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I ran a couple of Spots a long time ago. When I put ADSB in the plane I didn’t see the need any more. I was also tired of their yearly price increases. I’ve added a PLB just to let them know if it’s rescue or recovery.

Your 300XL is a IFR GPS. Keep what you have and get your ticket. Then once you know what you don’t know now, do the upgrade, if you keep the plane.

+1 for the Cessna Pilots Society. Good sane forum, lot of knowledge.

Is this a new setup or has it been this way for years and the breaker just started tripping? If this was working before, get an amp meter and check the load vs the breaker rating. If the load is less than the breaker rating the breaker may need replacing, they sometimes they can go bad. If the...

I’ve used their free level for over a year as backup to my own domain at fat cow. Proton works well, no issues.

If you run an iPhone or iPad there’s an app called iHP48 that emulates the old HP48. I have an HP50 something or other and it’s a pos. I like the fact it’s there on my phone when I need it.

“Think long and hard about this. .” Avidane $225/year for nav and obs. Just the $3K Garmin install would take over a decade to recoup. Plus it’s a backup, you don’t even need a subscription. I’ll stick with the 430W for now with a used 440 as a quick, cheap solution when I can’t get the...

I’m looking at adding a GTN, I’ll keep the 430W. When it dies I’ll slide in a IFD440. The 275 is a vfr only gps.

Done all the time. Passenger hires a pilot and then a plane from someone else and off they go. Plane and pilot separate payments and both are commercial operations.

My CFII and I have this clever but devastating game going. I’m using their account for a course and keep getting asked one of their secret questions. Monday I text saying sorry to bother you yet again, but what’s the answer to, What year did you abandon your dreams?

uAvionix support clarified the issue. My question to uAvionix: My plane’s transponder is out of its 24 month check. I am not flying in any airspace that requires a transponder or adsb. Per the regulations I can’t turn the transponder on (91.413). Also per the regulations I have to turn on the...

91.215 transponder only required A, B, C, airspace, and in mode C vail. 91.413 may not use transponder unless within proceeding 24 months has been tested and inspected bla bla bla. ADSB 91.225 where required much like a mode C transponder plus over 10,000 ft. 91.225 f “must operate the...

Plane is overdue for pitot static check. Leave transponder off, stay out of the mode C vail etc. Turn Tailbeacon on but it won’t work without transponder. Legal to fly anywhere a transponder/ADSB is NOT required. Or turn off Tailbeacon and placard inop. Going to go make popcorn now.

The Zeftronics generator regulator is PMA for the Cessna generators. They are great. As Ron said they have a very good troubleshooting guide.

If you aren’t flying actual you’re not learning the transitions. Nothing like breaking out 50’ above mins or going IMC at 100’. It’s a lot easier and safer with a CFII in the right seat. My CFII has no problem giving me the experience's I need.

Someone once told me the delta should be 50 mph or more if speed is an issue. That was easy moving up from the 120.

Plane had a AI and DG as well as a T&B. Not poorly equipped if everything was working. Not mentioned in the report, the instrument lights working would help. The report doesn’t mention the last pitot static check and whether or not it was vfr/ifr. The report mentions the specific 2198 rpm the...

Both What’s to say something is good or bad without some sort of limit? Cessna service manual says to “static balance the tire wheel assembly”. Without some sort of specification what’s to prevent me from putting the assembly on the machine and taking it off and calling it balanced? Yes I...

Anyone have a source for tolerances? Used ISO 1940 G40 for balancing. It comes out to a little less than an oz in for an 11lb tire wheel assembly @ 120 MPH. Can’t find any spec for runout.

Anyone can learn to fly with a good instructor, unfortunately they are few and far between.