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Jerry 5TJ

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  1. Jerry 5TJ
    Since most of us who go to SnF are not exactly young in years the risk seems a bit higher than for a gathering of a more general sample of the USA population.
  2. Jerry 5TJ
    I have a VHF handheld in the plane. Its battery is charged whenever the plane is powered. A dedicated VHF comm antenna installed on the plane is connected via coax to the handheld radio. Without the external antenna the portable radio is nearly worthless as a backup because the “rubber duckie” antenna offers little range.
  3. Jerry 5TJ
    Turbocharger hose blew off the inlet side in my T210 at 15,000. The engine seemed dead but regained some useful power down low. Exciting but no real challenge to land normally at an airport.
  4. Jerry 5TJ
    “Right after liftoff the engine ran really loud and rough, lots of shaking, for about 2 minutes. Then it quit completely for a few seconds, and then started up again. It ran rough still, not as bad as before, for about another six minutes. Then it abruptly quit for good.” ”How fast were you going then?” ”Oh, about 17,000 mph.”
  5. Jerry 5TJ
    Since last year we are using the Sidewinder. It does well even moving the 2,000 kilogram PA46. No concerns pulling. There is however concern when pushing a Mooney as the Sidewinder lever arm is long enough to dimple a nose gear truss tube.
  6. Jerry 5TJ
    A log entry will cover many situations. My all-time favorite was found in the airframe log of a Cessna T210. It read in its entirety, and I quote, “replaced left wing with serviceable unit.”
  7. Jerry 5TJ
    Looks good. Go ahead — buy one, get an A&P to install it with a 337 and let us know how it goes.
  8. Jerry 5TJ
    I fly with a well-used 4 cylinder (ok, chamber) heart with all original valves.
  9. Jerry 5TJ
    One reason I selected the L-3 ESI500 as backup to the Garmin G500 is that it uses different hardware and different software.
  10. Jerry 5TJ
    I’ve occasionally used the AHRS in the Garmin FlightStream 210 as a third AI for cross-check during flight. The three sources have always agreed closely. My FlightStream 210 is permanently mounted to the radio rack so the AHRS airframe reference is fixed: Yes, you don’t want an AI linked to a box that’s moving around inside the plane. I don’t know if there is any internal self-check of the 210’s AHRS validity (of its ‘Integrity’ to use FAA-speak). Probably not.
  11. Jerry 5TJ
    Yes, if your UAT is operating in anonymous mode and you are receiving no ATC services and have squawk code 1200 set in your Mode A/C transponder, and you are outside of rule airspace (whew) — you’re compliant with 91.225. As soon as you enter a discreet transponder code issued by ATC the UAT is required to switch out of anonymous mode.
  12. Jerry 5TJ
    Icom A-220? Fits the space but uses a different rack and connectors. A solid com radio.
  13. Jerry 5TJ
    By the way, I want mine with fully retractable amphibious floats. And FIKI.
  14. Jerry 5TJ
    In my case .... I transitioned to a JetProp from my C model. (OK, I had flown a few other types, too) A few years later I retired, sold that JetProp and bought an Ovation. But I missed the stench of JetA in the morning and so I got another JetProp.
  15. Jerry 5TJ
    I’m impressed that — Cirrus has already repaired most of the fleet — There are 170 of those jets already flying
  16. Jerry 5TJ
    Both. Have you tried some ScotchBrite on the brass plugs? They should buff out bright as new.
  17. Jerry 5TJ
    Good results with the FlightStream 210’s AHRS and ForeFlight: The display of attitude on the iPad matches those on panel.
  18. Jerry 5TJ
    Sure, it is no problem to take our GA planes into major airports. Well, it is expensive and you want a geo-referenced taxi chart on your iPad, but no problem. The trickiest I’ve experienced were SFO and JFK, probably because those airports are tightly packed into very limited real estate.
  19. Jerry 5TJ
    I use one of these as the overhead cabin lamp. Forget to switch it off and you’re out 3 AAA batteries. And the plane still starts.
  20. Jerry 5TJ
    If you’re getting that rate jump after all that training and 3 check rides in one year, well, then we can all expect increases.
  21. Jerry 5TJ
    Those JetA infections can be hard to shake.
  22. Jerry 5TJ
    Another benefit of ADS-B Out is the Aireon Alert system. Aireon operates a satellite based network with worldwide coverage at all altitudes. Search and rescue can quickly get a plot of a plane’s recent GPS location. The network operates on 1090 only; 978 MHz is not monitored. A diversity Mode S transponder (with an antenna on top of the airplane) is preferable. Aireon Alert
  23. Jerry 5TJ
    Not normally for D, but this D is under the 30 mile Ring from a B, so yes.
  24. Jerry 5TJ
    Sounds reasonable: The PT-6A-20 in this plane burns only about 16 GPH in ground idle. Maybe the pilot didn’t want to “waste” 5-6 gallons of JetA.
  25. Jerry 5TJ
    Putting the plane in heated hangar for a few hours is a good solution & one that may melt other ice you don’t see such as inside control surfaces. (I know, it’s not a CB choice)
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