Recent content by Jim Wilkins

When I was having TIT gauge issues Dan at Lasar * (800) 954-5619 * told me he could get most of my original gauges repaired if necessary. in my case it was just the probe, which he had in stock. Jim

The last one I saw sold at auction went for $250. If you NEED one it's worth a lot more; it's a matter of finding someone who needs one and doesn't have one yet. This could be used on any plane with brace, flying, or landing wires whose specifications fall within the gauge limits. The gauge...

Somewhere around $350 - $400 is probably typical sales price for a working good condition set. The $500 ones have to be pretty pristine, and I'd want to know the seller and try the headset before plopping down a premium price for a used set.. The issue is probably not degradation of the...

I replaced my Ni Cad pack with a Ni MH a few years go and it seems to be charging and holding a charge OK. I use it to check ATIS and call the FBO on arrival to make sure it is working OK. However, I also keep my handheld's AA pack in the flight bag with Lithium primary (non rechargeable)...

When back East I belonged to the Williamson Flying Club in Upstate NY (KSDC) and very rarely had any scheduling issues; there always seemed to be an 'orphan' plane that didn't fly very much. During my primary training it was C150 with a STOL kit, later a Warrior, and even later a Cherokee 235...

It is courteous so that the controller is not trying to call you after you have changed to another frequency. We have all heard controllers trying to reach someone who is not responding; they are actually handing VFR flight following as a courtesy to us AS WORKLOAD PERMITS. It's the same reason...

It is a terrific idea to use FF to get used to working with ATC while you are getting your IR. I'd recommend you get FF on every flight for the whole flight. You'll want to get so comfortable working with ATC that it will be just second nature. Eventually you won't have to TRY to listen; when...

Good professional call on taking the time and effort to follow through on this; the owner is really lucky that you found this and followed up, rather than someone saying "Huh, wrong color,but no water" and continuing on....

I arrived at GATTS (gatts.org) in KS with my written passed and almost all the experience requirements done. 7 tiring but exciting days later I had my IR. A couple weeks later my instructor friend back home flew with me to 'prove' I couldn't REALLY be competent or safe with a one week program...

Back to White Out in logbooks: In lab note books for research project sit was always absolutely forbidden to erase or cover up any notations. However, if you had to make a correction, you could line through the 'bad' entry, make a correction, sign and date the correction. why not just do the...