Recent content by clarkmueller

One thing that I noticed in more than one of the videos I watched is that she seems to run at very low power settings, or her power seems to back off while she’s distracted with other things. Juan Browne called attention to this in one video where she‘s sorting out the autopilot, and says out...

If it were me having not done it before, I’d suggest trying the Bayshore route up 101. They will often put you there at 2,000 feet, and it will offer you an amazing overhead transition of SFO and the city. From SBP if you fly direct to VPSLA near PAO, that is a decent transition point to then...

Yes, I’ve done this for years with my 210. Some would say that it defeats the purpose of owning a 6 seat airplane. I say it means I can carry more stuff and still fly faster than a 182. It helps with the per seat liability, but not the hull coverage.

I would enthusiastically encourage anyone to work with Aerial Avionics, although I haven’t been in touch with them in a few years (before they left RHV). In 2018, they installed a G500 TXi 1060 PFD + 700 EIS + GTN 750/650, an STEC 3100, and all the remote boxes for me for my T210N. I went from a...

Depends on what you mean by “recent”. I’ve usually used Atlantic at LAS when I’ve been in town, with the last time being Feb 2020. It’s expensive, but I’ve never had a problem getting in there IFR or been treated with anything less than professionalism and respect while doing so. On a visit a...

It took quite a few clicks to get to the PDF of this study... but the points outlined in the summary and recommendations look incredibly interesting. The most surprising revelation for me is that there is a 100VLL option out there that I’ve never even heard of in this whole discussion. That’s...

My avionics shop used Envision, but I was very hands on in the process of designing it using their software. I was very happy with the process and the results. As best I can tell, this is all they do. https://www.eapanels.com

Or fly the ILS into SJC or Moffett.

When my airplane was pretty new to me, and I first bought a digital CO detector, I took some friends flying one day. One of them was a bit chilly, and closed off the cabin air vents while I wasn't looking, which apparently caused some carbon monoxide to accumulate in the cabin. When my detector...

I upgraded from an STEC 55 (but with GPSS and preselect, so effectively a 55X, from my understanding) to a 3100 about 2 years ago in my T210N. It was one of the first units from Genesys, and I have been incredibly happy with it. It is leaps and bounds more precise than my 55 was in every mode of...

Santa Maria can have some pretty stiff winds and some good gust factors (25G38 comes to mind), but it's almost always straight down the runway. In an aircraft like a Cirrus, I would think 7G15 or 15G20 might be stressful for an inexperienced pilot, but should still be pretty doable in the...

When I did an entirely new panel, my avionics shop (which happened to be Aerial Avionics mentioned above) enlisted Envision Avionics Panels (https://www.eapanels.com) (also mentioned above), and I had an awesome experience with them. The avionics shop got the template and measurements going with...

I don't have many worries about losing my glasses in flight, but on an overnight trip I do put an extra pair of glasses into my suitcase so that if I break my glasses, I don't end up stranded someplace looking for an optometrist. I do that when flying commercial, too.

What are you confused about?

It depends on what you think is worse, but in my opinion that's not a fair assessment of the facts. People are very focused on the death rate of COVID-19 as the measure of its severity. According to the CDC, around 1-2% of people that get the seasonal flu require hospitalization, and only about...