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    Piper Aztec vs Twin Commander

    Hi guys, Looking for real world experience operating both planes. I have flown aztecs and really like them. No experience with Twin Commanders yet. Maintenance, operating costs, ADs? Any input will be usefull. Thanks!
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    Are Charity flights covered under 135?

    Hi guys.. Somebody is telling me that you need a 135 certificate even if the passengers are not paying for a flight... The story goes like this. A group of doctors are going to be transported from point a to point b. They are going to do missionary work in a different country. The expenses...
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    NBAA Exemption 7897- Loopholing 135??

    Hi Guys, Looking for some info on NBAA exemption 7897. For those who dont know, it allows "Private Carriage" under part 91 without the need for a 135 certificate. Do any of you guys have experience doing this?:dunno:
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    High CHT on Cessna 172

    Hi guys, I know this topic is been around forever. But I want to check a few tricks and rule out some other issues. I just installed a new JPI 730 (BTW, very nice toy....) and Cylinder # 3 is reading 455 Deg :mad2::mad2: in full power climb. The plane is a 1974 C172 M O-320 1. Rest of the...
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    MoGas in Aztec with IO-540

    Guys, I have a friend who was doing some misionary work in Haiti and he told me that they were flying Piper Aztecs IO-540 engines with mogas. He asked the pilots about it and they told him that they have no availability of avgas and that the plane worked perfectly with 91 octane... Have...
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    For the Aztec drivers.... Starting hot engines

    Guys, Doing my multi training in the Aztruck..... Very honest and ruged bird..But I am having issues starting the engines when hot..... Any tricks from the Aztec guys? Thanks Charlie
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    Single Pilot Night IFR

    Single Pilot Night IFR-Spatial disorientation Guys, For the first time in my life I felt dissoriented. I was in night IMC and the feeling was not great. Probably was less than a minute but it felt like an eternity.... I was able to regain my senses and flew the airplane the right way after...
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    Radio Noise with LED Lights

    Hi guys, Just replaced my navigation lights with a Position/ Strobe/ Nav LED combo. The issue that I am having is noise from the strobes in my intercom. Can I fix it with a filter? I check grounds and they were fine. Any experience?
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    Corrosion X on recently painted plane

    Guys, Can you treat a recently painted plane with Corrosion X ? Any Experience? Thanks for the input.
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