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Austin..my first thought that you will probably be IFR to ketchikan...I donot recomend nonstop from Bellingham.Port hardy on the northern tip of vancouver island will give you a leg up regarding fuel reserves.I know ,with eapis /customs notifications using canadian airports on the way up is a hassle but Ketchikan and especially Juneau frequently go below minimums leaving you with few legal alternates.Of course you can just wait for vfr day..I have done it both ways...the vfr method backfired on me once..kp couch

Ah...landing a bravo...first of all load up a couple 90 lb cement bags and throw them in the baggage area....ah no just kidding...Most of the above advice on speed control is right on...but the bravo compared to anything else I have flown has a very narrow envelope or sweet spot for nice landings.I have got a whoopin whole year or 170 hrs inN1050q.I have found that everyonce in a while I will bounce the thing just like every once in a while I get a squeaker.6 months ago I a spell of lousy landings but a little throttle would always save a bounce as will immediate back pressure.The problem is that if you come in hot say at 90 kts short final right after breaking out at 400 agl the runway is right in front of you .You throw out full flaps and get the immediate pitch down...over the approach end you enter ground effect and start trimming all the way back.My Bravo will happily glide 5000 ft just 2 ft from the ground in this configuration.That is better than my Ventus B 15 meter Standard Class sailplane.!!!The slighest flare at this point will result in a nice 5/6 ft balloon followed by a Thud (hey how come my i suddenly got a wing weep).So your choice is go arround after the balloon or add a little throttle to cushion the thud.For some reason the obvious holding it at a 7 degree pitch attiude (the same pitch attitude as on the ground),no higher than say a foot above the runway and wait for the runway to come up and grab you,no body seems to be able to do.Its the fault of the biscuits,or the weight of that big 6 out front,or the wing itself...but it is never the pilots fault!!!So just keep practicing,keep it light ,no more than half tanks.Make sure any junk in the airplane is all the way in back.No faster than 75 short final.The Bravo rates for me the snd hardest a/c to land well behind a Pitts s1s ....have fun with it,...sinc kp couch

Announcement...wed march 23rd...Today Garmin intl announced the sale of the company to a Chinese Lead based paint manufactor and baby teething ring maker Womco.The deal is subject to approval of U S Dept of Treasury as Garmin intl is the sole remaining profitable avation company located in the continental US.Sources say all current jobs at the olathe kansas based company will remain their for at least 2 months.In related news the FDA announced a massive recall on all Womco baby products due to component leaching....KPC for api

Hey 67m20f...We are planning an alaska trip up the inside passage this summer.Last time we went up in a amphib Husky...loads of fun but took too long,so this summer we are going to take advantage of 190kt cruise instead of 90kt cruise.The problem is it will only land in water once..kpc

I will check phil on tray and connector....no vor head though...I will take pic on my cell phone and email it you today on my way to Santa Maria...kp couch

I agree, trying to buy an otherwise creme puff example for a 11% blanket reduction just due to a prior gearup isnt realistic...both buyers and sellers are pretty knowledable these days about what the market is.A msc handled repair decades back has minimal effect on value...especially if the bird in question has above average paint/interior/avionics/engine time..the big 4 I call them..kpc

Hey that gf is a keeper if shes willing to strip parts.Great pics of your weekend..kepp them coming as you progress...I have an old kx 170 navcom on my bench if you decide to go with a cheap com radio...kpc

You are now a member of the exclusive Mooney biscuit club and entitled to wear old biscuits arround your neck.I have found many uses for old biscuits...1 sharpen the aluminum edges for combat hocky 2spray paint them gold and present to wife/S O as xmas ornament 3reusable skeet targets (the shot bounces right off and scares the bejeebers out of your shooting competitors) 4water wasting toilet floats 5sell them on ebay..you get the idea..kpc

some people think I am full of it!!!...kpc

Has anyone checked on insurance availibilty.How does one get insurance (not talking about nonowned rentals insurance offered by aopa and avemco)on an aircraft that someone doesnt own???I am aware of the open pilot limitation on my policy but donot think it applies to renting aircraft out...kpc

Well I dont about using restraint...sometimes what gos arround ,come arround...like the time someone bid on ,won,the 20 tons of steer manure I advertised on ebay.Well the guy backed out and heckled me till i kinda lost it there for a while.Anyway..I found out he lived close to me and was planning a fancy backyard wedding party.What to do with 20 tons of smelly steer manure????...kpc

Global warming huh???Good thing the tks tank is topped off..sinc kp couch

SQ..very funny story,thanks for sharing...reminded me of a gear malfunction on a lake amphib I used to own.The nose wheel refused to entend..even after cycling the gear 3/4 times...so retracted the gear and got a fellow pilot to fly formation and check out nose gear doors...yep retracted .A few miles from my home airport is a large reservoir and made a water landing there,taxied to shore and after some underwater hammering finally got the nosewheel down and locked.The problem was a centering device designed to keep free nosewheel centered in wheel well and thus centered.This one had failed and upon gearextension would jam in the wheel well.So with the gear down I taxied up a boat ramp into a private campground.Fortunately the campground owner took a liking to me and we spent the afternoon removing or bending over any street sign up to the main highway that would interfer with the wing passing by.After the campground the main road had a straight stretch for about 800 ft than a sharp left bend along side some high tension wires.I measured about 2/3rds down the high way and threw down my hat to act as liftoff/no go marker .The takeoff went fine and I flew back to my home field without touching the gear handle.A mechanic fixed it the following week but the cool thing arrived in the mail about 2 weeks after.Inside a box was a packet of photos of the whole operation including the takeoff.....and also my hat with a set of tire prints from the noseheel on the brim..sinc kp couch