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We’re going to Scotland and Germany this summer. Plan is to fly from SAT to EDI, then about a week later go EDI-MUC, then about a week later MUC-SAT. I usually book directly off the airline website, but multi-city fares like this tend to be more costly than convenient. Anybody got tips for...

The economics and practicality of this clean sheet design don’t make sense to me. https://radia.com/windrunner

Textron has confirmed it is not currently taking orders for new Beech Bonanzas but it won’t say why it has stopped or when it might resume accepting them https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/textron-pauses-orders-for-bonanzas-barons/

We’ve been chasing a tiny oil leak for a little over a year and about 400 hours or so, and replaced the oil return lines last week. Post maintenance check flight didn’t turn up anything new, good or bad. Still a tiny leak somewhere. By tiny, I mean we’ve been loosing well less than a quart every...

Anybody have one of these? I may be partnering in a plane with a 430W and GMX200. I’m assuming it’s part of the stuff G got from Apollo and I’ve used an MX20 before, but it’s been so long I don’t remember much about it.

I was listening to @write-stuff’s latest IFR mock oral and one of the debrief comments caused me pause. The DPE hit the hammer on lost comms procedures and it made me think about the failure. Let’s assume you have a Comm/Nav 1 and Comm/Nav 2 and you’ve been cleared to the final destination...

Today I flew a plane with dual Dynon certified HDX displays and a GTN750 and two analog GI-10x CDIs, one with lateral and vertical guidance, the other lateral only. Relatively pleased with the Dynon, but there was a weird behavior that I want to see if anyone can help shed some light on. The...

Curious if anyone has considered the EcoFlow WAVE 2 portable AC as an alternative to the ice chest ACs. The biggest drawback I see is drainage and routing the ducting, but I guess each of those concerns could be overcome; the unit has an internal drain tank with pump and a lead that could send...

Football bat https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/102629/pdf

Has anyone used the Garmin G1000 PC trainer? I bought the USB stick but there doesn’t seem to be an actual install file on the stick. The folder labelled manual does, in fact, contain a pdf, but I cannot get it (the pdf) o open either. If it matters, this is a Win11 machine and the USB from...

When you’re a billionaire and get upset at JLR for dropping the bolt together Defender and decide to resurrect it. https://ineosgrenadier.com/en/us/ I’m putting a deposit down.

A little too rich for my blood.

Somethings just should not be tried.

Headed to the Norfolk/Oceana/Va Beach area tomorrow for family business. We’re not heading west across the bay bridge tunnel, but everywhere else is fair game. Except Captain George’s. No buffets. Any recommendations for food & beverage on the economy? Unfortunately, we don’t have time to...

Basicmed flyer who may go back to an FAA I or II medical next year. History of basal cell carcinoma and melanoma, both previously reported, no change when I flew under an FAA Class III medical. Dermatologist recommended efudex topical as a field treatment for pre-cancerous cells in lieu of...

Builders build and flyers buy, I get that. I enjoy learning and tend towards doing it right the first time vs doing it twice. That makes me wonder if I’ll actually enjoy learning during the build process. For you builders out there, what did you enjoy along the way. Not the initial...

Regional airline petitioning FAA to allow their training program to produce R-ATPs. https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/republic-airlines-seeks-exemption-from-1500h-pilot-rule-to-alleviate-shortage/148574.article

I fly on BasicMed and don’t maintain an FAA Class I-III medical. I recently had 3x wisdom teeth removed by an oral-maxillofacial surgeon who, by law, is also a dentist. My dentist referred me to the OMFS. The OMFS is a cash only provider and I did not file for insurance reimbursement. The...

Hat tip to @Ted for letting me borrow his signature expression. My daily trainer is a trusty Giant CFR Expert road bike. Butted carbon frame with carbon forks, Full Shimano 105 group set, so part have *mostly* been available to keep it rolling. It is a relic, highly reliable, and Giant...

Our partnership put 316hrs on the plane last year and 200hrs the year before that. Last year, one of our members who’s a long-time A&P decided to get his IA back so we started doing 100-hr inspections to help him out as well as try to catch things in-between annuals with as much flying as we’re...