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  1. gitmo234

    Made the switch.. Garmin to Avidyne trade up program

    (caveat: I'm very happy with my experience with Avidyne and Avionics Source, but I have ZERO affiliation, your mileage may vary) Well gents.... earlier this year I bought an E model Mooney with a Garmin 430W. At another forum I visit frequently I saw a trade up program advertised and I took the...
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    Identify this GPS

    Any help identifying the GPS in the bottom of the stack in the attached picture? I've been out of the country since I sold my 172 and I'm looking at an aircraft to pick up this summer when I return. Through a series of looking, calling and posting, none of the aircraft I've had my eye on have...
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    Stratus 1 for sale $250

    Stratus 1, works great, comes with power cable and wall adapter.
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    Part 141 accelerated course recommendations

    Does anyone have any recommendations, from experience, on part 141 accelerated instrument training? Part 141 specific since I will want the VA reimbursement.
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    FS: Garmin D2

    Garmin D2 watch for sale. Original model. Link is here: https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/in-the-air/portable-gps/d2-/prod148289.html https://www.amazon.com/Garmin-010-01040-30-D2-Pilot-Watch/dp/B00H2K9BBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469186765&sr=8-1&keywords=garmin+d2 Watch is in good condition...
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    Pains of Selling an Airplane

    I'm in the process of selling mine... I hear most experiences are the same and it is painful. I get no less than 3 or 4 voicemails a day. Half of which are brokers or advertisers, the other half are usually people who just want to talk about the airplane and get historical information instead of...
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    For Sale: 1956 C172 w/Garmin 430 [SOLD]

    Tied down at 58M Registration N6669A 1956 Cessna 172 Flight Rules: IFR/VFR Paint 6/10 Interior 7/10 Fresh Annual. Several repairs were made in the last two years, it was flow regularly (about 200 hours). Tires were replaced, wheel pants removed, generator upgrade, voltage regulator replaced with...
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    Orange County VA, KOMH for a Winecation

    The wife and I are big drinkers of wine and we wanted to get away. There's a very nice restaurant near us that happens to serve some Virginia wines that we love (Barboursville), so we started doing some research. Flight - Just my wife and I flew and we arrived on Thursday. Her sister and...
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    FBO Report: Rick Aviation KPHF (Newport News, VA)

    Flew to Newport News for work for a few days this week. Decided to park at Rick Aviation and I wanted to leave them a positive note. First - With work I have to book travel through a centralized system. They were able to pull my reservation, and make a call. Five minutes later the rental car...
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    Zeftronics Solid State Voltage Regulator

    I have to tip my hat and give some positive words for the Zeftronics guys and their solid state voltage regulators. In my trip report to Jekyll Island and a few other place I've mentioned I've had intermittent generator problems then VR problems. Blew a fuse over MD after replacing both, flew...
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    Too Much Flying???

    How much is too much? So I fly a '56 Cessna without an autopilot. Thursday I flew just over 8 hours to Jekyll Island, yesterday I flew close to 6 coming home. Longest leg on both of these (and the final leg) was 3.5 hours It wasnt that bad after 8 hours, today is different. I'm exhausted to...
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    Trip Report: Jekyll Island, GA 6/25 - 6/28

    I'm taking a break from the heat and decided to post the beginning of the trip report. First off... Pictures are posted here (flickr). Route followed to Jekyll, with wheels up time at 6:20: 58M, KESN KMFV KAKQ KCTZ KRBW 09J Stops: Com failure stop at KESN to change a fuse and un-stick a...
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    My first emergency?? Com failure

    Does a com failure count as an in-flight emergency? Went wheels up this morning at 6 am heading on a long cross country south. I start approaching the patuxent river restricted areas and start making a call for clearance through and suddenly my avionics panel starts cycling through on and...
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    Magneto check AFTER landing

    Who does them, who doesnt? It's not called for in my manual but when i was out in colorado a CFI there mentioned to ALWAYS do it. I used to have rough mags a lot on run up prior to take off, but I usually flew low and full rich. Lately I've been a lot higher and leaning on the ground and air a...
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    ForeFlight TFR Reporting, Warnings and the DC SFRA

    Evening all - I cant find any documentation and it's probably because i'm not using the right terms, so I'd like your experience with this: This morning I flew from 58M to Fort Eustis VA, and routed around the SFRA on the east coast near DE. I got a briefing and nothing was unusual. Wheels up...
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    Tired of the horrible commute

    I'm absolutely tired of horrible commutes like this. Traffic was really bad today (at least that's what I heard)... Some snapshots from my morning commute today
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    Stratus 1 firmware

    My stratus 1 is showing firmware version 2.2 and I cant seem to find out what the latest version is online. Can anyone check? I'm wondering if there is an update available, but my ipad is wifi only so when I connect to stratus, there's no internet available to check for an update.
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    Suggestions wanted for south of MD

    Ladies and Gents, The wife and I are looking for someplace to fly on the 25th, departing 28th south of MD, as far as GA. We've got our eye on Jekyll Island. Any suggestions from the collective would be appreciated. Weather permitting we'll be departing on the 25th at no later than 2 pm. We're...
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    First annual....

    I've heard horror stories of owners and their first annual. Mine just finished up and I was pleasantly surprised. No major issues. I had the generator problem which I mentioned in another thread. It was diagnosed and being completely dead. It was barely producing and actually failed completely...
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    Requirements to log rotary sim time?

    Hey all, I was wondering what is required to log sim time? Today I had the privilege to be one of the first and very few people to log .5 in the s-97 raider sim so far and .5 in the UH-60M simulator. Both were at the factory. Big, full, 360 degree with full cockpits, etc. I sat right seat...
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