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  1. wilkersk

    Narco Mk12D trays....What am I missing?

    The dreaded Grumman nightmare plane has reared its ugly head again. The Narco Mk12D won't lock into the tray because someone (not me) buggered up the latch-key on the tray. I bought a replacement tray that is labeled "Narco Mk12D TSO" on the side rail. But, it does not look at all like the...
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    For Sale WTB: tray for Narco Mk12D Nav/Com

    Anyone have one of these laying around their hangar they'd part with? Let me know what you got.
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    uAvionics TailBeacon T/S experience?

    Looks like I'm gonna get sucked into the TailBeacon issue with my friend's PA28. It has a GTX327 transponder and a Transcal SSD120-(30)N encoder. It took me awhile to understand what my friend was telling me, so I started by looking at the encoder. It works fine. But then he called the...
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    Speaking of Collectible Aviation Memorabilia...

    Maybe not as rare as Ron's Martin Mars Book. But, I also acquired a rare aviation book today. I've been looking at this one on Ebay for awhile. Searched and searched for one cheaper, cannot find another for sale. So, I made the seller an offer, and he accepted! My little aviation...
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    Not a good day for someone.

    This is the scene I came upon yesterday when I took a break from the crap show in my hangar. Don't know what happened, but a friend said the little tan/brown Pacer underneath had just been restored. The white Stinson apparently was airborne when it dropped a wing and nosed into the parked...
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    Garmin will continue to support GNS-4XX/5XX for years to come

    Cross-post from VAF: Keeping mine till it fails!
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    Washington State HB1554 is back

    Washington state House is considering a bill that would supposedly "reduce public health and environmental impacts" from the effects of leaded AvGas. The "Substitute" house bill (from it's previous failed version) stops short of immediately outlawing the sale of leaded avgas. But, instead...
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    John Nichol's Field 0CL3

    Anyone know the history of John Nichol's Field at Otay Lakes? That was just a dirt strip when I was there in '79-'89. It may have had a quonset hut. And, I think I remember a Connex box or old freight container, maybe. But, there weren't any real facilities there. And, I don't remember it...
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    "Controller Lingo"

    Lauran Paine's September "Plane Talk" column was titled "Controller Lingo". -Exactly how I imagine them. The last one on taxi clearance reminds me an awful lot of some of the taxi clearances I've received. Funny stuff!
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    NTSB Docket on Collings Foundation B-17 Crash

    On e-Brief this morning: https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2020/december/16/ntsb-opens-docket-on-collings-foundation-crash?utm_source=epilot&utm_medium=email https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100356
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    sua.faa.gov?

    Anybody got any tricks for getting the graphics to play nice on a mobile device? https://sua.faa.gov/sua/siteFrame.app
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    "Shuttle, Huston"

    Paul Dye's book is out. Received my copy while I was out of town. So far, its promising to be a compelling read. If you're not familiar with this guy, check him out. Quite an interesting gentleman. www.ironflight.com
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    NA// Aftermarket Car Stereos??//NA

    Man, I thought all the fancy new avionics was complicated. A new glass panel install looks pretty straight forward to me, compared to installing an aftermarket Pioneer 2DIN infotainment system in my 2018 RAM! I bought a used RAM with the basic 5" 2DIN stereo system. I hate the way it only has...
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    SPA-400 failure mode

    I believe I may have run into a "first". A friend of mine, who is the owner and operator of an FBO had me look at the intercom on his personal airplane. It seems every time he connected his bluetooth headset to the mic jack, the volume of the "tunes" in his headset would decrease by half...
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    Blast from the Past. Kitplanes Mag

    @wanttaja, this was an epic kitplanes issue for me! https://www.kitplanes.com/archive-november-1997/
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    Was thinking about a Bose A20 Headset

    And, ....I bought it! Dang, I'm in trouble now. I've known about 'em. Seen others with them. But, never felt compelled to buy a pair till now. My buddy had me over to un-"fix" the intercom wiring in his personal airplane. And, I got to see his A20 in action, with Bluetooth. And, now I...
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    Lycoming Issues new Tech Pubs Index: SSP-112-10

    Here's a link to download the PDF. https://www.lycoming.com/SSP-112-10
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    Alaska Airmen's Association 2020 Raffle Today!

    Anyone else got tickets?
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    Ok, who was it? Fess up Treetop Flyer

    https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/pilot-who-fled-to-canada-after-unauthorized-landing-in-us-in-custody-officials-say/1012450265 I think this story might be related: https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/suitcases-containing-1-million-worth-of-meth-found-in-washington-forest/959910634
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    Clarity Aloft AF755 + Bluetooth dongle

    Anyone with the TSO'd (not "Link" model) Clarity Aloft headsets tried using a Bluetooth dongle (like this one)? Wondering if it causes any interference with radios.
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