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Cool. I have been wanting to see WingX in person. Maybe I should bring out my bucket and wash your plane to show you how to do it correctly. You do wax your's right?

LOL! But so true. My spider senses have been on high alert for traffic for the past few weeks. I had two encounters in the past month flying the "corridor" that just heightened things a bit. I have flown that same corridor for 18 years and it just has seemed to picked up in the past year or so. Could be that people are trying to stay away from Joe's house and the 60 nm ring. There is a slot of about 15 nm between the class D and the restricted airspace. I think for whatever reason, traffic seems higher this past year. I agree on the weather. I do feel a little exposed since removing my WX-8 in December. It was not the greatest for pinpointing activity but it definitely showed me which direction not to go.

For me the challenge has been VFR flying. Sandwiched between the SFRA and Philly Class B, a couple of class D's and the VIP TFRs for my local boy Joe, anytime I want to shoot down to the beaches or swing out east to the shore (In Delaware we call them beaches and in Jersey it's DA shoooore) on a nice sunny day, the corridor gets pretty busy. And with rumors that the Class B is heading further west, it will only get worse. Having weather onboard would also be nice. I share Byron's feelings on the "silver boxes". When I had a portable GPS, I got sick of the dangling wires and had them run through the yoke. If I could remote mount the unit and power it like Brett, that would work. For those of you with WingX, are you happy with it? I am tempted to download it and give it a try but I will need to dump either the Pilot or ForeFlight -- running out of room. Now looking at it from a cost perspective, Brett's solution looks like it cost him around $1775. It will cost me roughly the same for the GDL-39 and SkyGuard combination. Or I could go with the deluxe SkyGuard and for $1475 and use WingX. Hmmm....

Thanks Jim. You beat me to the reply. Ok, I get what Brett is doing. He is using the cheaper one. Makes sense. Have you used WingX? I'm not married to ForeFlight, but do like Garmin Pilot and have not done anything with WingX (other than to watch their You Tube videos).

Thanks Brett. So, the Stratus 2 is $799 & the SkyGuard is $1,475. I didn't realize that there was a SkyGuard unit that does the ADS-B out. What I am having a hard time understanding is that I thought ForeFlight would only work with Stratus. So, are you telling me that you use the SkyGuard only to drive the "out" signal so the Stratus will pick up traffic in case there are no "out" planes in the area? Did I get that right? Wouldn't it have been cheaper to go to WingX and use their app? Or am I missing something?

Don't bother me! I'm counting. Where did I leave off? Oh, 4, 5, 6 -- What am I counting you ask? No, not approaches. I'm counting the number of polls 201er has started in the last week -- I'm current!

I know there have been a series of threads and posts on portable ADSB solutions. I have read through them and when I thought I had gotten to a "moment of truth", I realized I was still not clear on all the options available. And I am sure, there are others like me. So, let me start with what I do know (which is not much at this point): P.S. I am only interested in portable solutions... ForeFlight -- you can use either the Appareo Stratus first or second generation to obtain ADSB Weather and Traffic. The difference between the two generation antennae is explained on their website as: How does the second generation Stratus compare to the first generation? Both the first and second generation Stratus are capable ADS-B weather receivers. The second generation Stratus adds a second (1090 MHz) radio for receiving more air-to-air traffic, adds an AHRS to support additional app displays and gives the pilot the ability to remote the GPS antenna to provide for additional mounting options. Summary: ForeFlight ONLY supports the Appareo antennae for ADSB information. No other antennae are compatible. You will only get ALL "reporting" traffic if you have some ADSB out device on your plane to make this happen. Otherwise, you will only get traffic due to a nearby plane transmitting "out" and you pick up the reply. Is my understanding correct? Garmin Pilot -- you can only use one supported provider of the antennae the Garmin GDL-39. Here is the description from Garmin: Receives subscription-free weather Acquires ADS-B traffic targets Wireless Bluetooth™ connectivity Built-in WAAS GPS receiver Integrates with Garmin Pilot app and Garmin aviation portables Summary: Like ForeFlight, you can only use one antennae with their Garmin Pilot app. No other device will work. You will only get ALL "reporting" traffic if you have some ADSB out device on your plane to make this happen. Otherwise, you will only get traffic due to a nearby plane transmitting "out" and you pick up the reply. Is my understanding correct? WingX --this is where things get interesting and where I need your help understanding options. It appears Hilton has an open hierarchy philosophy and allows for multiple antennae with a variety of capabilities. It is also clear that Appareo and Garmin antenna offerings are NOT compatible. Here is what they present on their website: http://hiltonsoftware.com/ADS-B-Receivers.pdf?x=1 In a nutshell: XGPS180 (Dual) gives you 978 XPLORER (FreeFlight Systems) gives you 978 iLevil SW (Levil Technologies) gives you 978 & AHRS iLevil AW (Levil Technologies) gives you 978 & AHRS & pressure sensors (targeted for home built community) SkyRadar-L (Radenna LLC) gives you 978 SkyRadar-D2 (Radenna LLC) gives you 978 & 1090 Clarity (Sagetech Corp) gives you 978 & 1090 Clarity SV (Sagetech Corp) gives you 978 & 1090 & AHRS 978UAT (SkyGuardTWX) gives you 978 978UAT Dual (SkyGuardTWX) gives you 978 & 1090 MX1090 – left off because it doesn’t give you 978 Summary: Unlike ForeFlight Garmin Pilot, you can use a bunch of different antennae with their app. You will only get ALL "reporting" traffic if you have some ADSB out device on your plane to make this happen. Otherwise, you will only get traffic due to a nearby plane transmitting "out" and you pick up the reply. If you purchase an AHRS unit, you may also use this in WingX for a portable attitude indicator. Is my understanding correct? I know there are other apps like MyWingMan, but I concentrated on what I consider the "big 3". I have come to the conclusion that I will wait a year or two for the panel mounted hardware situation to settle out. Both Garmin & Aspen have panel mounted ADSB solutions, but I am convinced that better and cheaper solutions will enter the market. At least, I hope so. So here I stand, money in hand, looking for a viable portable ADSB solution. Spend my money for me… I do not have an ADSB out device in my plane. I can switch apps; I current have ForeFlight & Garmin Pilot loaded up I use an iPad 2, iPhone 5 and a Nexus 7 What I want is: An app that allows me to get weather uploaded to one or more of these devices Can see traffic regardless of whether or not I have an airplane near me spewing an “out” signal Can take advantage of the Xavion I just bought (Thanks Jim) An app that is easy to use

And if I recall correctly, my "lightweight" diesel in my new F350 is 1100 pounds wet. Bet she won't climb too well if I put wings on her.

Welcome! Nice looking plane

You certainly may be right.

201er -- the folks at PoA brought up a thread on spins. They have links to the spin work that was done and put out on YouTube. Here is one video -- check out what happens around 12 minutes. This is a Bonanza: If you go into YouTube and search "Joe Brownlee Spins" you will find a few other GA spin tests.

Are you sure? Missing a great lady, even if she has tobacco breath.

Well, I would take an occasional presidential visit over Joe's multiple visits up to KILG on a regular basis. Fortunately he is only worthy of a small TFR, but he sure likes to visit his home state.

Longer than the bathroom thread?

Diapers, Depends weren't invented yet.

Mine were installed in 1992 and I think I paid somewhere around $6,000 installed (I will confirm this number). The big seller for me was the 5 year warranty versus 1 year that was offered for a reseal. 54 gallons was the only option available back then and I lost 10 gallons -- but haven't missed it. The range is still fine for the majority of flying I do. So, 21 years and knock on wood, still fine. I have the original caps and my mechanic looks at the O rings and tells me there are still fine. I am a preventative maintenance kind of owner, and if there were any indications of water leaks, I would have replaced them.

Another thing to keep in mind about flame resistant material. Depending on the treatment or material composition (how it became fire resistant), age plays a role in the current fire resistance. Just because it was flame resistant in 1975, doesn't mean it still is.

On the bottom of this page are the pre-flight checklist instructions for the Aero Safe: http://www.aerosafe.net/installation/

I think we need to wait for Tom to tell us what he has. I suspect it is a separate electrically driven pump on his later model Mooney. Like Bob, I dumped the Precise Flight. I can't remember the specifics but there was some sort of issue with the Precise Flight that required attention.

Our local EAA chapter does a series of pancake breakfast events during the summer. In case any of you are looking for a place to go this weekend.

Thanks for digging this up. I'm a history buff and it was great seeing the history of the plane. Can you imagine buying it for $2500 like the guy in the 50s did?!

Now you are seeing the value! Heck, you could challenge to a contest just like this commercial!

She seemed happy when I was with her You interested in mine? Mine said she likes the way you post and asked me to a send a picture of her for you. I think she likes you!

Thanks Bennett! I feel vindicated! Dem der corporate guys mit dem der fancy outhouses on board shouldn't make fun of us!

Only if you were in Denver. Remember it is the MILE High Club.