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    For Sale Yeasu FTA-550L For Sale

    Selling for $225. Includes the lithium ion battery. Mint condition. Whatever you see in the picture is what's included.
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    For Sale Selling Bose A20 x2 (Bluetooth) and Yaesu Pro x

    It’s been a nice journey but unfortunately I fell out of aviation I have the following items for sale: - Bose A20 w/ Bluetooth - only used about 7-8 times by my wife. Absolutely perfect condition $800 - Bose A20 w/ Bluetooth - used by myself roughly 700 hours. Replaced the mic muff and ear...
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    Keep oil warmer during winter flight

    I fly a Piper PA-28-181 and noticed lately in the extreme cold -10c and colder that the oil temperature is only just making it to the green. This is a steam gauge so I can’t give you exact temperatures. Someone suggested to me that there’s an item that can be installed where it will trap the...
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    Slowing down to Va in turbulent conditions

    How turbulent does it need to get where you find it necessary to slow down to Va or lower? In my case I fly a Piper Archer (PA28) Usually when it is pretty light and it happens sporadically and infrequently I just ride through it below yellow line. When it becomes uncomfortable and when...
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    CFI renewal question

    I understand you can renew by having a record showing an 80% pass rate as long as it was the first try. I have 5 passes but one of those 5 - he failed his check ride with another instructor and then came to me to re sign him off In this situation, is this considered "first try"?
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    Fuel consumption question

    Happy new year! I am trying to figure out the following, with a piper archer PA-28-181 (and of course for all similar planes) Say you have a 300+ nm cross-country trip. In my case, going northwest from KFRG to CYKZ. - The headwind at 3000 ft averages 25 knots, resulting in flight time of 3...
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    Plane down on Long Island

    http://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/small-plane-crash-in-shoreham-sends-2-to-hospital-officials-say-1.12739064 I was flying 3 miles away from them and heard everything. Saw the plane on my way back into farmingdale. Very sad. Glad they made it out in one piece.
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    Before the 1500 hour rule - was it easy to find a CFI/CFII/MEI?

    Just curious Because of the 1500 hour rule, there are tons and tons of CFIs CFIIs - fair amount MEI- not that many What was this like when you only needed 250 hours to get to the airline? Were they charging more than they were today because of supply/demand? Very curious
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    Best way to lean mixture?

    What is the best way to lean your mixture? I have an EGT but I never really understood how to use it. I was once told something about "50 degrees cooler" but I don't understand how to determine that, nor how to read the EGT. I don't have a digital RPM gauge, so when I lean, I wait until there...
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    Skidding after touchdown in crosswind landings

    Hey guys I fly a Piper Archer that feels "lighter" than a lot of the archers on the field - 1533 basic empty weight. With regular full flap landings, once touched down, I have to push the nose down for 1-2 seconds and/or retract the flaps to get some traction and gain steering control, and to...
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    ADSB Rebate - "rule" airspace

    I'm trying to qualify for the ADSB rebate. I flew almost 3 hours today with a flight plan and with flight following. The latest report I generated from the FAA only shows that I flew 27 minutes (out of the required 30) in "rule" airspace. Can someone clarify hat "rule" means? Do I have to now go...
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    Winter engine start options when electricity is not available

    Winter is right around the corner and I was wondering if there were any options to help pre heat the engine when electricity is not available at the tie down where I park the plane My plane does have a 100w/120v pre heater attached. I was thinking to have a solar setup. Put the solar panel...
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    Processing IACRA manually by paper

    I am about to go for my CFII but the problem is that the instructor signing me off just passed his CFII. I called the FAA to see how he can sign me off, they said it needs to be done manually by paper. The rep couldn't guide me any further on where to download the docs, etc Can anyone point me...
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    Adding bulk time entries in paper logbook

    Hey guys I want to officially transition to an electronic logbook instead of writing in my time twice Is there anything against putting in bulk time entries in my paper logbook when I decide to fill it in once in a blue moon? For example, "past 8 months - 130 landings, 150 hrs total time, 20...
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    STEC 30 - silence the altitude alerts

    Hi, Is it possible to silence the "trim up" and "trim down" alerts for the pitch hold functionality of the STEC 30? The noise is very annoying Thanks!
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    Allentown FSDO CFI Initial - anyone with experience?

    I am taking my CFI initial (airplane) in Allentown in two weeks. Wanted to know if anyone out there has some experience with them. I am based out of KFRG, and I had the option to either wait until September for the assigned DPE to perform the check ride vs go to Allentown and get something much...
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