Recent content by Eric Brunelle

commercial maneuvers are more about understanding performance and using ground references. No doubt that they make you a better and more precise pilot.

PPL - $150 in 1990 Instrument - $250 in 2000 CPL - $800 in 2022 CFI - $1250 in 2024

I failed the Ishihara (color dots), the “black box” (at the FISDO) and one other test at the FISDO - I forget what it consisted of. I passed the light gun signals - the lamest of all tests, IMO. I had the night and signal light restrictions on my certificate for about 10 years until I passed the...

Even Meridians have only one door - in the club seating section.

I don’t know how prices will come down - the supply of affordable planes keeps getting smaller and the cost of new planes is prohibitive for most of us.

I have trouble with all red, green, yellow, amber lights. On the road, I need to be close to tell the difference. Blinking yellow and blinking red are tough until I get close. Also, I have good days and bad days - doesn’t make sense to me. I stay away from night flight to uncontrolled airports...

No need for marker beacons. I had the PMA8000G installed a year ago, and mistakenly ordered the one with marker beacons. Still trying to find an approach that uses them around here (BOS). I found one up in NH, but notam said it was inop. The three colored lights make my panel look more complex...

Your AI should not read level in flight. There is always some pitch up, unless you’re descending. You are only fooling yourself when you set the AI to “level flight attitude”. Also - leveling screws, etc at for maintenance - weighing the aircraft etc.

… like this since new (factory rebuild, 350 hours now). Installed all new baffles when replacing engine. Insight G-4 monitor. Runs great, low oil consumption, low oil temperatures. Wish it were lower, but no luck figuring it out. Looks like a common issue with Cherokees and O360’s

Same here - high #3. 400-420 during climb until I get to cruise climb, then under 400. O360 Archer

Gonna try that

Do you have a Garmin audio panel? I don’t get audio alerts either - I don’t have a Garmin audio panel. I wonder if that has anything to do with.

Shout

Like anything, it’s only worth what someone will pay. I think many of the abandoned planes we see are the result of sellers being too stubborn to understand this. Put it on the market, give it some time to gauge interest, sell it for what you can get and move on.

I had my A/P do the pre buy. When I had a good idea of condition, we renegotiated the price and I turned it into an annual inspection, since it was due in another month or so.