Recent content by Alien Mind

My May vote based on my trip last year in a 115kt plane; Vegas to Florida. -outbound I10, inbound I40.

"Werewolf! Werewolf? - There wolf, there castle" OK, I'm childish..

Certainly - General Aviation Co in Fullerton (KFUL) - guy called 'smudge' did mine. He's a bit of a perfectionist which means it'll take a little longer than elsewhere but suits me!

I too am left-handed, and just permanently keep a pen/pencil in my hand - try it - was life changing decades ago when I saw someone else do it.

The issue in Las Vegas (both KVGT and KHND) is the FBO is actually the county, not a private entity which could be 'bypassed' in normal airports.

Flew it last year from Las Vegas to SnF in my Cherokee; stopped in Sedona - KSEZ - simply because it's stunning there, then ABQ, then thru several uninteresting stops in Texas , thence mostly followed the coastline with a few 'inland' fuel/rest stops. Return trip was purposefully longer to sight...

Look at my earlier post (10/14) with photo - 660 absolutely DOES show geo referenced approaches, that's (mostly) how I use it

Good and bad news; not the same size, you will need a new air gizmo dock. Good news though... the new dock's external size is identical to yours so it will fit in the old hole. $140 and minimal install time.

About a 100 hours per year in the last 5 years (with a low of 70 last year) - fairly sure it was 1QT every 5 hours when I bought it in 2019 so not a huge change.

tomahawk and skipper feel big inside and certainly wider feeling that aa1 (for reference; I'm 6'2 and fat...). the aa1 was more fun/sporty and felt like you're 'wearing' it but had no wiggle room on longish flights. Tomahawk was great and I would have bought one but needed a trifle more...

I fill it just to 6 qts, as anything above that just blows out immediately. spark plugs not fouled. based on your comments, perhaps I should consider an old fashioned 'top overhaul' although I know these days, the benefits of that are disputed by gurus such as Mike Busch..

same engine in my pa28 - oil turns dark after 2 flights, consumes 1QT every 4 hours and has been doing this for last several years (all compression mid 70s) - I thought it's high, mechanic says 'normal'. I just fly and remember to add oil after each long x-country..

I'm old fat and a heavy smoker; pulse O2 down to 90% by 10,000 and 88% at 12,000 - with G5, 96% at 12,000 and 95% at 14,000 (with just me plugged in), with second person (not fat, non smoker, healthy and younger...), just 2% lower at 12,000.

I'm an Apple fan, but here in the Las Vegas 'warmth', my iPad frequently overheats - my solution? a dock mounted 660, problem solved. Love that unit.

I used this - https://www.sportys.com/twin-hornet-engine-heater.html - sounds a little like snake oil, but it works!