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We have our LLC formed in the same state (California) where the aircraft resides. I think the answer to your question is going to vary depending on the state(s) involved. In California, "foreign" LLCs have to pay an annual $800 tax and do annual filings (just like California LLCs) so I don't...

I’m guilty of usually doing a descending turn, but I do it out well beyond the traffic pattern. I suppose it might be better to descend then turn though, I can see the value in that. I thought I’d add that ADS-B traffic may be another helpful tool that lets you see (mostly) whether any other...

I agree that they should have been more transparent and perhaps made the throttling an option, I think that’s what they eventually did. But I’m sure that, at the time, they thought they were doing people a favor and didn’t want to unnecessarily complicate the user experience. In my view they...

If you read the article, you'd know they slowed down older phones with dying batteries so that they'd keep working and not shut down. Sensible people might call that a feature, one that would allow people to use old devices longer. But attorneys went after them, so now when you're old device's...

I knew Cubs were slow, I didn't know that meant their pilots were too. (With apologies to all the Cub pilots out there... I'm kidding...)

The recent "too busy" is, I suspect, mostly a result of the controller shortage and the fact that there are often fewer controllers working than there are supposed to be at nearly every controlling facility. This is certainly true on the west coast and maybe elsewhere too. So that results in...

That seems as if it might work at some airports but could be a problem at others. Sometime the pattern is on one side or another because they don't want traffic flying on the opposite side of the airport for whatever reason. But I agree that if there isn't a good reason not to do it and if...

When I do that, I go out at least a couple of miles before I start my 180, I want to be certain that I’m beyond the point where anybody could conceivably be flying in the pattern since it may be hard to spot conflicting traffic in the turn. I think I’m doing it as recommended. It drives me crazy...

It does look like it's in nice shape for a "salvage" airplane. One plus: nobody's going to steal the existing avionics. :p The comment about chain of ownership is a really valid one. I'd think you'd want to look at the FAA's ownership history for the plane. And understand what the rules...

This kind of thing raises “caveat emptor” to a whole new level. i don’t know much at all about Cessna 206 particulars, but many airplanes have life-limited parts (which can include things like wings and the main spar) which become legally unairworthy after a certain number of hours. If you...

Probably been there for years and is completely unairworhy and has no logs. I’d question whether it even has much value for parts.

I wish I’d come across this thread earlier but I’ll still try to answer. I'm part of a three pilot “partnership” which is in the form of an LLC, so it’s a three member LLC. While some may disagree, I believe this does offer some protection to members B and C if member A does something...

As we've ventured far outside aviation here… the loan vs. lend comments reminded me of a different but related word, “hire.” In the U.K., they like to use “hire” as a synonym for “rental”, as in “I’ll get a BMW from the car hire place” or “I hired a car so we can drive to Liverpool.” They seem...

Then there's the eternal quest for "good paying jobs" (should be "well-paying jobs") which seems to have been adopted by politicians of all stripes as they pander to the illiterate.

Absolutely agree. The Sporty's course uses G5's and a different Garmin navigator than we have, but it was all similar enough to our (new) Gi-275s and GNC 355 that it was still really helpful as an introduction. But there is no substitute for flying with, and receiving training on, the actual...

Replying a little late, but I did take that course and thought it was well worth the $30. I’ve been flying for a quarter century but never had a plane with an autopilot until now, so I needed and wanted a bit of formal training. It taught me everything I need to know about the GFC 500.

This is an ancient post, but thought I’d point out that ForeFlight now allows you to do exactly what you wanted. You can set an altitude for each individual waypoint. This is a really helpful feature when traversing complex airspace where you need to change altitude several times.

Thanks, I definitely hope you will post about your experience after you get your plane back, and I'll try to remember to hit you up about it. Baker Avionics wasn't on my radar so it's nice to have another referral. I think you'll be very happy with Art Craft, and Teresa and Brenda there are...

Still haven’t taken the plunge… we were about to, and then discovered some new areas of corrosion starting and decided we really couldn’t wait any longer and needed to get the plane repainted without any more delay. Roughly $20 grand later, the plane looks beautiful (I have only good things to...

Either the GAMI G100UL or Swift's UL100 will be a better long term solution for sure, as either has the potential to replace 100LL completely. But they are both several years from being approved for all planes AND before they will have anything approaching general availability. I imagine that...