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  1. Wrench978

    Using 1 transducer for 2 fuel flow indicators

    I currently have an EI FP-5L in my bonanza, connected to a Fuel Flow Differential Module (carbureted with return line). I also have a JPI 700 with fuel flow option, but nothing hooked up for FF right now (the mechanic who installed the transducers wouldnt hook them up to the JPI because they...
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    Has anyone used www.kx155display.com?

    https://www.kx155display.com/ As I was looking for a budget friendly solution to my dying KX155 display, I came across this website offering a new OLED display for 530 bucks. it looks pretty good, and for that price, I would be willing to give it a shot, but the website has some interesting...
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    Pet friendly hotels on the East Coast?

    My wife and I are planning on flying from Puerto Rico to NH for the holidays in our Bonanza, taking our 2 dogs with us. We thought we had a perfect overnight spot at Saint Simons Island with a hotel on the field, but we just found out there is a huge (almost as much as the room itself cost)...
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    Can an exhaust valve burn if it's not leaking?

    I am in the process of buying an E-series bonanza. the mechanic doing the pre-buy said that the number 6 exhaust valve is burnt. but he also said the compression was 73/80. the engine just had a top end overhaul last year (about 40 hours ago). My understanding of the work done is that one...
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    Combination VOR/CDI question

    I have seen some aircraft with a nav radio built into the CDI. who makes them? and are they IFR capable? A plane that I am interested in has 2, and says its VFR, so I am curious what it would take to make the plane IFR capable.
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    Catalytic converter question for the automotive guys

    I recently bought a 2012 Nissan Frontier and the Catalytic converter has failed (per the dealer). It is a CARB (california) emissions truck, but it is not owned or operated in a state that requires the more stringent emission standard. its not under warranty so Im looking at doing it myself...
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    San Juan, Puerto Rico- Any good flying options?

    Last week I passed the FAA ATC academy in Oklahoma. Im now headed to San Juan (along with 3 others from my class) to work at ZSU. Does anybody know of any flying clubs or reasonable rental outfits down there? I saw Isla Grande, but Ive heard they are pretty pricy. I didn't know if someone...
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    Got behind the power curve on a go-around. Lesson Learned!

    I debated posting this in the Lessons Learned sub forum, but I figured it might be better as a learning aid here. and I don't feel the need to be anonymous with it. I am an 85 hour pp and went up with an instructor to work on some gusty crosswind landings at 7B3 (hampton, NH, 2100' with trees...
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    Multiple cancelled flights today becomes great soft field practice!

    well, I got my PPL a few weeks ago, and I have been enjoying flying my wife and friends around. Today, my wife and I were planning on flying from 7B3 Hampton to KEEN Keene for dinner. There were some pockets of heavy rain and lower clouds rolling through the area, so we scrapped that flight...
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    Another XC frustration thread...

    Ive been trying for about a month to do my long XC for my PPL. If its not wind, its clouds, and if its not clouds, its a plane going in for maintenance. I talked to my instructor today, and it looked like everything was going to come together to be able to fly tomorrow morning. My plan is to...
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    Does my radio really sound that bad?

    I recently went on my first short cross country trip (7B3 to KCON and back) and because Im a dork, I looked up my radio work on LiveATC to see how I did with flight Following. Imagine my disappointment when I found myself, only to hear a garbled mess! the audio quality was awful. It sounded...
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    My first solo today!

    My instructor warned me yesterday that I should wear a shirt I didn't mind losing. My wife and I had already planned on having breakfast at the airport, so she would be able to watch me solo for the first time. I started my lesson on the wrong foot, forgetting to release the parking brake and...
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    Lets talk weather apps

    Other than big subscription based EFBs, what do you use for weather? Im not ready to buy foreflight, but I need something more than AeroWeather, which is a bit limited.
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    290 @ 15G19- Might be a bit much for me...

    I am currently at 8.7 hours. just got started working on landings last week, and started doing pretty well, finishing my lesson friday with 4 unassisted landings. Had another lesson sunday with an instructor I haven't flown with, and after looking at the weather and talking about it, we decided...
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    How do SI's work/ will I lose my student cert?

    I got a 3rd class medical about a year and a half ago, no issues. it has the student certificate with it. I haven't flown since then but I have been diagnosed with OSA. Im on a cpap, and use it religiously. Im getting started on my training, so I need to talk to my AME about getting my SI...
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    To switch or not to switch?

    Ok, here's my dilemma. A few weeks ago, I had my first flight with an instructor out of a small but good school. Since then, we have had 4-6 feet of snow and the field wasn't cleared. The instructor told me I'm going to have to wait until spring to actually get started because of the snow. the...
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    VFR flight plans

    Do you file a flight plan for VFR? I'm studying the PHAK and it mentions filing a flight plan when flying VFR. It seems like flight following accomplishes what a VFR flight plan does, as far as giving emergency personnel a place to search if something happens.
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    Starting my journey!

    Hello everyone! My name is nate. I've been lurking here for a week or 2, and decided to introduce myself. I have no family history in aviation, and I actually haven't even been in anything but a commercial passenger jet, but I just signed up for the gold seal ground school and I have been...
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