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One thing is take a beer bottle, rinse it out and fill it with water, then take it out and proceed to drink it while in flight. Don’t say anything, just start drinking and see if he notices.

I’ve read about STC’s for this in the past, and True Flight Aerospace is offering an STC as well as fuel injection conversion, though so far only their prototype is the only aircraft currently flying. https://trueflightaerospace.com/latest-news/ For Grummans that have had this conversion, how...

Fuel cap missing on a C150. Found it at the end of the runway where it fell off the aircraft when someone forgot to put it back on after checking the fuel for water (if there’s no water in the fuel, we’d simply pour it back in instead of pouring it out).

I wonder if these aircraft had come around decades ago at around the same time Vans began selling kits, if they’d be super popular today. At a time when experimental was far less expensive. Experimental today can still be more affordable than going certified, but the gap has diminished...

It seems that every time you turn around there’s a new kit aircraft manufacturer on the market. Just came across this on Dan Johnso’s website. Another competitor to the RV. Does anyone know anything about this aircraft? Here’s the artical on Dan’s website...

The Dakota has better climb, ceiling, cruise speed AND a roomier cabin than the 235. The only thing the 235 wins on is payload (it can literally carry its own weight), but that’s not saying much. The Dakota still has a very good payload and is a true four-person hauler. And speaking of the...

If I ever got to fly one and do some spin training, I could request flight following and use “Traumahawk“ in my call-sign. I wonder how ATC would react. :D

At the self-serve pump I’ve been to, it asks you to type in the ‘N’ number for the aircraft being fueled. I’ve never heard of anyone getting aircraft fuel for non aviation purposes.

Again, are hangar & ramp fees any lower?

Indeed, and I would definitely plan ahead. But in the event I did let the fuel level get too low. Perhaps I’m returning from a x-country and plan to stop and top off before hopping over to my home airport. However, sudden bad weather pops up, so I don’t have time to fuel up and then take back...

I know that some people at airports that don’t serve fuel have their own fuel tanks (Nashville GA is one of them and there’s actually a private jet based there), but I’m sure that they’re plenty of owners who simply fly to other airports to fuel. My concern is if I accidentally let the tanks...

Also, I’ve never heard of a Commander 100. How do they compare?

Cool! I see the older models were originally built by Piper. One question I’d have is can it survive sitting on the ramp? I’d plan to invest in covers and wax jobs, but I plan to forgo hangaring, as they’re usually not available for several years of being on a wait list, and can be expensive...

I assumed they were at least slightly different, as the 140/180 has similar performance just not the payload. If the airframe were identical, then payload should be identical as well.

Have fun overhauling all of those.