Recent content by Cervelorod

My 68 F model is fantastic. I kept my 172 because it's meant for other purposes. I have a 600nm trip I do every other week, and the mooney has halfed the time I spend flying, with the same fuel used as the 172. My client loves it because he gets 2 extra hours out of me before I need to...

We found ours locally. Was able to negotiate a great price because he was in the sticks and couldn't even get people to come look at it. We got the J bar, and 200 horse fuel injected. That was our inflection point. The F is great for length, but the width seems the same as the 172. I...

I know of several places that you could land and no one would care. Not sure on the legality, but in the country side, people are not wound quite as tight and they are in the urban areas. I think we are used to the boogey-man and he doesn't scare us quite as much.... :D

They forgot to hook a wire up. The alt I have requires one additional connection, that IIRC the auto version doesn't use. I have notes in my logbook, but they are not accessible to me right now.

If you take it to the aviation section of Pep Boys, make sure they know how to test it. Better yet understand the proper connections for testing and double check them. My Cessna alternator was replaced because the aviation section of NAPA auto parts didn't test it correctly. My A&P tested it...

Can you explain a bit more on what reckless endangerment might be in this case? If there weren't as many people there, ie not a wakeboard event, would it make a difference? Rod

Mmmmm, Lenhardt's. Love the grass... Rod

Craigslist for an EX500. It became the Ninja 500. Reasonable power, and parts are dirt cheap. If you buy used you won't care about that first drop, and there will be a first drop sometime.. After a year you can probably sell the EX500 for what you paid, and buy something better if you want...

You may be trying to finance to small an amount. When I bought out my partners I was going to pay my third in cash and re-fi the 2/3rds. The finance company, airloans.com / NAFCO, told me they wouldn't do less than 25k. I decided to invest my third and re-fi the entire thing. With the market...

I signed up but it never sent me a confirmation email. Now I can't log in, and I can't create another user with that same email address. Can you bump it to send me the email? cervelorod at gmail dot com Thanks, Rod