Recent content by WannFly

dont get into moisture. thats about it. in upper midwest icing airmet is pretty much from Oct to May. if you stay VFR and avoid any visible moisture, doesnt matter where the icing level is - little over simplification. avoid freezing rain etc obviously.

negative, but it was pretty close :p

yupp, the new buyer is extremely happy with the panel and the overall set up. unfortunately, the plane will seat on a ramp in FL, so that sucks until he finds a hangar. I enlisted a broker, the same guy i used to buy the plane in the first place. so it came back to a full circle...

yeah i didnt see if coming either lol. I will be building, but I will go with builder assistance to ensure 8 years down the road I am not at 95%

yeah man those were some awesome memories. unfortunately, none of my folks are around anymore, but I will never forget the smile on the face and the pride they felt sitting in the copilot seat and seeing the world in a complete different perspective with their son as the PIC. I was fortunate to...

negative brother.. i need my fix

not buying right now.. its a sellers market. will get over to the dark side (exp) in a few years

I am the fat one lol. the other gentleman is the new owner

not sure. I kinda miss her already. the day I bought it, i was flying over cascades and wondering if i did the right thing... after all these hours, I am pretty sure that was the right decision at that time and I am glad I had bought her. I will let you know in next few years if this was the...

several reasons culminated to this decision, the biggest ones being: Not getting as much time to fly to justify ownership Market is insane lol my plan is to get into the exp world (RV-10) in next 3-4 years, for now I will be looking for a club to join. renting isnt my thing. I was planning...

Today I sold my beloved Archer. I never thought the day would come so early, but here we are. She is being flown right now to her new home in FL. 500 hours of memories to ponder upon...

guessing OP is the pilots ex lol

yupp. if you are spending the money, put in the 3rd servo for pitch trim. there wasnt a YD option when mine was put in.

there is no 4rth servo option for Archer, at least there wasnt when mine was put in in 2020

I have been on this receiving end too. have about 10 hours of actual where i asked the CFI to fly with me because i want that experience. I dont see why this is a problem