flyboy0681

We have a GI 275 ADI installed and wired into the KAP 150. They both play nice with each other and there haven't been any issues in the two years that it was installed.

I can watch your stuff all day. On final my eyes were glued to the wind direction and speed from the GI 275 and it was depicted exactly as the AWOS stated.

Will this work?

In a dire situation you'd be amazed at what a person could do.

$4.40

This was not the posting that I had with Scott where he stated that the program won't be around when it came time for him to collect. As you can clearly see, it was a response directed to aviatoreb, not me.

My fellow Mooniacs, it has been called to my attention through a PM that I received that I should apologize for the above post that I made back in May. In it I reminisced about the "Little Timmy" thread from yore where I asked ScottFromIowa whether he believed Social Security would be around for us to collect once we became eligible for benefits (we were of the same age) and he replied that it won't be around for him to collect even though he contributed during his whole working life. Unfortunately that particular comment was removed when all of the ScottFromIowas postings were deleted. The person who sent the PM thought that it was unfair of me to "misquote" ScottFromIowa since he was not available to defend himself. That said, I am offering up this apology... I am sorry for issuing a post which referenced an online conversation from nearly ten years ago which no longer exists. Fly safe!

When I decided to buy into my partnership in 2010, I was referred to Gary to answer all of my questions about the J. After I proceeded with the purchase, we became friends due to the proximity of his base and mine. His plane was one of the finest examples of a J model found anywhere (N49GH, the 49 being his high school football number if I recall) and was in pristine condition when I first flew in it back in 2011. As the years went on Gary flew right seat with me on many occasions, and when I felt uneasy taking my first flight into a short field at Everglades City, he showed me the ropes just as long as I paid for his stone crab lunch. He also helped me along with my instrument rating, telling me that I was ready for the flight test months before my instructor thought I was ready. Gary was a proud veteran, having flown the F-4 Phantom in Vietnam. He just loved to talk about the F-4, but was very reserved when I asked him about the war in general, like many of his generation. He also talked a lot about his son, who is a police officer in California, and his wife Silvia. We also found common ground both being from Brooklyn. The last time I flew with him, to one of the Florida Mooney Luncheon's, he had told me about his health setback and that he was ready to fight, and shortly after, he decided to sell his beloved Mooney. If there is any good to come out of this situation it's this... gentlemen, get an annual PSA test and prostate exam. Rest well my friend.

This is awful news. I have flown with Gary on many occasions, both in his "J" and mine. I always learned something from him and he was always a willing participant to fly as safety pilot while I was doing my instrument rating, just as long as I picked him up at his home drome. One last thing guys, as embarrassing and uncomfortable as it may be, get your PSA checked and a prostate exam done at once a year.

Just curious about something, given that Mooney's are handmade, how did the replacement door fit on the first pass?

Well, next years military budget about to be signed by the president totals nearly a trillion dollars, so it must be going toward something. Talk about "unfathomable".

Are the Saudis still using the AWACS we sold them way back in the 80's?

Maybe it's located in the back of the cockpit as it is on DC-9's?

As predicted, fuel prices have come down since this original thread. I paid $2.90 at the gas station today and I can get 100LL for $4.73, $4.42 if I feel like traveling a little.

I meant CO but auto correct inserted the dos.

CO2 perhaps?

I beg to differ, especially since Disney announced price hikes at the parks last week and that a one day admission to The Magic Kingdom will cost $189 on some high demand days. My first trip to Disneyland was back in 1977 and a ticket book, which covered admission to the park itself, cost $8.00. I'd much rather pay a 'la carte than prix fixe.

Finally remembered to take a picture while on the ground. Replacing the dim incandescent with a bright LED has made the task of checking the gear so much easier.

I was 120 miles south and this is what it looked like. I was able to watch it until Mission Control stated that it was 450 miles downrange.

When I sent out inquiries last year to three weighing services, each one replied that their method calls for filling the tanks.

True the LED is very bright, but a quick glimpse will confirm whether it's illuminated or not. Years ago I had an issue with the Gear annunciator light and looking down during daytime didn't help the situation since the floor bulb was so dim. Now there's no doubt, and if it's too bright for night flying, it can be easily covered.

Nice.

Excellent footage of rare helos, but would have been a great time to hold the phone horizontally.

I have the same 3 degree issue between the same two probes and explanations given here on MS mention that the Garmin probe "may be" calibrated to account for ram rise while cruising. Also, where the two probes are located can have a significant impact on the readings.

Of course the A&P could have been watching this thread and decided to get ahead of the situation in order to avoid some really bad feedback from MSers. But he did do the honorable thing. Just my 2₵