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    New to tent camping, need ideas for possible Sun n fun

    You make a good point. When selecting tents take the printed tent capacity and divide by 2—that’s the practical capacity.
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    New to tent camping, need ideas for possible Sun n fun

    Not to mention the State bird is the mosquito. Bug spray will only protect for so long.
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    New to tent camping, need ideas for possible Sun n fun

    I would say 12” min, but IMO longer is better. I have the Flyties tie downs and my stakes are 14”. Here’s a link to so some DIY plans similar to the Flyties and they recommend 18”. https://eaavintage.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/aircraft_tiedown.pdf
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    RV Camping at Sun 'n Fun (the vehicle, not the plane)

    This is a good place to start. https://flysnf.org/camping/rv-camping/
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    New to tent camping, need ideas for possible Sun n fun

    This is a thread for Osh but most of the info applies to SnF. https://eaaforums.org/showthread.php?8932-Newbie-on-tent-camping-at-Oshkosh-how-do-I-do-this-properly If you haven’t already, familiarize yourself with the SnF aircraft camping rules: https://flysnf.org/camping/aircraft-camping/ I...
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    Masters of the Air--coming to Apple TV

    IMO they saved the best episode for last. My dad took part in the POW march West from Stalag Luft III so it was quite emotional for me.
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    Looking to build an airplane

    What do you consider success? Lancair, Velocity, Bearhawk, and lots of others are still in business after decades and their aircraft are getting built today. In my book that's success. If you are going to restrict the definition to market share or number of completions, then that's your choice...
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    Garmin 175 holding question

    I did too at 600 KTS and it replicated the issue the OP was having. When using the sim and you want to speed things up best to change the time setting to 5x, 10x, or 15x vs setting the IAS to some ridiculous IAS.
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    Garmin 175 holding question

    Do you have a really high IAS set on the Sim? If you do, try a normal approach setting like 120KTS and see it that fixes the issue.
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    Garmin 175 holding question

    So not familiar with the 175's or STEC30's operation, but assuming the hold (HILPT) or PT is part of the approach, are you loading AND activating the approach on the 175 prior to the IAF and is the STEC30 in Nav or Approach mode?
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    EFBs - New Advice From Our Friends At the FAA

    I'm going to pretend I never saw this thread.
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    Tampa area suggestions?

    SPG, TPF, and VDF are all decent options for Tampa, especially if you are renting a car. TPF will be the easiest drive if you're going to see the Yankees. For Venice I'd simply just fly there -- VNC.
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    Garmin G5 Yellow Heading & Warranty Saga (retitled)

    I very much doubt that there's a single Aviaton vendor out there that has a spotless customer support record. My dealings with Garmin (both direct and through an Avionics shop) have been uneventful and timely, although not necessarily inexpensive. I have a full Garmin Panel (a mixture of...
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    After Prebuy problems

    Based upon posts here on POA and articles by SAAVY Maintenance, I'd say there is enough anecdotal evidence to state problems after a pre-buy are not uncommon. Seems to boil down to who did the prebuy and how thorough were they more than anything.
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    IFR flight plan @ waypoint

    I guess. I’ve done the in air pickup out uncontrolled fields due to the one in one out rule. This past Osh at our fuel stop I had to depart VFR and pick it up in the air or wait 30 mins to get it on the ground. But it was still my original flight plan—the departure point didn’t change, just...
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    IFR flight plan @ waypoint

    I guess i‘m trying to understand why if you aren’t going the pop up route what’s the benefit of doing this? Why not just go ahead and file from your origin unless you’re wanting to create a composite flight plan?
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    Speeds when Transitioning from Approach to Final to Landing

    Seems overly complicated. I did my IR in a 172 and I did 90KTS with 10* of flaps from the IAF all the way to the DA/DH/MAP and was able to slow and land from minimums without issue. In my own plane I follow the same process but at 120KTS.
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    IFR flight plan @ waypoint

    Yep. As an example, the NOTAM'd procedure for AirVenture if you want to pickup an IFR clearance airborne out of Osh southbound is to file from Dells VOR (DLL), not KOSH, and to call Madison Approach to activate once you're over the VOR. Again the catch is you have to stay VMC from Osh to DLL...
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    Letter to the FAA re Digital Clock for IFR

    That's because we've been around long enough to have seen it happen. In any event you're not saving the world with this request so don't expect us to pat you on the back and sing your praises if you get lucky and get a favorable outcome to something that isn't an issue for 99.99999999% of us.
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    What's the deal with CFII's that don't want to fly IMC?

    I'm not a CFI or CFII so can't argue why they should or shouldn't provide instruction in IMC, beyond the obvious weather conditions at the time (ie icing, t-storms, etc). All I can say is I logged 6hrs of actual during my training and I'm eternally grateful that my CFII relished such...
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