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  1. Ryanflyer

    L3 NGT 9000 Touchscreen Failure

    Thanks for your reply. Currently working on a replacement, but unfortunately with the unit being out of warranty this will be expensive.
  2. Ryanflyer

    L3 NGT 9000 Touchscreen Failure

    Does anyone have experience with the failure of the touchscreen on the NGT 9000 transponder/ADS-B unit? The unit in question "freezes" and does not respond to touch. L3 advised recalibrating of the touchscreen, which was successful short term, but after a few flights it has returned to its...
  3. Ryanflyer

    What Is Your Favorite Plane

    The one I have flown for about 180,000 miles.
  4. Ryanflyer

    Spark plug gaskets - replace or not?

    Gaskets are such a low cost item I always replace them with new ones. I also carry a spare plug with a fresh gasket and appropriate tools with me. Doesn't add much weight and makes it easy to deal with a fouled plug when traveling (though good leaning practices pretty much eliminate that...
  5. Ryanflyer

    New Aviation/True Crime podcast

    For those looking for a new aviation-based podcast, and in this case, a true crime podcast, "Fly By Night" is now available. The show tells stories of pilots who smuggled drugs and the law enforcement people who chased them. It's now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and others, and...
  6. Ryanflyer

    Quick/Easy Aviation weather website or app?

    Windy plus ForeFlight.
  7. Ryanflyer

    Check your cowl after any work

    Years ago, my post annual inspection of the engine compartment (before any engine start) revealed that a mechanic had positioned two spark leads so that each was in direct contact with an exhaust pipe. Quickly remedied with the shop owner using it as a teaching moment for the young mechanic who...
  8. Ryanflyer

    Ocassionally G5 HSI does not power up

    With a dual G5 setup I experienced the same issue with the AI. It appears to have happened when I didn't give it the opportunity to fully boot up before turning power off (master switch on to check fuel level, and then back off too quickly for the G5 to completely finish the start up cycle)...
  9. Ryanflyer

    Air-to-Air Piper Cub

    As a former aviation photographer (and writer) with quite a few air-to-air shoots in my past, I admire your work.
  10. Ryanflyer

    Pandemic flying

    Fortunate to have completed both the annual and a Flight Review in the weeks before the pandemic became widespread in early March. Since then all local flights with an average of an hour or so every week.
  11. Ryanflyer

    Learning to change your own oil

    I have a well-positioned access door, and I had an A&P install a quick drain years ago. I use a slip on hose to drain the oil into a large container that can be closed and taken to an oil disposal tank at a shop on the field. With an Airwolf firewall mounted filter adapter, filter...
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