Recent content by plongson

SOLD...

Selling my headset...something that just didn't work out. DC 1-X absolutely perfect condition and just like NEW. No more than a few hours on them, no box but the storage bag and paper owners manual. $700.00 and you pay shipping to your zip...like I said, essentially unused. Paypal or Venmo...

Thanks for all the input! It look like a much wider issue than just my crappy landing!

Wow Dana!! Great information! Something caught my eye...it says sticky or gummy surface on the shaft... Ya know how mil-h-5606 hydraulic fluid gets sticky and gummy when exposed to the air...What if there WAS a slight/minor leak and the shaft got gummy. The fast/rapid motion of the strut shaft...

1.) Strut shaft is absolutely clean and smooth, upon CLOSE inspection, it is slick as a whistle including VERY little longitudinal wear lines as might be expected on a shaft. 2.) No oil leaks prior to the failure My thought is the O-ring "rolled"...somehow in the groove upon landing tearing it...

Interesting post-mortem... Right main strut, Cherokee PA-28 160...not a perfect landing but not hard either. As soon as it was on the ground and all the weight shifted to the gear, it collapsed and the plane tried to make a HARD right turn. I was training and my instructor instinctively...

GREA information!!! THANKS for spending the time to post! Paul

Thanks for the replies but holy cow Garmin...can't we just get import/export for Garmin Pilot???

I've looked and really cannot find a solid answer... Is there a way to build waypoints and routes on the PC and import them into Garmin Pilot? Every app and program in the free world has a way to interface and share data...even tight a$$ Google Earth and Maps can import and export data. Is...

Speaking of the F-104...This is a link to Joe Jordan a test pilot and the father of a VERY good friend of mine. Worth the read and watch the little video at the very end of the page. These guys were AMAZING...My buddy has tons of stories from his dad and his exploits. I wish I could have...

We just bought and installed 2 garmin radios and a com panel but didn't see anything about a discount for GP. Oh well, it expires tomorrow, guess I'll just ren. Thanks!

How do you get a promo code for a discount on GP...or is it just a corporate snipe hunt...

PA-28 Cherokee 160

That trip was like glass...but cold (20°f). Our plan was to leave KCDC, spiral up to 11,500 and go east over the mountains...it took like 28 minutes but it was very smooth. We'd been better to just cut south then head east...next time, lol. It was great fun, and the fellow running Cal-Black...

What an amazing place...Boated on Powell for years but this was my first flyover, beyond rugged! Landed at Cal-Black (U96) for fuel and headed back home (KCDC).