Priusrebuilders.com is another with rebuilt batteries. They range from $950-2,800 depending on which cells you want in it.
They aren't as expensive as people think once you start doing them.
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2006 Prius battery from dorman. $1,255 with 3 year unlimited mile warranty. They paid me straight labor to change one under...
Cirrus pilots are used to floating down into the grass after pulling the handle. Maybe it was practice exiting the grass in case the plane is reusable.
Big hybrid batteries are not as expensive as they used to be. I replace several a year. I have the 2005-2008 Prius down to an hour complete. Aftermarket companies are making them as well now. I can buy a remanufactured one with 3 yr warranty for about $1500-1700 depending on Camry or Prius...
You could always "get lost" northbound and claim the compass broke. You don't always get a chance to fly somewhere you want. I say do it. Need a passenger?
I am looking at a trip from RFD to Pensacola, Florida this summer in either a C172 or C182. Anyone done a similar trip or have any advise on airspace to avoid between the two?
Planing on taking wife and 7 yr old daughter for a week.
I have several from Tag Heuer, and from Seiko and Citizen. The one I usually use for flight is the citizen Skyhawks AT. It has multiple time zones with a click, atomic timekeeping, and solar powered. I think it was $4-500.
They changed things at some point in the last 6 months. A AME is no longer allowed to issue a student pilot certificate. It must be issued by a DPE or the FSDO. I just got my PPL, and my DPE said too many AME were not checking the right boxes, or verifying identity of people getting student...
I had a vacuum actuated system on my C6 corvette similar to the cutouts. It bypassed the mufflers, and made it much louder. I was pushing similar power numbers to your truck, and enjoyed that it was silent (except for the Lopey idle from the cam) but when I wanted it loud it could be. From...