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    ADSB Rebate - "rule" airspace

    Us twin drivers are left out.
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    Full throttle after engine rebuild

    http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/index.ssf/2016/11/pilot_killed_in_blairstown_cra.html This is the first time this aircraft was attempted to be run after an engine rebuild due to a gear up landing. A really great guy from what I hear from his friends. My boss was going to do an...
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    Selling my Baby.

    In these nanny state wimpy miserable social and economic times we are living in, the chances of "better times" are extremely minimal. I am just hoping not to lose too terribly much. On a positive note, I did get 900 hours of reasonable use out of it, and it is in much better condition now then...
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    Selling my Baby.

    5000 ish if memory serves me. Gotta look it up. I'd love to freshen up the interior and paint, but I can't afford unnecessary items that do nothing for airworthiness, and I could not get the money back out of it anyway. I make sure I keep up with anything that would affect airworthiness and...
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    Selling my Baby.

    No SVT. No recurring prop AD. Gear bungees replaced last annual. Main 1000 hour gear AD taken care of 2 or 3 years ago. That one was a lot of work, but several bushings were found to be out of tolerance, so I am actually glad we did it. All 3 landing gear trunnions have been replaced. The...
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    Selling my Baby.

    With the economy the way it is, no longer having an aircraft partner, and using the airplane as little as I do anymore, I am revisiting the idea of selling my airplane and just renting one when I want to use one. I now have access to a larger, faster, more comfortable plane (albeit more...
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    Interesting Scenario

    Assuming facts not in evidence. 1200 MSL. I have not specified what option I actually performed. I had all information pertinent to the flight and had a perfectly aligned approach and runway at an airport a short distance away as an alternate. And, for all you other folks, if you will read...
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    Interesting Scenario

    So, you're approaching an airport with RNAV approaches to both ends of the runway, as well as a LOC approach to one side. You flight plan, taking note that the only approaches authorized at night, when you will be landing, are the LOC and RNAV to the opposite end of the runway than the wind...
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    Aspen and Flight Director

    I realize a flight director is an autopilot device,but I fail to see why an Aspen unit, which has all of the required information either directly input into it, or derives it itself with its myriad of sensors that are part of it, cannot have a nice set of flight director command bars as part of...
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    Twin Comanche Brakes

    Enough power to taxi at a reasonable speed without much use of the brakes. Brakes AND power aren't needed at the same time when taxiing. Something grilled heavily into me when training for 135 operations.
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    Twin Comanche Brakes

    I am having issues with my brakes in my Twin Comanche. Between myself and the few times I loan out my aircraft, I only get 40-50 hours on my plane in a year. I have to replace the brakes at every annual, and sometimes more frequently than that. I use the brakes very sparingly, preferring to...
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    Aspen issues

    Anyone have a Twin Comanche with an Aspen unit installed? I really love my Twinkie, and I really enjoy flying behind the Aspen, but I have come across a problem that has been giving me fits on most of my longer cross country flights since I had it installed in 2010. Was never much of an issue...
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    Charter Question

    AeroTech Services in Lancaster, Pa. PM if you want the number.
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    ILS GS intercept

    I fly this approach almost every weeknight. While it is certainly permissible and safe to descend to 1700 after NUMBE, it is much more relaxing and work load reducing to stay level at 2800 (0r even 3000, last cleared altitude) and have only one configuration change, than to descend, level off...
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    Wife wants a twin, but does it exist?

    "I know a guy" with a Twinkie that he would sell. 1213 # useful load. Real nice updated panel Good maintenance history. Does have ~1500 hours on the engines, though. It is not booted either. "Owner" would like to partner in a Bonanza with a few friends to reduce costs. :D
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