Recent content by Mark B Schick

Hello Phil, a couple questions. Where would you be flying in from? How do you handle the ground school and testing part of the rating. Would you be administering the oral and practical check ride? Thanks, MBS C182P based at KARB

Thank you for the information. It appears that the Garmin databases are cheaper than going through Jeppesen. An annual subscription for just the Eastern US from Jeppesen is $368. Unfortunately I have the Jeppesen dongle. Would you guys agree that using Garmin is the way to go, so purchase the...

Hello group, I have a Garmin 530W and would like to update my database. I tried over the winter but ran into a problem determining the serial number for my unit. All progress stopped. I would also like to know if most people do a subscription of just update as needed. I'm currently not...

Great looking panel. Pure art!

Thanks Tom for the detailed reply. Very helpful. I can also avoid buying the templates from McFarlane now that I know the size they should be. I will plan to buy the rivet set from McFarlane and just four screws as indicated above.

I plan on using the McFarlane rails and thanks to this forum, we have a solid plan on how they should be installed correctly.

Thanks JAWS. Very helpful additional detail!

Thank you, very helpful information.

I agree rivets are best and thanks to this forum I now know that you have to use both to accomplish the job properly.

Thank you. The interesting part is that McFarlane said 90% of their orders are for screws.

Thank you! Very helpful.

Trying to decide between using McFarlane rivets or screws for seat rail replacement. Thanks for the input.

Switchbox Controls if offering a limited deal to upgrade 2G control boxes to 4G for $200. I have a 3G now and would prefer to wait for 5G if it's even a possibility. Just curious what others have done. Thanks

That is no ordinary 911! '95 Turbo? Absolutely gorgeous car and an iconic picture. Do you mind if I turn the picture of your car into wallpaper in my hangar!

I used to just get in the airplane and fly. Never overly concerned about anything. I've had a few gotcha moments that turned out OK. After that I decided to become more deliberate about everything involved with flying the airplane. I'm also reading The Skylane Pilot's Companion (that I...