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A question came up at the flying club. ELT Battery is due for replacement Spring '24, going into Annual in late December. Is this something we can accomplish under Part 43 Appendix A, (c) (24)? The item is generic "Replacing and servicing batteries". Does not specify aircraft main battery or...

Looking for a Southern New Hampshire pilot group that might organize group flyin's for lunch etc. I recently moved back to NH after 38 years in other parts of the US.

Rather than restart an old thread on Transponders (6yrs), I'll start fresh. It has been years since I've been on POA. Recently moved (returned after 38 yrs away) to Southern NH. I will need a shop this spring for 24 month transponder check. Searching GoogleFOO does not reveal much. Any...

I'm trying to uninstall Office 2010 from a laptop. It's taken all day with no indication of progress made. Any ideas? I'm using the Win10 program manager uninstall routine. The laptop is a cheap HP with an AMD chip running at 1Ghz. I purchased a much better laptop with i5 processor at 2.4Ghz...

Two new pilots today. Well, glider pilots at least. Two of my students passed their check rides today. First up, 17 yr old High School Senior for his initial Private Pilot Glider. 2nd up, 30+ yr old F-16 pilot doing a Commercial Glider Add-on .

Getting recurrent, 6 approaches and holding, with a GTN750 is CHEATING!! :yes: What a great navigator! Easy touch screen menu selections to get the airport, approach and which IAF set up, frequencies for the VOR or ILS approach are tuned. Vectors to final, system changes to VLOC mode...

Who's going? I'm planning to fly down from VGT. May have a full plane.

Easy Standing by the glider with a "student", an ATP, former Glider CFI about 15 yrs out of gliders getting recurrent, and another CFIG. Get a radio call from our tow pilot on the other side of the airport, a visitor is on the way over. Hmm.. Maybe an intro ride to give? No, it's the FSDO...

Last week IE10 started choosing which web sites it would connect to. I can connect to banks, and some other web sites, not to my local flying club, not to Facebook, not to MSN and not even to Microsoft!! Kept getting server would not respond messages. I upgraded to IE11 thinking it would...

IFR current again. :yikes: A great day for flying in the desert SW. Winds aloft 9900. :D VGT, Rightturn1 departure. DAG, VOR Rwy 22, published missed to holding. DAG, Gps Rwy 26 VCV, Gps, Rwy17 PMD, ILS 25 PMD, ILS 25 PMD, VOR 25 Dropped down to LeVern-Brackett (POC) for a break and...

Ok, we are trying to figure out the TBO for our engine. Turns out it depends on exhaust valve size. Lyc O-540-B2C2 (from memory) 235HP The LYC books say 1200hrs or 2000hrs depending on exhaust valve shaft diameter. We were increasing our insured value this spring, and the insurance...

Time to renew, my previous AME had his certification pulled. Any recommendations in LAS? I've checked with the local flight school and one of the local Pro Pilots.

North to Alaska!! Left Las Vegas NV last Saturday morning. Lunch in Carson City and overnight in Eugene OR. Sunday, Eugene to Bellingham, Customs in Abbotsford BC, then over Hope BC to Prince George BC. Monday, Prince George to Fort Nelson and then Watson Lake. Today, Tuesday, Watson...

Ok.. we all know the Sport Pilot only requires a "Drivers License Medical", absent of that.. all the reading I can find refers to either the Drivers License Medical or a standard Class III. I have not called the FSDO yet... that's next. The question. The young Sport Pilot Student is too...

Rehashing old.. I did not see the thread on Kindle DX and I know a Nook was mentioned last October. Is anyone actively using the Barnes and Noble "Nook" eReader with PDF Plates? You thoughts? Using Standard or Compact version? I know nook is 1/2 the price of a Kindle DX, but is the display...

I see a lot of rain in New England again.. the daughter in Quincy is reporting water in the basement. Is OWD flooded again?

Yes.. this maneuver is in the Practical Test Standards for glider pilots. Training.. first the low pass http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVn91z6tjvA Then the landing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIdytZxPzUs In addition to the previously discussed.. simulated rope break.. normally...

JABOG is here!! It's the summer annual Soaring Safari to Tonopah NV to soar the Great Basin area of Nevada. About 15 gliders are coming in tonight and tomorrow for a week of soaring fun. We'll expect a lot of 300, 500, 700 and maybe even 1000km flights. And a lot of just local flying.. chasing...

http://albysvoyage.blogspot.com/ Last week Alby soared from Tehachipe to Cal City Califonia courtesy of Cindy at Caracole Soaring. Today he attempted to get across Death Valley to Jean NV but landed at Furnace Creek in Death Valley. This posting from rec.aviation.soaring Check the links for...

Is it standard practice or requirement to check the Magnetos during the annual inspection? And to what extent? Just check for proper external timing? Pull each mag and check the interior condition and timing? Annual Inspection in February. Right Mag failed today after flying 3 hours...