Recent content by elvisAteMySandwich

If OP wears glasses then these clip-ons are pretty good. ASA Overcasters (amazon) X-Plane 12 with PilotEdge is really helpful to work on navigation, procedures and talking to ATC. A lot cheaper than doing it in the plane.

Do you know of any resources to teach how to quickly and effectively trim? Also, it's one thing to trim in stable conditions and quite another when it's turbulent.

Quickly scanning through the document but it looks pretty good so far. Increasing weight limits to 3,000lbs, speeds to 250 knots, constant speed propellers and retractable gear. Certification standards between EAB and certificated standard category. Support for IFR...

In our EAA IFR meetup last night it was mentioned over and over how this info is historical data and not the situation at that moment. Consensus was you have to leave a big buffer between you and the storm cells because the picture you see on the screen is not accurate.

Surprised Garmin or Dynon haven't put together inexpensive avionics stacks to sell to flight schools for training. Familiarizing students with their buttonology would lead to more sales down the line.

Is there any timeframe for when this update might come out? Instrument Rating - Airplane ACS draft

Speaking of GPS interference, the eastern seaboard will be seeing a couple GPS interference tests over the next several weeks. Fort Bragg, NC - https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2023/Apr/FTBRNC_23-27_GPS_Flight_Advisory_(Revision_1).pdf Patuxent River, MD -...

I had a receive problem on my COM. Mostly worked, sometimes got static, other times no indication I was missing calls. Avionics shop tracked it down to the hole for the COM jack was a bit too big and the nylon washer wasn't always able to keep the jack from touching the metal panel.

Am unfamiliar, what does a "cooperate to graduate" situation mean?

My VFR experience has been the southwest area of PA can been problematic with lower clouds coupled with higher terrain. Sometimes not enough space to fly between them.

One of the planes I used to rent would slowly pull the throttle handle in to the firewall. Without constant monitoring, the engine would work itself to full throttle. Don't know if that's something it always did or a problem that developed over time. But I can't imagine getting out of the...

Try some local parts suppliers as well. Got lucky a couple months ago that way. Just had to fly into a small field with short runway, but it was worth it.

Ok, an update. So after leaving it overnight in a heated hangar, we pulled it out into 40 degree weather and it started right up with no problems. FBO thinks my problems were just due to not preheating when the temps had been below freezing overnight. Thank you to everyone posting about their...

I'm in the mid-atlantic region, think VA, MD, WV. Flying a VANS RV-9A with Lycoming O-320 and an Enersys Odyssey Extreme battery, which should be an AGM according to their docs. Oil is Philips XC 20W50. I did not build the plane and don't have a mechanical background ... but I am teachable...

The long days and generally good weather during the summer months made it easy for me to fly a couple times per week. My biggest worry about the plane being parked on the ramp was making sure to clean the bird poop off. Well with winter temps dropping below freezing at night, much shorter...