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Thanks for the link Frank.. it all makes sense now.

So I'm sitting in the front seat of this T6 and looking straight ahead. There is a bracketed small rectangular piece of plexiglass sitting on top of the panel. I was told it was a gunsight. How does it work? There is no crosshair or marked in anyway, it's just a plain piece of 3"x5" plexi...

Does the military use different air charts that ours? If so , what's the difference? Can you get them?

A buddy who just got his license asked me for advice for an entry plane. He's all torn up on going with a classic or a c150. His other buddy keeps on pushing him toward the c150 because he said that they're a lot easier to fly,safer, and more modern stuff (nav lights/vor/etc). I told him to...

Not as much as an IFR legality issue as just being able to slap the whole stack in without the risk of failling a friendly ramp check. Sporty's lists the Garmin panel avionics as "experimental aircraft only" :dunno:

Is it illegal to panel-mount a 496 into a certified aircraft? (http://www.flyeca.com/eca/page.aspx?id=34) :confused:

How about some road reflectors... http://www.allproducts.com/traffic/baolihfa/03-road-marker-blf551.html :dunno:

sorry to hear,Arnold. I hope you do rebuild soon.

Thanks all. The 12 seems like a pretty good bargain compared to the supercub. Arnold: thanks for the link. Is the flap mod expensive to do?

Is there any "real world" functional advantage between the Pa-12 vs a Supercub?

I've never visited the factory but given the friendliness and how enthusiastic the whole legend crew is about their fantastic plane, they will probably fight among themselves to give you a demo ride....:yes: :D

He walked away. I'm glad for him.

Bob, This is in Virginia Beach,VA. A friend's neighbor. He doesn't mind because it is just once in a great while. I was surprised because the landing area is very small and tall trees are all around except for just one end (like a horseshoe). Not a lot of room for error.

Thanks Ron!

Can you land a chopper in a residential area? Any requirements (besides not presenting danger to other people/property?)? Does it have to be a designated or approved zone?:dunno: