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    LED strobe for Cessna 182Q

    Strobe lights in my 1978 182Q are not working so I was planning to replace them with Whelen strobes: https://www.chiefaircraft.com/aircraft/aircraft-lighting/whelen-led-sale/whl-or650.html But my A&P said that these won't fit in the wingtip and we would need this...
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    Using a radio with 50KHz spacing

    I have an old COM radio with 50KHz channel spacing in my 1978 Cessna 182. I was talking to a shop about avionics upgrade and they mentioned that the radio might not be legal anymore. Does anyone know more about this? I almost never transmit using this radio (I have another newer one), so I am...
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    Dynon Skyview HDX vs GI 275s

    Recently bought a 1978 Cessna 182Q and looking into avionics upgrades. My airplane has basic six pack with GTN 750/GMA 350/GTX 345. Initially I was planning to go with all Garmin, GI 275 for both AI and DG, another GI 275 for the engine monitor, and a GFC 500 for autopilot. I got a quote of 51k...
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    Keeping oxygen tanks on a plane in a hot summer day

    I just ordered an Aerox system with 22 cubic feet cylinder. My airplane is kept in an outside tiedown, and the inside of the plane can get quite hot during California summer. Is there is any risk associated with keeping the tanks in the plane? Can they possibly explode if they get too hot?
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    Buying a composite airplane with a significant damage history

    I am looking at this airplane to buy and turned out it sustained significant damages in a runway excursion back in 2005: https://planecrashmap.com/plane/va/N127X/ To quote from the NTSB report: A post accident inspection of the airplane revealed that the composite structure had sustained...
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    Useful life of a 20 year old engine

    I am in the market for an early model DA40. Some of the listings I am coming across have still a quite a bit of time left on the original engine. For example, one airplane I am looking into has an engine that's 1200 hours since new. That's 800 hours before TBO, and in theory with 100hrs/year...
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    When does a leaseback make sense?

    I am doing research to buy a 2004-2006 DA 40 which should cost between 250-300k. I am estimating I will be flying it ~150 hours a year. But based on what I am reading it looks like I will be paying quite a bit of money on the fixed costs even with 150 hours of flying. One option to reduce to...
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    Exceeding solo limitations during the checkride

    Say your CFI has a put a 10sm visibility restriction in your solo endorsement. You go to the checkride and ATIS is reporting 6sm. Can you still legally fly with the DPE? (And let's set aside the discussion about whether one SHOULD do this or not, I know that the answer is no for the vast...
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    Insurance in a rental aircraft when flying with a CFI

    I typically rent from my flight club which has coverage for its members, so I don’t have any additional insurance. However, I am planning to take a couple of demo flights in a new flight school with their CFIs without becoming a member (the goal is to do transition training in that school in a...
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    Non-us citizen buying a plane

    I am a green card holder and considering buying a plane. Does anyone here have experience with the process? FAA says the following in their aircraft registration eligibility: "A non-U.S. citizen corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the U.S. or one of the States as long as...
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