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I have a Saratoga with IO-540. A few weeks ago I started experiencing issues with idling. With the throttle all the way out the idle would fluctuate from 550-700ish. This fluctuation seemed greater than before but until I started having issues I have to admit I didn't watch it that closely...

I'm sure questions of this nature have been asked before but I just want make sure I’m doing this correctly. I’ve set up my PA32 Saratoga in Foreflight for W&B but my graph looks different than the one in the POH. I don’t understand what causes “bulge” in the gross weight allowance in the POH...

I am replacing engine mounts on my PA32-301. I have one of the few models that requires 2 different mounts. 2 + 2. I decided on Barry mounts rather than Lord due to the pretty significant price delta. The current mounts are VERY bad so I knew either brand was going to be a significant...

I was on the way back from Destin this am and was on FF with Memphis center. Center had been talking to 3 or 4 of us when he just breaks out into plain ole English and says "did you fly that thing all the way from ...? The pilot comes back on and starts explaining where he'd been so far and it...

For nearly two decades we've been going to the Gulf Shores / Orange Beach / Perdido area and always enjoy it. Over two decades our family has evolved from the wife (girlfriend at the time) and myself going with our parents... to now having 3 kids of our own (12, 9, 6), and we do most of our...

Edit (5-15) : $8,000 shipped I just upgraded my GPS and now have a GNS 530W for sale. I bought my PA32-301 (N651ED) in 2015 and the 530 was a non-WAAS. I took it to my avionics shop fall 2015 and had it WAAS upgraded. I have all paperwork / documents / quick user guide / etc... that came with...

I'm not really sure how to go about this post but it's something that' been on my mind quite a bit in the past week or two. As we see crash reports every few days we continue to note that many times (especially when dealing with weather) that the go/no go decision is what costs people their...

so I downloaded an app on the iPhone that is a decibel meter. I thought it would be cool to stick the phone in all sorts of places and see where the sound seems to be coming from. I'm not real sure how scientific this was/is? Anyway. Seems like the loudest place in the place was right at the...

so I was planning on a trip early this am (6:30 CST departure) from KPGR (northeast Arkansas) to Nashville TN (specifically KMBT). It's windy and there's and airsigmet for Turbulence over the entire area. Also some of the area forecasts are warning of wind shear up to 50 mph at 2000'. I'm going...

I'm actually in northeast Arkansas but close enough to MEM that's a good reference point. I just want to explore my options. I don't really want to give lots of details on previous experiences as I could easily use them again. I'd be willing to fly 200-300 miles at the most but closer is of...

looking to find a better home for my 2nd ("backup") iPad on or near the panel. My primary iPad is yoke mounted and I use that for approach plates primarily. For VFR I'll put it on my moving map and just use the one yoke mounted iPad. For IFR I'd like the 2nd iPad to be for moving map, weather...

My Saratoga with standard vacuum 6 pack went into the shop today to have the G5 installed. I have a century 41 AP that uses the existing vacuum AI as it's position source. It's in good working order. The G5 was simply to give a solid backup for IFR flight. However, rather than install the G5...

Just wondering if anyone out there can help me troubleshoot my autopilot. Honestly it's probably a user error (me) which is why I seek advice here before calling autopilots central in Tulsa. The 41 is a 3 axis AP. I have used it quite a but in standard heading mode and also in NAV mode for...

thinking about an overnight trip to Tulsa to see a concert next week. It's at the BOK center. Wondering if anyone familiar with the area could give recommendations on hotels / airports etc. it'll just be the wife and I. So far it looks like the Aloft downtown is across the street from the...