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I was quoted 25-30 hours for the basic inspection. With no communication in the meantime, they're invoicing me for 45. 10 hours are listed for...
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I get a lot of pilots contacting me (well, maybe not "a lot" but it's into double digits) asking for advice about undertaking adventurous flights...
Bit of a fancy title really, but this morning I woke up to a $250 charge on my credit card from an online retailer that I hadn't authorised. I...
Seen at Reno Air Races, 2014 [img]
A recent flight in the C182 took me from Colombo, Sri Lanka to Surat Thani, Thailand, about 1,200nm. Most of this was over empty sea, and there...
Yesterday, landing at Bahrain International, I hit the big 800! Not hours, obviously, but airports landed at so far in my flying career. A quick...
Whenever I clean, gap and rotate my plugs in the US my A&P uses new copper gaskets when we put the plugs back in. When I did a spark plug service...
Finally, the big day arrived. Today I set off from KPJC (Zelienople PA), via CYTZ (Toronto, Canada), and have made it as far as CYMT (Chibougamau,...
The mission; 5,250nm non-stop. Average speed has to be at least 140 knots, but the faster the better. Single occupant, no luggage (apart from some...
Interested in feedback on my plans, including placement of items on person vs in ditching bag. I've put this together through a lot of online...
I'm creating a bespoke ditching checklist for my aircraft - just in case. Below is what I have so far. I'd welcome comments and suggestions! It...
The Aerobat has doors that can be jettisoned by pulling a pin that disengages the hinges. Could this idea be fitted to a C182? Anyone ever heard...
I have now gotten around to writing up the 16.5 hour flight, as well as the supporting flights around it, with maps and pictures. It's on my new...
I'm planning to fly through PQI tomorrow morning, where I shall be filling up my ferry tank for the first time ever, and then head on down to...
Next week I'm planning to fly from Pittsburgh to Houston, need to be in Houston on the morning of the 17th. So, I'll probably depart on the 15th...
I'm selling my Garmin Aera 550 touch-screen portable GPS, and the associated dual-band GDL-39 ADS-B receiver. They come with a yoke mount that has...
Looking for a 540 and tray.
I'm looking at swapping my 440 for a 540. Would plan to do this in the next few weeks and sell the 440 effectively like new as I've had it less...
I'm looking at the best way to protect the 182 when it's parked up in more unusual locations. So far, I have bought a throttle lock:...
