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    Electric fuel boost pump

    I had a belly drain fuel leak repaired which required the fuel tanks to be drained as there is no shut off between the tanks and the belly drains, where the leak was. After the repair, I found the electric boost pump sounding hushed and not providing a boost in pressure. This is odd to me...
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    Class C satellite airport example

    A satellite airport in class C is defined: 91.130 Operations in Class C airspace. (a) General. Unless otherwise authorized by ATC, each aircraft operation in Class C airspace must be conducted in compliance with this section and § 91.129. For the purpose of this section, the primary airport...
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    Combined Private pilot/instrument

    61.65(g) An applicant for a combined private pilot certificate with an instrument rating may satisfy the cross-country flight time requirements of this section by crediting... Anyone have any experience with this? Any pros and cons? Thanks!
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    IFR students building cross-country time

    Hello all, I've not been a fan of this idea that many aspiring IFR students are doing to build their 50 hours of required cross-country (PIC) time: 1. pair up 2. one flies under the hood and other is safety pilot 3. fly somewhere > 50nm. 4. switch roles on return trip. 5. both logs PIC cross...
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    Clearing fouled plugs

    I was at a CFI meeting yesterday where the topic of clearing fouled plugs came up. Seemed everyone there said the way to do it was to go to full power (mixture full rich) for about 4 seconds. Is that the way to do it? I've never tried it. Back in the 80s-90s, I was taught to lean at runup rpm...
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    What is a flight director?

    From reading another post, it was clear to me that many do not know what a flight director is which leads to confusion as to its benefit. I thought I'd give a stab at helping folks understand what it is and what it does. In the picture on the left, the airplane symbol is changed to a...
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    Best value audio panel?

    Hello all. I'm in the market for a new audio panel. What is considered the best value these days? And are there any that can connect to a cell phone (via bluetooth or otherwise) to allow a telephone conversation? Thanks in advance.
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