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For those of you who think Florida Man is a myth, watch the video starting at 1:30. https://www.fox13news.com/news/plane-crash-injures-two-in-seffner Good on him for responding and helping, but that is one epic gold chain.

I was hanging out at the airfield today, looking for something to do, when a family wandered up to my hangar. Older British guy in his 80's, his daughter, and her college aged sons. The older guy asked for Sherman, a CFI who he used to fly with years ago. He lost his medical a few years ago...

Found this parked behind an old hanger at FD77. I have questions.

https://www.news-press.com/story/news/2024/02/24/emergency-plane-landing-on-cape-coral-residential-road-one-injured/72726674007/ Pilot did a heck of a job. Looks like he elected to land gear up. Or maybe the gear collapsed? I made a comment on the Bombardier crash that it might have been more...

When landing in a strong crosswind, I crab into the wind on approach. Once I have the runway made, I forward slip to bleed airspeed if necessary. Since I am already yawed into the wind, I roll away from the wind. Once I round out into ground effect, I release the front slip, align with the...

I've read numerous threads on this topic that advise leaning to 100-125 degrees ROP to avoid detonation. Was just reading the AEIO-360 Lycoming Operators Manual and it lists two leaning methods with an engine monitor: 125 ROP for best power, or peak EGT for best efficiency. I've never used...

Watching mess on local news. Big fire, several homes destroyed. No info on aircraft type yet. Looks like a bad one.

Gonna help my buddy swap this 460hp beast into his twin beech later this month:

Anyone do this? I never have, but I might start. My practice area is southeast of Tampa, under the outer ring of class B. It meets requirements for distance from airways, but there is a lot of random GA traffic in the area transiting to Lakeland, Sarasota, etc. It is within the mode C veil...

As the title says. No charging flow shown when engine runs, even right after startup. No negative flow shown when all electrical components on and engine not running. Needle does not move at all. Voltmeter at bus reads 14.3v with engine running, and 12.3v with engine off. I have flown 10...

On Friday I flew in my Decathlon from Tampa to GVL in North Georgia to visit my son. Had planned on flying to Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Saturday morning for a social event. A cold front was pushing in from the west, with forecast arrival of hard IFR at midnight. My plane and I are VFR...

I have a thread on this in the maintenance forum, but figured I would share with a wider PoA audience here. 19 months ago my 1978 Super Decathlon began making metal. I pulled the engine off for overhaul. Once I had the engine off, I decided to restore the fuselage while I waited on the...

Kinda surprising to me there are no options for a fixed mount hard wired ADS-B receiver. Like a GDL-39, but screw mount under the panel and hang a Ted antenna on the belly. WiFi to your mobile devices and maybe serial to your Navigator. A lot of us bought ADS-B Out transponder units to comply...

I am based at FD77, a private grass strip southeast of Tampa, FL. It was originally established as Wimauma Army Air Corps Auxiliary Airfield in 1938, and was used for fighter and bomber training during WWII. Apparently old airfields in those days were marked with a large circle for visibility...

Pros and Cons of each? I currently do not have an oil filter on my Decathlon. Have avoided converting mainly due to space constraints. It is crowded behind the engine due to inverted oil system and rear mounted prop gov. But am considering it as I am finishing up installing my overhauled...

Anyone have any other reports on Cherokee crash near Havre de Grace? https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-army-general-killed-maryland-plane-crash?fbclid=IwAR0ZCgqO-V5wjSRD9jKgOK0XrvRuuL6gGdsZ84hkPgzWvGG56wc5DjTs8vo Found one that suggests it was an emergency landing in a field.

Would it be possible to rebuild a certified tube and fabric aircraft such as a champ or citabria as EAB? I searched POA and found several discussions saying it would be next to impossible for a Cessna 172 or similar aluminum monocoque aircraft. I assume that is due to the impracticality of...

Looking hard at a second home in CO mountains. Will spend approx 6 months a year there. Initial target was Steamboat. I looked into flying opportunities in Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah, and got really excited about taking my Decathlon there. Lately we are focusing more on Avon-Edwards area...

I am ordering all new hoses for my overhauled engine install. I plan to send the old ones out for duplication. Currently I have type D stratoflex 124 with pull-on firesleeve. Looks like integrated firesleeves would add about 10% to price. Benefits touted are neater appearance, slightly...

Just remodeled my panel and added several devices that benefit from GPS input. AV-30 displays course and track, EDM 830 computes fuel to destination, and GTR 225 does frequency lookup of nearby airports. All that has me considering an Aera for hardwire capability. My airplane cannot be made...