Recent content by db_pooper

Where do you get this data from? Is it downloadable easily?

wow, 2.1g/gal Pb is more than I expected.

Reading something this long is crazy so I asked chatgpt to review the bill in entirety for anything relevant to general aviation. I have not verified the results. ---- The "FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023" includes various components that could support the growth of general aviation and reduce...

Thanks, this is all incredibly helpful. I'm coming from norcal so I could go over the water and miss the bravo entirely but not sure if that's best either.

Thanks. I'm planning a trip there in a few months but am unfamiliar with the LAX area. So, from SMO you head west past Point Dume, and turn south on V27? Or is that "the long way around the bravo"?

mentally, i just turned 9

Ok thanks yep that's what I thought.

Not for a kit, but I'm doing this with some parts. An opportunity came up to buy a newly made + rare parts, but I won't be ready to install for 2 - 4 years. I've wrapped everything in plastic, added some WD-40 to the bags, and put them in the heavy-duty black+yellow costco plastic bins. Should...

I've heard that the ethanol absorbs water... is that something you worry about / consider?

do you wear life vests for that trip?

I'm really proud of everyone here. This was a great discussion.

Yep. Mine is about that as well.. with a 1 - 3kts improvement.. I'll take that any day.

Just received my G100UL STC docs.. it states 6.25lbs/gal. Small difference in weight and still lighter than water.

Thanks everyone for the replies. I hadn't thought about power outages... just the cost, ha.

2nd vote for Aerial Avionics, they're now out of MRY. I found them via another pilot's referral and they're great.