Losing weight

Jim K

Jim K

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Got my girl back today after a month down for annual and new autopilot. She lost 23 lbs.

I'm down 12 myself in 2 months. Between the 2 of us we're trying to keep up with these growing kids.

The gfc500 is awesome. I only put 1.2hr on today, but it's pretty impressive. Liking the g5 AI much more than I expected as well.

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I think the Six was down 17 after it's gut and overhaul.

Now as for you, take a look factor75.com I lost 30 in a couple months by doing there keto plans. Meals are delicious, and I was skeptical. They keep sending me crap to send free meals to friends...but I don't have any friends.
 
That's a really nice looking layout. Congrats! The reliability improvement is a nice touch, too.
 
Good work sir! As I age I find that maintaining my boyish figure gets tougher.

Great looking panel. Perhaps some of that weight loss was in the wallet too ... ;)
 
Daleandee said:
Perhaps some of that weight loss was in the wallet too ...
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Facts :confused:

I'm actually a little amazed that they haven't asked for a penny yet. They wanted me to get a couple hours on it and make sure everything is right before they bill me. I think they want me to be in a good mood before I open the invoice lol. I'm not sure they're as lax with aircraft that aren't based on the field, but it still strikes me as unusual.

I did have to fix one setting in the g5; the minimum speed was set at 99 knots, so when I tried to fly my normal approach power settings Bitchin' Betty (I have one now!) kept announcing "airspeed!" and pitching me down below the glideslope.
 
As I always say, why spend a little money to lose a lot of weight off me when I could spend a lot of money to lose a little weight off the airplane?
 
Jim K said:
I'm actually a little amazed that they haven't asked for a penny yet. They wanted me to get a couple hours on it and make sure everything is right before they bill me. I think they want me to be in a good mood before I open the invoice lol. I'm not sure they're as lax with aircraft that aren't based on the field, but it still strikes me as unusual.
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Not too unusual if they haven't given you logbook stickers yet.

A few more pounds can be saved by swapping out the KX155 for a Trig TX56a. If you still have conventional wingtip strobes, you can save 1.5 pounds from each power supply by switching to LED.

Also, nice panel!
 
I'd love to find 5 more lbs to make it a nice even 1500. Unfortunately, I think the wingtips I bought but haven't put on yet will add about 5.

That king radio is heavy. It's been acting up a bit lately too, so I might be forced into action. Spent WAY to much money on this bird this year though. I forgot about the strobe power supply too; i have a single brick in the tail, but it's huge and about 5lbs on its own I think. Trading up the 750 to a 750xi would shave a couple.... The want list far exceeds my ability to pay for it.
 
Turns out my gtx32 won't change flight id's, so I can't use the compassion call sign for angel flights unless I upgrade. Looks like if I go to a gtx345r, I can ditch the gdl88, and save 5.3lbs...

Unfortunately the $1000/lb rule still seems to be in effect.
 
Jim K said:
Turns out my gtx32 won't change flight id's, so I can't use the compassion call sign for angel flights unless I upgrade. Looks like if I go to a gtx345r, I can ditch the gdl88, and save 5.3lbs...

Unfortunately the $1000/lb rule still seems to be in effect.
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But aren't you technically under budget compared to prior years?
 
kaiser said:
But aren't you technically under budget compared to prior years?
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kaiser said:
But aren't you technically under budget compared to prior years?
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Flying is much more fun if you don’t budget.

Jim K said:
Unfortunately the $1000/lb rule still seems to be in effect.
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Too true and as noted, there are always a few things to knock out “while you are at it.“ What happens at 5474? Is that when the bill comes due?
 
Jim K said:
Got my girl back today after a month down for annual and new autopilot. She lost 23 lbs.

I'm down 12 myself in 2 months. Between the 2 of us we're trying to keep up with these growing kids.

The gfc500 is awesome. I only put 1.2hr on today, but it's pretty impressive. Liking the g5 AI much more than I expected as well.

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Congrats on the upgrade!!
I love the Blue Button!! Level
 
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