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  1. Rotero

    I’m cheap. What plane should I buy <$10k

    $8500 QuickSilver GT400 w/rotax 503. Ton of fun!
  2. Rotero

    Weather? What are the chances?

    After losing many times the deposit in the hotels we decided that it is not worth adding that pressure to our aviation decision-making process. There are many hotels available online at booking.com with last minute promotions ...
  3. Rotero

    Time for Mulligan to upgrade?

    KingAir C90 GTX.
  4. Rotero

    Plane of your choice

    SR22T
  5. Rotero

    That ONE thing...

    In-flight connectivity (broadband) for weather, FF, texting, etc, at razonable price (<$75/month).
  6. Rotero

    Cirrus stall spin?

    Once again. Never ends, it is not change. RIP
  7. Rotero

    Fatal ICON A5 crash

    Remember what was the exact question that TexDeuce answered to him self wih A5? Well, my answer to same question is C172 or PA28. Nothing to do with amphibian mission. (For god's sake, yes, both have 4 seats. Please: A. Remove the back seats. B. Label them "INOP" or C. Dont use them if you...
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    Fatal ICON A5 crash

    Of course not.Let me put it this way: "If my son said he wants the safest two seat cruising plane that he could find to fly as safe as possible in low risk flight, what IMHO I will tell him?" : 1. C172 2. PA28 . . . . . 99. A5
  9. Rotero

    Fatal ICON A5 crash

    C172.
  10. Rotero

    Mooney (what's wrong)

    Lead time on a new SR22T is seven months at present. How do I know that? :rolleyes:
  11. Rotero

    CRW UPS Crash

    Why didn't they shoot the LOC straight to rwy 5?
  12. Rotero

    Question about VOR approach Catalina KAVX

    I get it. Thanks.
  13. Rotero

    Question about VOR approach Catalina KAVX

    MAFPI is a fix and the MAP, right? Why it is in parentheses?
  14. Rotero

    how big of a difference is it from a 172m to a 182m-q regarding Mx and repairs?

    From my experience, having flown 172p for a while, the transition to my new (to me) 182 only took a few hours. Handling the cowl flaps and propeller is very intuitive, and it becomes natural in no time. Perhaps the most important difference is the need to trim the 182 to make a flare without...
  15. Rotero

    Oil Consumption

    Got it. Edit. Normalized to 50h service interval
  16. Rotero

    Oil Consumption

    I have a oil-thirsty Lycoming TIO-540 (~1000 TTSN), must add a quart every seven hours. Everything else looks very good. Strong power, temperatures by the book, good compresion on all cylinders, not foul plugs problems, easy start, no external leaks, ...but still I am a little worried. What is...
  17. Rotero

    PA32 down out of PDK

    Last year we didn't have too much to learn from this unfortunate accident, besides it could happen to anyone, anywhere, anytime, as a tragic lotto where each of us have one or several numbers playing. With the NTSB report there is much to learn. Well, we can breathe again...
  18. Rotero

    What is your age group?

    Everything past 30 sucks!!!
  19. Rotero

    Engine longevity

    for the engine YES...but not for the rest of the plane and its cargo, including you. ;)
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