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From AC 91-73A. Emphasis mine. 10. USE OF EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHTS TO MAKE AIRCRAFT MORE CONSPICUOUS. a. General. (1) Exterior aircraft lights may be used to make an aircraft operating on the airport surface more conspicuous. Pilots may use various combinations of exterior lights to convey...

I have full US Q-Service (the "quick update option"), full US Jeppview (and Mobile TC on the iPad, the Mobile Flight Deck sucks and is useless) and a NE US Standard subscription. As for paper, Q-Service (with electronic text) is the only way to go. You get 8 revisions that go into the...

I'm torn on this one. I had a lot of my time wasted in several interviews because I was afraid of bringing up the paycheck. Once I started asking about it, I was able to weed out jobs I wasn't interested in or willing to take really quick. I even had a few interviews that I politely excused...

If you want to fly in the weather (I'm assuming the malibu has the radar pod) including ice and in/around storms, fly the Malibu. It's fast enough that the boots will be effective enough to get you out of the ice. I don't know if I'd fly a piston ANYTHING in the flight levels, but 14k-17k...

Appendix A (c) (6) Lubrication not requiring disassembly other than removal of nonstructural items such as cover plates, cowlings, and fairings. That is considered preventive maintenance. Lubrication that doesn't require disassemble. Unless that disassemble is only removal of...

It's in the regulation. 23.1337(b) Fuel quantity indication. There must be a means to indicate to the flightcrew members the quantity of usable fuel in each tank during flight. An indicator calibrated in appropriate units and clearly marked to indicate those units must be used. ....

You mean to imply that "servicing" an aircraft is not, in fact, preventive maintenance if the item you are "servicing" is found in 43 Appendix A? So if Garmin (as an example) changed their GNS400/500-series supplements to show updating the database as "Servicing" the unit, then we could skip...

Source/reference?

A hobby is something I'll ask you about in the interview if I care enough that I think I may want to bring you on-board. I don't need to see it on the resume. Your resume (and attached cover letter) is 1 page (resume) and maybe 1/2 more (cover letter - please don't write me a book) to sell...

But isn't adding oil "lubrication" as in Appendix A of Part 43? Appendix A (c) (6) Lubrication not requiring disassembly other than removal of nonstructural items such as cover plates, cowlings, and fairings. So if you add a quart of oil, you should be logging it? I know we do for our...

This. I can always tell who did "interview prep" and who just did their homework and showed up prepared. The "interview prep" people tend to have canned answers to the tough questions. I don't mind an applicant saying "let me think about that a second" when I ask a question. I do mind when...

That's only partly accurate. 23.1337(b) states that the fuel quantity indicators installed must be calibrated in appropriate units and clearly marked to indicate those units. In addition, they must be calibrated to read "zero" in level flight when the fuel remaining quantity is equal to the...

I like where this is going.

Garrets are louder, so by definition they are "better".

Oh THAT is what you meant by "hot" wing. Then yes, I definitely agree! :cheerswine: