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    Commander N965BC Crashes in Icing Conditions 13 Apr 2024 in San Bernadino Mountains

    Agree. Very unusually low temperature for the area and moisture. California pilot that wouldn't necessarily expect that at that altitude. He recognized the conditions but was probably never trained to hand fly in those conditions because it's so rare in SoCal!
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    Good place to find quotes on insurance before deciding on a plane?

    Highly recommend Tom Hauge Mobile: 612-578-5055 Email: thauge@wingsinsurance.com Web: www.wingsinsurance.aero
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    Citing Valve Damage, UND Drops Unleaded Fuel And Returns To 100LL

    Paul Bertorelli from AVweb clears it up for us "...valve seat recession doesn't appear to be a thing with unleaded fuel..."
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    Ordered new Tecnam P2010

    Great. As you can see from this thread, I hit a little weather coming back to California. Sounds like you got delayed a little more than me though [emoji20] Yes it does provide power. I use the Lightspeed Delta Zulu with LEMO.
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    Ordered new Tecnam P2010

    7 = Used P2010s for sale: 127PM = TN/US171, IO-390* 663AS = IA/US194, TDI* 951FG = FL/US159, IO-390* * = https://altisky.com/ 3382T = FL/US082, IO-390** ** = https://www.macdonaldaircraft.com/ 253CM = AZ/US153, IO-390*** *** =...
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    Ordered new Tecnam P2010

    Congratulations! I'm serial number 156 and you are serial number 157. I was at the Sebring factory in Feb 2022 and watched your plane fly off.... Where are you housing it?
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    First airplane purchase PA28 Help

    Make sure there is a tie down or hangar available for ya before you buy the plane!
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    First time airplane buyer

    Make sure you have a hangar or tie down first...
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    First plane for family of 5

    If you are in SoCal you better get on a hangar and tie down waiting list now, otherwise you will have no place to park your new toy!
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    Garmin customer service

    This might be helpful now. FlyGarmin auto-renew option...
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    Cold Start Issues, Loss of EGT

    Valve #2 failed the wobble test and my mechanic found lots of smudge in the center travel guide of #2, so I asked him to ream all the valve guides. As noted above, it's a common problem with the Lycoming IO-390 engine and an SB requires an inspection by 400 hours. So lucky me I needed it at...
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    Garmin customer service

    I have the same trouble after each renewal. I buy the renewal and try to update. No joy. I then CHAT with Garmin they remind me to activate or something like that in the Garmin app then it updates properly... So CHAT don't call.
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    Fresno to Hemet

    Great thanks for the info!
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    Fresno to Hemet

    Jon @Jon Wilder just curious what route you flew?
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    Flying car

    It dives, it flies, it drives?
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    Low Temps on One Cylinder

    Sounds like they're saying fouled plugs from running to rich... Maybe.
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    Low Temps on One Cylinder

    Did you do a run-up? Was it normal or rough running during the run-up?
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    Low Temps on One Cylinder

    Please let us know...
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    Low Temps on One Cylinder

    Looks like a common problem with that engine... Google o-235-c1 running rough And you will find many possibilities...
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    Low Temps on One Cylinder

    What engine?
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