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  1. Flavius Renatus

    Economical x-country bird.

    A Comanche 250 with Tip Tanks would be perfect for this. With tips you have 86 gallons usable, 145-150 kts (10K ft 65% HP), burning 13-14 (100* ROP) gal an hour a solid 5.5 - 6.0 hrs with 45 min reserve. Full fuel useful load on mine is 660 lbs. Depending on wind and where you are starting...
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    GTN VNAV Option Not Present

    Following as I have a GTN 650 and do not have the VNAV option either.
  3. Flavius Renatus

    Retirement: inside or outside the USA?

    Lol that’s funny, my wife is from San Sebastián and we go there pretty much every summer. This is our retirement destination as well, or at least winters. Love the area and food.
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    MOS Graphics Discontinued

    Thanks George. It is rather clunky but that could be cause its new. :-) Flav
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    Best Cruiser motorcycle on a budget?

    Just bought a brand new Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 for $5,900. 3 yr unlimited mileage warranty. A lot of fun and simple. https://www.royalenfield.com/
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    MAV-MOS Graphical Forecast

    Yes, I saw the other threads and skimmed through them, but I did not see where someone posted a link that we could complain to NOAA. Flav
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    MAV-MOS Graphical Forecast

    Thanks For Windy.com, I will try it out.
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    MAV-MOS Graphical Forecast

    Morning Everyone, As I am sure you are all aware NOAA discontinued this product before it’s replacement was available. I think this was a mistake, as it was a tool that allowed us to look out 3 days and, for me anyway, extended the go/no-go decision making process out long enough to make...
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    S-TEC 3100 Digital Autopilot coming to the PA-24 Series

    My order is in and money sent to Avionics Place. :-)
  10. Flavius Renatus

    What "gender" is your airplane?

    All Ships are Female. Why? Don't know. I have 2 guess's: 1. Most Sailors and Pilots are men, most of us are straight and have no interest getting into a dude. :-) 2. Since both groups are trusting their lives to machines, you hope whatever soul the machine as acquired over the years has...
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    7 years a lurker (sorta), time for an intro

    Lol, I thought I was a pretty good lurker....I think you got me way beat.
  12. Flavius Renatus

    Rough as a cob

    Isn’t Spring Fun?
  13. Flavius Renatus

    More Piper Comanche questions!

    No Problem. The tips are from a company called JL Osborne. https://www.jlosborne.com/piper.htm They are the best speed mod available for the Comanche. You get extra load and an extra 2 hrs of fuel....if you butt can handle it. :-)
  14. Flavius Renatus

    More Piper Comanche questions!

    Here is a link a video on my YouTube Channel. That covers some of the information you are looking for. I will say I am very happy with my 250 w/tips. Flav
  15. Flavius Renatus

    Cross Country Weather iPad App?

    I second WeatherSpork. It will not give you 10 days out, but it does do 3 days. For longer term I suggest you run the model yourself. http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/model-guidance-model-parameter.php?group=Model%20Guidance&model=GFS&area=NAMER&ps=area
  16. Flavius Renatus

    G5 failure anyone? I just did

    Thanks for letting us know. Flav
  17. Flavius Renatus

    G5 failure anyone? I just did

    Please do report back. Interested to hear what they say. I have a dual G5 set up in my Comanche and no back up other then the IPAD.
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    Need strategic Aviation Weather? Consult the Spork

    Can I get a promotional code? :-)
  19. Flavius Renatus

    Loss of Control in Flight - Rich Stowell and Patty Wagstaff

    Mmm...what’s the big deal? So she knocked back a few at Oshkosh a while ago. Who really cares?
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