I recall reading that the antenna could fail in a way that caused issues with the other GPS if the antennas were close. Try turning one of them off and then switch which one is on. So turn Off GPS 2 and see if GPS 1 now works. Then turn On GPS 2 with GPS 1 Off.

A version of this

In the USAF it was Technique versus Procedure. Procedures were things that must be done that way. Like putting down the gear before turning base. Technique was those things that had many ways of doing them, with the choice being up to the pilot. An instructor my show you a different technique, but you were free to do it that way or another way.

WRT to personal minima, discuss with your instructor, decide what they will be, write them down and STICK TO THEM. As mentioned there are planning minima, as in, I don't plan the trip if the forecast is less than X. And then practical, as in, you get to the destination and the weather is worse than X, what is the lowest reported, Y, that you will shoot the approach. They may be the same, they may be different. But if your practical minimums are 600 foot ceiling, if it is reported as 599, you divert. Another part is how many tries? If you go missed, do you divert immediately or try again? Do you try a thirs time? Personally, my planning minima are 800 feet and 2 miles. My practical minima are to attempt the approach if weather is report down to published minimums. The only time I would try a second approach is if I saw the runway environment as I went missed, but in general, it is one and move on. Also what about your personal crosswind limits? I had a flight a couple of months ago where, when I took off there were gusts to around 30, direct cross wind at my home field, but forecast to lessen. But I also have 3 airports within about 45 minute drive that have runways that would have been almost direct headwinds. Plan alternates along the route. If the weather is getting worse at your destination, stop before you get there. Less stressful and you can pick locations, planning on the ground before you leave, with the good FBO, hotels, transportation, maybe even commercial flights if you really need to get somewhere. Consider StarLink. Giving your passengers internet access goes a long way to keeping them happy. And the most important tip, to me, go to places THEY want to go to. At least to start, let them pick the destinations. They will put up with more to go where they want to go.

There are toggle CB switches. If you look at the picture of my panel you will see some have a flat tip some rounded. The flat tip ones are CB switches and the CB rating is on the tip.

Same here. I have a Mooney Mover for travel, but haven't needed to use it. Sporty's has ramps to deal with the lip. My hangar has a slight lip, but enough I need a bit of running start to get the mains over the lip. https://www.sportys.com/hangar-ramps-set-pack-of-3a.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=&creative={AdId}&device=c&matchtype=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22685728527&gbraid=0AAAAAD_hIef_YgDM6mdUOrYu1LfshKU_I&gclid=CjwKCAiAjc7KBhBvEiwAE2BDObgAwjsIFqZD94M65goL0RWrDNJcanz4mZC8wn9mC6dRu7cElGpORhoCZJUQAvD_BwE

Same here

At 50% power even

And on Saturdays, they fire up the grill for a free lunch.

UV dye is great to find leaks. Wash the engine with mineral spirits. Add a small amount of dye into oil. Run for 2 minutes. In darkened area (hangar is fine) go over with UV light. Oil leaks glow.

It makes no sense that they include updates to one portable device (AERA) with the OnePak, but not the complete GP.

And many people are flying without shoulder harnesses or with 30+ year old webbing. Both can lead to serious injuries or fatalities. In my race car, the belts have to be changed ever 5 years.

https://flightsforbites.com/ List by distance from your home airport and also whether on the field, short walk, short drive or long drive away.

I have used David Clarks since my first 10-30 back in the late 70s. In the Mooney I fly with a DC ONE-X that I love. I have flown 7 hour legs without any issues. I HIGHLY agree that you should try them all on first. And put them on and leave them on for a while. What is fine for 5 minutes maybe painful at an hour.

Typical AI. Encore has the TSIO-360-SB2, not an LB. The biult in O2 is not pulse demand.

I changed my switches to all toggle switches. They are available with or without CB.

G3X with EIS has two flight/engine timers. My shop set one to track Hobbs time (engine run time) and the other to tach time (RPM biased from 2500 RPM). The timer on my 252 was RPM based (even though the actual unit was a Hobbs), so we carried over that time. But set the engine run time to 0 to start.

GAU-8A. Yeah, when firing the gun, you only heard it.

I am in the camp of different applications for logbook and EFB. I use SafeLog for my logbook. I used to use AeroLog Pro as secondary to my paper log book. In looking at various products SafeLog responded quickly, had me send the data file from AeroLog to try to convert, and in about 3 days, sent me a file to import into their product. One thing I like about it is they store the data in their cloud, but it is also stored on my devices. So a couple of desktops, my laptop, my phone and two iPads. So my data is very backed up. And I export and CSV file at least once and year, just in case. I primarily use FF, but have tried GP, but my brain works the way that FF works. Map to plan.