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My company provides a work truck for me. I previously had a 2014 F150 with the 3.5. Ran it to 180K before they gave me a 2020 Silverado with the 5.3. The only maintenance the F150 had was regular oil changes, a single set of tires, and spark plugs at 150K. The Silverado has 70K on it now and no...

I soloed at 19.7 hrs and finished at 55.0. I did not fly more than twice a week. I didn’t get to do any landing until 5.9 hrs. The beginning of my training was focused on flying straight, keeping airspeed, doing stalls, etc.

Bought my plane with 700 hrs on slicks. I quickly had some issues and IRANing them fixed the issue. I wouldn’t wait longer than 500 hrs in the future.

I’ll bite. I own a Piper Archer. I wanted to know exactly the same thing, not because I couldn’t afford it, but because I wanted to go in eyes wide open. I do my own oil changes, do owner assisted annuals, live in an area where hangars are around $200 a month, and insurance has averaged $800 a...

Mine is $0 on 80K hull. I’ve never asked about raising the deductible. I probably should, since it would take a pretty big expense for me not to just pay out of pocket.

My copilot side window was cracked only about an inch down for several years. Then this month I leaned against it and the crack is now 7-8 inches in length. I need to replace it. My mechanic is old school and very good. He likes doing the maintenance but has the owner purchase all parts. So, I...

This is exactly what happened. I sprayed some soapy water on the valve and had some really slow bubbling. I picked up a schrader valve tool from Napa, and I was able to snug it up (about 1/3 of a turn) without overdoing it. Sprayed more soapy water and didn’t have any bubbles. I am learning...

Good advice. I’ll make sure to not reuse it.

I don’t disagree with the rebuild. I have never added any N since I bought it except for this last annual in November when we added the Granville. Worth a shot for an easy fix. Didn’t work so a rebuild is needed. I just wanted to share an inexpensive way to expand the oleo to get it to...

Ironic that I would post right after posting about a maintenance issue, but I have not had any (knock on wood) issues with dispatch on long trips. However, I know my alternator needs looked at soon. I attribute this to two things: 1. When I bought the place 6 years ago I started my instrument...

The one I bought says it is rated to 300 PSI. The guage went to 400. I didn’t have anyone to lift the wing, so I would pump up to 290 and then go lift the wing. It might go up 1/4 inch and then repeat because the guage was back down to 220. It would have been much easier with someone there. It...

I went to the hangar yesterday for a quick flight since the weather is getting nicer. Wouldn’t ya know one of my main pleas was flat on the Archer. I have no good maintenance on field, so I was searching for options to air it up. There was no 5606 leaking, so I knew it had to be low on Nitrogen...

As a person with a geothermal system that tries to always maintain a constant temperature, I feel your pain. The thermostat should have a setting in this, but most likely you will have to dig in the book. You are looking for the differential setting. It is probably set to 0.5 degrees. If you up...

I used signature this summer when I went to see the mouse. I always used KJC every other time. Can’t say enough good things about the experience. Ramp fee waved with fuel. $25 a night to park. I was discounted .50 a gallon on 100LL. Enterprise was connected to Signature if you need a rental...

On a missed approach, I dropped a pen once in IMC and looked down. That was all that it took. I always carry a spare in my pocket for that reason.

I am kind of the opposite. I like to know the details, but not to change them often. For example, my costs are right $500 an hour this year; however, there have been no maintenance issues. I had my first child and only flew 12 hours this year. I am more concerned that I will cause more...

I had it. 9 month old brought it home from Daycare. She coughed twice and was over it. Wife had muscle aches and headache. I had sinus infection symptoms and extreme fatigue. For myself, I would classify my symptoms as worse than a normal cold, but not as bad as a severe flu.

Thank you for al of the replies. I am not certain if I am going to do it, but it did get me thinking. My eyes are like a -4.75, so I can’t really see anything more than 2 ft from my face. It would be nice to wake up and be able to see. I do get seasonal allergies, and the pollen that gets stuck...

My brother had LASIK a few weeks ago and is enjoying seeing clearly without contacts. This has me thinking about it a little bit. I am currently on Basic Med, so just wondered what I would need to do after the procedure. Also, they gave him 2 Ambien to sleep after the procedure to give the eye...

My throttle quadrant overlay is broken in the middle for my Piper Archer. I bought it from Wag Aero. It is the piece that just has two slots that says throttle open and closed on the left and mixture lean and rich on the right. I tried to upload a pic, but it says the file is too large. The one...