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      Basically, if the display goes now, you are done. But otherwise Garmin is committed to supporting database updates for the foreseeable...
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      chemgeek replied to the thread Back up GPS or 2nd Nav?.
      In 30ish years of post-GPS flying, I've had a bucketload of VOR/LOC/ILS failures, and only one (partial) panel GPS/NAV/COM failure. And...
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      chemgeek replied to the thread Plane purchase 1st time.
      Engine replacement should be in the logs somewhere. Might be in a new book, but it should be noted as newly installed and with what new...
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      chemgeek replied to the thread Fouled Plug - What?.
      Your engine is speaking to you. This sounds like classic oil fouling, and you can easily confirm by pulling plugs to find the offender...
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      You will learn after the first dozen IFR trips not to put your full route into the GPS, only the initial fix and maybe one beyond that...
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      chemgeek replied to the thread Plane purchase 1st time.
      I bought my 2 planes a while ago, but my procedure was: 1. Contact the seller and arrange a time to see the airplane in person. (My...
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      As others have pointed out, the phone number is for contacting ATC when departing IFR and needing a void time, and for closing your IFR...
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      $450 for both the mechanical altimeter and G5s + NGT9000 transponder. Mine's due again this fall. :(
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      chemgeek replied to the thread GPS approach downgrade.
      No. But a vertical guidance board failure will have the same symptoms. LPVs will automatically downgrade to LNAV without any other clues...
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      chemgeek replied to the thread Low-cost, portable CO detector?.
      I suspect the replaceable part is the amperometric detector. The detector will eventually run out of electrolyte and the device needs to...
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      The choices one makes for aviation or other software often revolves not around what is objectively or subjectively "best", but rather...
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      chemgeek replied to the thread GPS approach downgrade.
      Most likely a side effect of the current G5 geomagnetic storm, but if it persists, it is possible that the vertical guidance board has...
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      I've had a variety of Android tablets for EFB use, and they are usually much less expensive than iPads, almost all come with integrated...
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      In a low traffic environment, it may not matter if you are 20 degrees off-course for traffic separation on a direct-to clearance. I'm...
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      chemgeek replied to the thread Self-adhering sun shades.
      I used a couple of these in my AA-1A, which has an easy-bake canopy for summer flying. They work great and are easy to reposition.
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