Recent content by Eric Brunelle

Savvy seems to deal with Cirrus to a larger degree. I watch and listen to all of Mikes podcasts and EAA webinars, but haven’t signed up for any services. Haven’t felt the need - I have a great shop and no complaints with them.

Peterbilt, KW and a few others have always made aluminum cabs. Lasted forever. I don’t know why it has taken so long for small trucks to follow suit.

I had three fouls and two turnovers in my basketball game. Fouls are better than points in our league

I had those limitations on my pilots license prior to getting a SODA ( for about 10 years). Finally got the SODA, and was issued a new license without the restrictions - “ not valid for night flight or by color signal lights” or something to that effect. Maybe the FAA changed things since then...

Yes it does. He has to get the limitations off of his license. Can’t do that unless you get a SODA. The restrictions aren’t just on the medical - they are on the physical license. I have a SODA for color - now I don’t have the restrictions on my license. Didn’t need to show it to my Basic Med...

You’ll need a SODA in order to get around the restrictions on your license - that’s ultimately what is necessary to fly at night or by color signals. I don’t think there is a color test for basic med, but I believe you need to have passed a 3rd class medical before you can transition to Basic Med.

That’s what I have - needs to be calibrated periodically for $50 - plus $20 if they need to replace a chip (I think I was a chip)

Yes - we ran the ILS concurrently with the RNAV LPV. ILS glide slope was fine. RNAV had no vertical guidance. Used my friends Avidyne equipped Arrow, then tested it again with my Garmin equipped Archer. No vertical guidance for GPS on either, as well as another plane doing approaches in the...

Vertical guidance for RNAV approaches were unavailable this afternoon at PYM, EWB and TAN. We thought it might be equipment, but other planes in the area reported the same problem. Solar storm is to blame from what i am hearing. Good to have that old fashioned ILS for backup!

I have the $350 DC 13. Very comfortable for my head and ears. You can’t beet DC customer service. I mangled one of my jacks, and they fixed and upgraded it - no charge. This was not warranty, just stupidity on my part. Now, to be clear - I drove to the factory (50 minutes from home) and dealt...

One packs include bothe GNS and GTN - includes all units

Good question - haven’t done any long trips yet

I have 750xi and 430w with 2 gi 275’s, s-tec 20. Crossfill works from 750 to 430w, not 430w to 750. Not an issue for me - just use the 430 for NAV/com 2. Might just be a setting in the 430. Both radios show on the 275. I also have a Garmin 106 for the 430 as a backup. Can’t do GPS approaches...

commercial maneuvers are more about understanding performance and using ground references. No doubt that they make you a better and more precise pilot.

PPL - $150 in 1990 Instrument - $250 in 2000 CPL - $800 in 2022 CFI - $1250 in 2024