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    Last mile transportation

    I don't know if this has been posted yet, if so, my bad. It looks like the new Honda Motocompacto just might be an appealing last mile option when you don't have access to crew or rental cars. Reasonable price, compact folded form factor, 42#, 12 miles on a charge, and recharges in 3.5hrs...
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    Where old airline cookies go to die?

    Who knew? It’s ungodly sweet.
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    Ever a reason to activate WTF?

    Valid message entered here.
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    GI275 / KFC200 help

    OK, my partner has taken a couple of debug flights after the install, and all of the squawks are fixed except for this one. See video below. When climbing you can see the yoke oscillating, and even after he levels off and engages altitude hold, you can see the oscillation and even see the...
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    Dropped the Mooney off Saturday

    Replacing the AI and HSI with two Garmin GI275 Which will allow removal of the vacuum pump and system And all of the old King 55A slave compass system and wiring Replacing the KNS80 and KY197 with a Garmin GNC255A Not originally part of the plan, but we decided that "while we're in there" we'll...
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    Rant: Day 36 of annual

    We were hit with the McCauley prop governor AD, and it was shipped to Texas for inspection and overhaul if required. God help us...
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    Dr Lou?

    Last seen July 30, 2020. Anyone know if Lou is doing well?
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    Southeast POA lunch this Saturday, 1/23

    So far the weather looks pretty nice for the Southeast tomorrow, so I'm calling for a PoA lunch gather. Greenville downtown airport, KGMU Runway Café Noonish @eman1200 , if you have the SE PoA tag list, would you mind replying and tagging?' ****, that was supposed to be 1/23, how do we edit...
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    Best way to mount an iPad Pro 11 in the Mooney

    Not exactly avionics, but seems like a good place to ask. Any fellow Mooney pilots have a good recommendation on where to mount an iPad 11 in the cockpit? That is one of my goals this year is to come up with a good mounting scheme.
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    Vectors to the ILS controller question

    OK, twice now, at a local class C, I've gotten bad vectors when asking to fly vectors to final for an ILS practice approach. Both times I knew it was the same approach controller based on gender and voice. Scenario: They don't seem to be taking me far enough downwind before turning me on a base...
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    Foreflight looping radar OTS

    I notice the looping radar on Foreflight no longer worked, so I contacted the help desk and found out the NWS has discontinued that service. They say they are looking onto alternative products to provide this information. I looked on the NWS page itself, and yes, it seems as of 12/22/2020 the...
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    The hemispherical rule and altitude at pilots discretion

    Say Joe Pilot is flying somewhere, VFR on flight following at 4500 per the hemispherical rule. He's getting beat up, but about the time he decides to climb to 6500, ATC gives a traffic advisory and requests Joe to climb to 5500. Time passes, traffic passes, traffic no factor, and it's nice and...
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    https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/self-driving-cars-and-the-nail-in-the-coffin-of-th

    OK, so I click on this thread and I get thread not found? Abducted by aliens?
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    Smoked ribs

    So, you're going to smoke some ribs, do you grab the baby backs or St Louis cut? Me, I usually get the St Louis cut as I like their meatier nature and the extra fat gives more flavor. You?
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    Mooney panel upgrades

    Plane: M20J 201 Present panel: Still has the OEM six pack, including the King 55A HSI and the vac King AI, these drive a KFC-200 A/P. Navcom 1 is a 430W, still functions 100%. Nav 2 is a KNS 80 that hasn't worked properly in years, it's basically just a brick taking up space in the panel. Com 2...
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    Iowa derecho

    @James_Dean , hoping you guys weren't hit by the massive winds from the storm. Sending good thoughts to the peoples of the mid-west hit by this monster storm.
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    New Ford Bronco [WAS: OK, I know it'a a car, but]

    The new Ford Bronco looks pretty bad azz to me, especially with the lifted suspension and big tires.
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    Southeast POA lunch this Saturday, 6/20

    I'm feeling the need for speed (or is it the need for burgers and fries?) again, so calling another lunch this Saturday. Venue: The Flying Machine Gwinnet County - Briscoe Field KLZU Lawrenceville, GA Arrive 11:45ish, lunch 12noonish. If you're in, please reply! Thanks!
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    POA Southeast lunch this Saturday, 6/13

    The weather looks decent in a good portion of the southeast (there, I just jinxed it!), so I'm calling lunch for Saturday! The Runway Cafe Greenville Downtown Airport KGMU 11:45ish I'm not going to tag, as it seems to never work when I'm tagged. If you're interested, reply! Thanks, and happy...
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    Resident videographers, whats the word on the Hero 8 Black?

    @SixPapaCharlie, @OkieFlyer, @Radar Contact , others, what's the word on the GoPro Hero 8 black? Looking for a better camera with good stabilization for flying and motorcycle videos, and the price is down to $299.99, which seems decent for a real GoPro.
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