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    Have You Experienced An Engine Failure?

    i had a partial engine failure in a pa28rt-201 piper arrow. Engine started running rough and with about 60% power at 800ft agl. Turned around and landed uneventfully. After numerous test flights, the issue kept coming back. The flight school finally agreed to have a closer look and it turned out...
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    If you are trying to optimize training costs, a few things outside of hourly rates must be considered, but some are really hard to assess ahead of time: - traffic volume of the airport impacts taxi time and other factors - quality of the instructors (it's amazing how much time a poor or...
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    Bird Strike on Takeoff?

    all depends. We have pretty large birds up to sometimes 4-5,000ft over the Everglades. Try to get above them as they will tug in a wing and drop like a cannonball if scared. This tactic didn't work out that well for me the other in the traffic pattern and I ended up below the bird. I didn't see...
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    new beacon cost for 1969 Cherokee?

    I went will all LEDs for the plane just to avoid a surprise of being grounded all of a sudden. To me, that's worth it. the tail beacon can be as lows as $300 plus install for an LED one if I recall correctly
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    How did you decide how much plane to afford?

    Here's what I did before I purchased my Lance: - make sure to buy the plane with cash (as I didn't want to take on debt for a hobby) - do research, talk to mechanics, other operators to figure out the fixed and operating costs. For example, I have had mine now for 18 months with about 150 hours...
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