Recent content by dachar89

Everyone does it at least once. One day I was on FF and got a call from ATC. They said my oil cap was found on the ramp at the departure airport. It was in an LSA with a Rotax so I remarkably lost no oil. Now when I fly in GA, the last thing I do before I hop in is one last quick walk around...

This post would be a perfect NASA ASRS report submission.

thanks guys!

So I have a GTN 750, GDL 88 and GTX 327 in my airplane. Aside from remote mounting the transponder and cleaning up the panel, does a GTX33ES offer me anything else? I have a opportunity to pickup a GTX33ES, that's why I'm asking.

I'm in GYY currently and heading up to OSH in the morning. Provided the fog burns off as scheduled, looking to fly up the shoreline past downtown Chicago tomorrow morning (7am-ish) Any one have any suggestions for doing this route? I plan on being about 1-2 miles off shore and will call Chicago...

I landed in ATL a few hours ago and it was not a fun ride in my airliner from Chicago. Rides were crap from basically 0-39000 feet. Paralleled the line on the arrival from the north east (yes you read that right) and it looked nasty on the radar. You made the right call

Twinkie owner here - I have a 1969 PA30 C model, basically a PA39 but without counter rotating engines. Yes, you can put two kids seats in the cargo compartment. But now you have no bag space. And good luck finding the seats.. every now and again they pop up on barnstormers or eBay, but you...

If there is any sort of ice or contaminate in the engine inlets or on the blades themselves, the engine cannot be started until that situation is rectified. Been a while since I’ve been to CLE, but I do remember that they have a designated deicing area and I don’t ever recall getting deiced at...

I was holding short of 27 watching for departure when that happened almost right in front of us. 2008 if I remember right. Was a somber ride home.