Recent content by Jeff Oslick

For 20 years, we've only used Michelin tubes and we only need to add some air occasionally. If it works, don't fix it.

That isn't the cost to do the overhaul, that is what the value of a fresh overhaul is to the next buyer. If I was buying, I wouldn't pay anywhere near the cost of a recently done overhaul, since the quality of the overhaul can vary greatly. Depending on what was specifically done, and by who...

God forbid they do something helpful with the >$100M in net assets, including $73 million in "Alternative Investments" that are not publically traded, which includes $23M in Central American and Caribbean assets. (Source: 990 form from 2022, the numbers are likely significantly higher by now.)...

We have Pponk and it has no problems getting over 12,000'+. I've had it to 14,500 without thinking much about it. I can lean it to about 9 gph and 135 KTAS at that altitude. I've flown it out of 7,000' mountain airports (Big Bear, Mammoth Lakes) while still getting 700 fpm+ climb reasonably well...

It is not unusual for noise abatement procedures to include "on takeoff from runway X, no turns before (Y, landmark) or reaching (800, 1000) feet. Often there are requests to not extend patterns over schools or specific clusters of housing. I suggest you need to have an airport user's meeting to...

FYI, ETBE is regulated by the California Water Resources Board as well, as it is a concern in groundwater used for drinking water. Any fueling system with underground storage or piping with ETBE might be an issue.

I'm figuring there is a very good chance our SL-30 will outlast every other piece of avionics in our plane.

I have a few good friends who are CFIs. First one who tells me it's time to hang it up, I'm going to follow their advice. The problem with hazardous attitudes is the one with the hazardous attitude will be the last to admit it.

When I was first shopping for a 182, 20 years ago, one of the ones I saw advertised was apparently a data plate rebuild. The same S/N, but different N-number had been rolled up in a ball on the side of a mountain several years prior (even found a pic of the accident scene). From what I saw, I'm...

Note that in addition to ASRS, if you encounter a situation that is unsafe, for whatever reason, you can report it to the FAA via their hotline: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/aae/programs_services/faa_hotlines Note that anonymity isn't quite the same as ASRS, but if...

My bad, it is a -U. I don't know why I put -S.

It really depends on what your need is. If you aren't trying to routinely fly out of high DA airports at MGTOW, a Pponk can be the right answer for a much lower cost and service complexity. I can climb at 700 fpm at 9,000' DA with full fuel (75 gal) and 2 passengers with some bags. I can add...

We have a Pponk on ours for the past 1,400 hrs. Very happy with it. 2-blade McCauley and it climbs very well, and it performs well at high DAs. Regularly cruise in the 7-8,000' range at 65%, 10.5 gph and 135 KTAS. Ours was built by Steve Knopp's shop. We'd likely go with Corona Engines when it...

I have SCE's TOU-D-Prime, but I have solar with a battery under California's NEM 2.0, so I get paid retail for pushing extra electrons to the grid during off peak, and run as much as I can of the house off the solar and battery during peak. What sucks is can't add more panels at this point...