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  1. waldo

    Buying a plane from 1500 miles away

    My brother purchased a Cherokee 140 that was 1600 miles away. He had dozens of pictures sent to him, including close-ups, as well as a digital copy of all the log books. He paid for my commercial, round-trip ticket for 2 reasons . . . 1) to get my mechanical opinion, 2) to get my pilot...
  2. waldo

    GPS accuracy on a Foreflight Sectional

    Very interesting indeed! Maybe that's why I haven't noticed, because I always use Low IFR Charts.
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    GPS accuracy on a Foreflight Sectional

    Just curious . . . how much is a little off to you? Obviously I wouldn't be concerned about 1/8 mile over a VOR. I haven't found any significant errors on my geo ref charts . . . maybe 20-30 feet or so, but that's about it.
  4. waldo

    iphone mount review

    This was my solution for a iphone 4 yoke mount, using the foreflight app . . . I thought, what do I do with an old Lowrance Airmap 100 yoke mount, and a broken Otterbox holster? And of course I have my egg timer for those nasty approaches, lol This is my backup for my iPad2 . . . which is...
  5. waldo

    ANR Headset Really Worth The $$$

    Ok, one last update and I promise to let this thread die :D This week I flew a round trip from KBTR - KMLU - KBVO. In the mist work, packing, and wife not there to help me :blush: I forgot my Lightspeed 20-3G ANR headset at the house. Well, it's a 35 minute ride and much to late to go back and...
  6. waldo

    How to fly in and out of this airport

    Unless you approach/depart from/to the north, and you stay under 1200 feet, you don't have to contact anyone. However, if you want to be safe you could contact Palm Beach Approach 127.35
  7. waldo

    2008 Aviation Goals - how'd you do?

    Well, you and I did have something in common :D I try to keep my goals simple too :P
  8. waldo

    Do you give your friends "free" rides?

    If I'm going to fly just for the fun of it, I'll take anyone up for free. I've even made "special" flight time just for children, or someone who is really interested in flying. Other times for instance: I work with a certain entertainment organization which also uses photographers and such...
  9. waldo

    Garmin 430 WAAS upgrades

    Ok, Stupid question of the day here: Other than a small increase in accuracy, what does the WASS upgrade do for the 430?
  10. waldo

    and who said credit was hard to get...

    I thought that this had to be one of those internet hoaxes. So, I looked it up. https://www.brookwoodloans.com/bwlfaq.asp No Joke! :no:
  11. waldo

    logging actual while not instrument rated

    Just nitpicken' but it takes exactly 1 minute to perform a 180 . . . most all turns should be 'standard rate turns' in IMC, nothing more. ;)
  12. waldo

    Pilot Shop near Baton Rouge?

    Tell him to try 'Fly By Knight' in Hammond. Super nice poeple and very helpful . . . . http://www.flybyknight.biz/
  13. waldo

    Diesel motorcycle, I hope this

    My Harley gets 50 mpg but my $1800 Buell Blast gets 79.3 mpg. I'm determined to get 80 out of it :cheerswine:
  14. waldo

    Pistol target shooting

    I'd go Ruger. I have a .22 Ruger, Mark I, with the Bull Barrel. It's the most accurate gun that I have, cheap to shoot, and my wife can out shoot me with it :D. My kids shoot it very accurately as well. It's a pain to take down for cleaning, but with a little practice you can do it with just...
  15. waldo

    New User Flumoxed by New User Verification System

    This is the message that I get 90% of the time: "In order to accept POST request originating from this domain, the admin must add this domain to the whitelist." After trying to log in many times with Firefox and IE (getting the same message with both), I finally got on with IE but had...
  16. waldo

    Cylinders and overhaul question

    My O-360 was rebuilt using the original first run cylinders. At 800 SMOH all four cylinders had cracked exhaust ports and had to be replaced again. This time I went with new Lycoming cylinders. At 2000 hours, 1200 on these cylinders , I plan to get them rebuilt but I wouldn't rebuild 2000...
  17. waldo

    Who has the best price on Lowrance 2000C?

    Couldn't find a price less than $700 but . . . . . $719 here: http://www.pacific-coast-avionics.com/detail/6027/GPS/Lowrance/AIRMAP%5F2000C $714 here: http://www.gulf-coast-avionics.com/detail/8722/GPS/Lowrance/AIRMAP_2000C
  18. waldo

    Those Flippin' Flaps . . . . .

    Manual Flaps, YES! 1962 Piper Cherokee 180 . . . . If the flap motors dies, someone else better know how to fly the plane :D
  19. waldo

    Holy Cr*p! A Freakin' Light Bulb...

    What's Sony Pictures got to do with the Sony Electronics, unless it's a boycott? And, I haven't had a problem with any of the new Sony DVD's . . . trust me . . . they work just as well in my PC and my $69 Sanyo DVD player.
  20. waldo

    Television Advice

    Know what RCA stands for? ? ? ? Really Crappy Appliance! You get what you pay for and you pay for what you get :yes: Just two weeks ago I purchased the Sony 60" Grand WEGA SXRD Rear Projection HDTV. The picture is so bright and vibrant that it's unbelievable. I know that it's over your budget...
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