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The runway lights are always on at our airport although on a low setting so Think you would ok without pilot controlled lighting? I think that is how I landed because of course I didn't notice a problem until my radios went out...now we do have power outages sometimes at the airport. I never...

Had that happen almost 500 hrs ago right at dusk. Landed with just a little power left and I think my flaps worked? Reason I mention 500 hrs is because now I have to have my alt inspected soon so not to have that happen again. 2 weeks ago I flew a IPC with my CFII and he pulled my power and...

I agree to spend the money once on a good ANR headset. I bought a A20 back in 2015 when I started training and am still using them today. No regrets. After I got my PPL I bought my wife a Lightspeed Siera ANR headset. She is still using them today. The plastic hand held volume control has gotten...

Here is my plane after a bad landing. It got fixed up with hammer and dolly and duct tape.

The pilot can hear the starter spin if the Bendix is stuck. All the OP heard was a click. The only effective way to clean that Bendix is to take the starter apart. Been there, done that several times. Mechanics or owners using oil of any sort on the drive are the problem. Only dry silicone...

"I pop those in and out all the time!" lol Just kidding. With the price of a 172 today I bet it can be repaired economically? I soloed and flew my PPL check ride along with hundreds of other students in this 172S . It had a fresh engine put in shortly before this repair while I was training...

I am guessing dirty corroded cables ends or you had a contactor go out.

My all garmin panel with GFC500 and MU11 in wing tip works great since 2018 with cessna strobes and cessna Nav Lights. Then about 1.5 years ago i did put in Wat LED nav lights in the cessna nav fixtures. Then one of the strobe power supply's went out and replaced it with a Wat triple flash...

Yes The X grip is beefer and probably won't crack as I have one for my I phone that I use in the RV. What don't like is it takes 2 hands to install or remove and it is little more bulky on the sides and I don't have much room in a 172.

Still happy with my 2016 mini 4, other than FF won't allow updates on it anymore. Don't seem to bother me so far. But my Ram roller clip board cracked again. They last about 3 years before cracking. So I thought maybe I should get a mini 6 Ram roller board?

Pretty much what I was thinking? I have seen where a few people suggested someplace that was selling refurbished units?

Mini 6

Where is a good place to purchase? Is reconditioned something that I should consider? TIA

Door Steward is who has STC for gas door struts. I don't see one for a 421B? Best to e mail them and ask them.

I forgot to mention that music helped me to stay motivated, I have a old Ipod that I would listen to in my truck on my way to training. Sounds weird but Tom Petty was my favorite , Running down a Dream was at the top of the list. Then Learning to Fly of course and few others. Still have that old...

If it did most of us would have bare wings on top from over fills. The glaze I use removes the blue stains. I go fly to dry off my spilled gas.

Darkest I have seen it is when we illegally stayed a night in our RV at the Grand Canyon in the parking lot at the desert view watch tower. It was so dark I couldn’t see my hand right in front of my face. The clear sky was amazing. I probably won’t ever see it that dark ever again. There was 0...

Agree, don't need wind information especially while in the pattern when your eyes should outside and only glancing at your air speed and staying coordinated.

What do you have that's constantly measuring your winds?? What about winds aloft bothers you during night flight that doesn't apply during daytime flying? After I had the G5 put in I discovered that GAD13 temp prob will give me OAT, TAS, wind vectors and DA. It is damn near like flying a...

When I am flying around for fun, I try to fly into the wind and maybe find a airport to land at or do some pattern work, then enjoy the tail wind coming home. Hot summer nights and the bugs. Gives me something to do when I get back to the hangar. All that flying and bug removal makes a pilot...