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Yup, I see where my thinking was off now. I pretty much knew it was, but I got down a rabbit trail in my head on it and took the wrong path :)

I’m curious, not challenging: wouldn’t taller pistons actually lower overall displacement? As they still would be taller at bottom dead center, right? Or am I thinking wrong?

It did, and it was insightful and thoughtful you mentioned it to him. It’s very easy when you’re in the situation to think the current state will hold. I’m going through it myself as my mom declines… ya get set up for current state and it’s easy to forget the current adaptations are always temporary:(

Ya know w someone mentioning that mobility may become even a greater challenge as time goes on is probably another reason to consider the cardinal. A Cherokee or even my Mooney suggestion may work now but not a year or two down the road… so that was a good thought someone pointed out

They are pricey, I replaced mine in my ol Cessna 140. Elected just to do pilot side, and man it seemed insane paying for that part- BUT after it was on I felt it was worth the $350 or whatever it was- the plane felt like your car does after ya get new tires and an alignment… it was a marked...

Yea the Cardinal would prob really work well for him! Lino doors! Also the shade of high wing as someone else pointed out is nice if he’s in a hot sunny area.

I would definitely think a mid body would be in order if considered at all here. I would think entry would be similiar to a Cherokee. The mid body gets rid of the necessity that backseaters are double amputees :). The C is the most common Mooney and is short bodied. G,F,J’s got a 11 inch...

I’d consider a Mooney! You’ve been hooked on RV speed, why not get a fast 4 seater that sells at less than a Skyhawk and burns about 1/3 less fuel on a trip. My m20f has a 1050 useful, just flew it from MI to Florida, did 130-150kts on 8.5gph.

It was good for some and awful for others. It’s often easy to see the past through rose colored glasses and the present through doom n gloom. It’s not a new phenomenon either. If you read many of the writings in the 1940s the older generation seen the new generation as self centered, inept...

I was in the program in the late 80s and early 90s, it was awful… the leaders were awful, one leader missed many meetings leaving us sitting there. When they did show up they would get us in some boring project and then go chain smoke. We camped once and made a burger n potato in foil in the...

There’s a great Netflix documentary on the same thing. Lots of past Boeing employees talking how the corporate culture shifted over the years…

Welcome! It’s a great community- I’ve learned a lot being here! Ask what ya need, contribute your input where ya can. I’ve even used the site for some home improvement advice in between talking flying- it’s just a good spot. Mods do a great job of not letting it get very political at all...

I love the tripacer, never owned or flown in one though I checked em out when I bought my Cessna 140. I think they look cool, they just look like a nosewheel looking for a pasture to land in… I’d definitely consider one if I add a low n slow bird to my fleet again someday

I have a similar friend who did the same…

Prepare but there’s no need to over prepare either… if it’s crazy airspace or terrain then up the prep level. But I found as I stepped up my flying from burger runs to real x countries- we often get in our head about longer trips. I flew all the time a couple hours within my state. Flying 4...

Well Put! I feel the same! There are days I miss my ol 140... But I love my Mooney- she's fast and comfortable.... I think I'm missing the 140 though as we catch up on Mooney Maintenance- headed to Florida in a few weeks for a full tank strip and reseal that is now into the 5 figures to do...

Natural flow of things… the change has been a constant through all of human history. The only thing that stays the same is everything changes. Even within our country’s relatively short history, some of the early writings can be difficult to understand the writers intent if one doesn’t slow...

Absolutely! Out west in high DA I really used accelerating in ground effect a lot, I’d get her in air asap but then just hang out a bit before trying to gain alt, she performed amazing for the DA and I think letting her “get on step” before hanging on the prop helped a lot. My highest was...

Yea I remember doing it with my CFI when he asked, but didn't love the feel either, so I'd let the tail rise when it felt ready with just a bit of forward yoke and aimed to keep it still tail low, but I too didn't care for keeping the tail pinned till I left the ground myself

OP, Capt is right on that. I was so scared of my brakes when I bought mine I had a tough time on the pavement- till my cfi said next landing was his. He put the yoke in his lap and screatched each brake a time or two- and said “see- keep that yoke in your lap and you can use the brakes”. I...