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  1. psween

    Connect 2 796s to a single GTX345?

    My FIL flies an RV-10 with an older panel. He likes his 796 for what he does, which is mostly VFR navigation and traffic. He gets ADSB in on his 345 transponder and has it linked by Bluetooth to the 796. He just got a second 796 because he wants one for the copilot spot because his wife likes to...
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    Skyvector issues?

    I like to use Skyvector for initial flight planning, and the last two day have been unable to pull up charts. I just get a gray screen and no chart or planning box. Is it my end, or is the website down or out for some reason?
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    Accelerated instrument courses in SE MN?

    I have decided that I will not get an Instrument rating unless I buckle down and focus exclusively on that. I should have time and money this spring/summer and there are two programs near me. 360Aviation in Albert Lea, and Accellerated in Owatonna. Both are convenient to me and costs are...
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    Understanding Anti-depressant meds rules?

    My son, a healthy 15 year old, wants to pursue flying and we'll need to get him a medical soon. I hold a third class medical and think I understand the 'prohibited meds' rules, but want to run this by some more knowledgeable people before we start the process. The issue, maybe, is his...
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    Thoughts on Lake Buccaneer?

    So at this point I'm just wishful thinking/ dreaming about next planes. I fly a 150 now, but wife would like to step up to 4 seats. I have been watching way too many videos and reading way to many articles about amphibians. I'm hoping to get some float time this summer just because I've always...
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    Now what?

    It's official, my lawnmower is now worth more than my airplane. Of course I spend more time on the mower taking care of the runway than flying off of it, so maybe it makes sense? Unfortunately the mower purchase means I probably set back my airplane upgrade plans by at least a year. Sure am...
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    KT76A replacement options

    I have a C150 with KT76A that is failing, it quit a couple of years ago and was fixed at a shop, failed again last year, and worked again after removing and cleaning contacts. Now it's out again, and I'd really prefer to not spend much on a plane I'd like to upgrade from relatively soon. 76As...
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    Should I get my IA?

    I have had my A&P cert for 17 years, but didn't really use it until about 4 years ago. I bought a 150, and do all the maintenance with the exception of the annual, and for the last 3 years I have been doing the maintenance and annual condition inspection on my FIL's RV-10. I have no real...
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    Adult ADD/ADHD?

    I have been struggling with time and task management and follow-through and it's having a pretty bad effect on my marriage. I have had people I trust speculate about whether I may have adult ADD/ADHD. I admit, when reading about it, I do seem to match a number of the symptoms. I have always...
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    Night current again

    Hard to get night current in MN in summer, it doesn't get dark until I want to be in bed! Went out last night and flew to the neighboring airport, did two landings and fueled up, then home for the third. My homemade runway lights on the grass strip are working well, but you really have to know...
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    VIP TFR

    So I was planning a flight for Thursday and checking NOTAMS I find that President Trump is going to be here then. My home field is 7MN3, so under the outer ring of the TFR. Appears I can depart and return as long as I'm talking with ATC, on a VFR filed plan, and on a discrete code before...
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    Source for OBS knob for KX 125?

    The OBS knob on my old KX-125 just cracked/crumbled off. Is there a supply of NOS or aftermarket knobs to replace these? It's my single NAV/COM in my 150D and I have no interest in upgrading the whole radio at this time, just want to make the NAV side usable again. Thanks, Patrick
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    New experience, emergency services called out

    I own 7MN3, a nice turf airstrip in SE MN. Been here and charted for 40 years, we've owned it and lived here the last 7. Have 2 based tenants plus me, so lots of flying on nice days. Today we were at work (only about a mile from the strip) and saw 2 fire trucks and an ambulance come screaming...
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    Adding non-standard (read 'cheap') lights to home airstrip?

    I own and live on a private turf airstrip, 7MN3, in SE Minnesota. The runway is about 2700X80 and nicely maintained. Until this year we've never had edge markers, since it's pretty easy to spot and obvious when you're familiar with it. This year the MN DOT told us that edge markers would be...
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    KT-76A fuse blowing?

    KT-76A transponder inop, shop replaced an internal fuse and recalibrated ($170). Now a few hours later it's inop again. The panel fuse is good, so I suspect the internals again. What could cause repeated fuses to blow? I would like to keep the 76A limping along for another year or so until I...
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    Another CPL complex airplane question

    I have been thinking about working toward my CPL this summer, and was happy to see the new requirements don't need a complex for the checkride. In looking through 61.129 in the requirements it shows 10 hours complex training required. I have about 20 hours logged as PIC as sole manipulator...
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    Dandelions for runway visibility

    Now, if they would just bloom all summer instead of only for a week, visitors wouldn't have such a hard time finding the runway amongst all the green corn and bean fields. When the clover blooms, it goes white, but even that gets lost in the green unless you know what to look for and where to...
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    Paint to match polished aluminum?

    So the 150 I have is mostly polished, with red accent on the top of the cowling and turtledeck and a white side stripe. One thing that bugs me about the scheme is the dorsal fairing is gray plastic, and doesn't look good next to the polished vertical or the red turtledeck. I'm looking to...
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    Update on my low cost ownership experiment

    Some of you may remember that I pulled the trigger and bought a 150 over the summer. I entered into a unique partnership in which my partner will keep the airplane in Wichita for 4 months of the year and I will keep it in Minnesota the remaining 8 months. This is due primarily to me living on...
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    Helicopter crash MN, 10/7/16

    Haven't seen any other news or details about this crash. I don't know helicopters well, is there something that could reasonably cause a breakup in flight, aside from hitting something? I know on certain models there is prohibition on push-over type maneuvers due to danger of tail boom rotor...
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