chemgeek

FYI, the IFR system is currently strongly WAAS-GPS-biased, so for real IFR utility, an IFR GPS navigator is practically a must. There...

Fly, and monitor is what I would do (and have done). If borescoping revealed significant step wear or other anomalies in the cylinder...

Reminds me of the old chemistry grad school mantra: "100 hours in the lab will save you 1 hour in the library."

Yep. No reason to remove parts before working down the chain with a voltmeter, upstream to downstream, starting at the battery.

So there is only one culprit left: the starter solenoid, yes?

Has the battery been shown to hold a full charge (12.6-12.8V)? And can it pass a load test? If the battery is sulfated from being low on...

Or get an NGT-9000, and I believe it can be upgraded for diversity in the future if desired. Plus the NGT-9000 has a nice screen and...

The last overhaul I did I replaced everything but the case. If I replace the case next time, is it an overhaul or a new engine? Does it...

Honestly, just go. Plan your route on a tablet app or paper map (sometimes a large paper map is easier to visualize the big picture of a...

A. That by installing only one type of Nav system maintaining IFR proficiency will somehow be easier -- it won't and if you were rated...

The fact that you have an airplane with VORs and haven’t learned how to properly use them says way more than you seem to understand.

For IFR a second COM unit is in my essential bucket. Backup COM is your lifeline if a nav box crumps. Two GPS units is nice, especially...

I think it is wishful thinking that not learning how to fly a VOR/LOC/ILS approach is going to significantly reduce the overhead of IR...

What's the plan if your GPS box stops working? I've had that happen in flight--failed GPS vertical guidance board, which was a "partial"...

The first stop is to check the battery. If the open circuit voltage is 12.0V, the battery is 60% discharged. A fully charged battery...