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    April solar eclipse

    I see they are charging $100 just to come in for the day to park... I guess its a supply and demand thing. Seems a little steep to me though
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    Trio Autopilot in Cessna 172

    Review and report: The autopilot works pretty well straight away. At first it had some significant 'hunting' which was quickly remedied by some in-flight adjustment to the gains. The autopilot works as advertised. The 'buttonology' takes some getting used to so study the manuals before going...
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    Trio Autopilot in Cessna 172

    We just finished it Friday. I had a bunch of other work done while it was in there. I'll report back once we get some decent weather and I can try it out.
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    How Many Planes Do You Have

    1.5 A 172 and 1/2 partnership of a J-3 Cub. I get by pretty inexpensively for multiple aircraft
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    Trio Autopilot in Cessna 172

    My avionics guy started installing my Trio autopilot in the 172L this week. Servos went in quickly and easily. He's working on installing the control head but I told him to 'clean up' old wiring behind the panel while he's in there....didn't realize what a rats nest that was going to be....I...
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    Age 75+ Insurance

    Plane insurance, life insurance, home insurance, health insurance, car insurance, pet insurance, fire insurance, flood insurance…..blah blah blah. I think we Americans (I am guilty) are grossly over insured. If I had all my premiums back I’d be a rich man and be able to easily cover all the...
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    Daily Pic

    Just pushed back into the hangar from a nice new year's eve flight. This is my happy place.
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    Daily Pic

    8000 MSL in my 172 over Indiana
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    How much do you spend monthly/annually on flying

    I purposely don't keep track. If I really knew the cost I'd probably not fly (or at least not enjoy it as much).
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    $25,000 annual!

    the problem here is the color of the machine. I see the correct color machine in the background....
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    Used s-tec 20/30 install in a 172

    Looking for opinions on a cost effective autopilot for my 172. I'm about 3/4 of the way through my instrument training, should be done in about a month. Having done all my training without an autopilot, I can see where a simple wing leveler would really be a help while multi-tasking and also...
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    Overnight Parking?

    I would say that if you can comfortably afford to own, maintain, & fly a 421, hangaring and other FBO fees would be relatively inconsequential in comparison to other operational costs. I would think that most class deltas would be able to hangar and service that class of airplane
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    Lake Michigan - Would you cross it in a single?

    I completely agree that hypothermia is the main risk. My point is just that I think a life raft could prove to be difficult to deploy. If it were an option, I'd have both. If I was going to choose between the 2, I'd take a vest. I think it boils down to time of year and water temperate. In...
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    Fuel at $10, how much will you fly?

    I recently acquired a 4 gph Piper Cub, That will stretch the flying budget further this year.
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    Lake Michigan - Would you cross it in a single?

    Couple of thoughts on this: 1.) I think wearing an inflatable vest is a much better plan than a raft. Once you hit the water (and possibly flip), getting that raft out of the plane and inflated could prove to be very difficult. Not saying it is impossible, just saying that the logistics of...
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