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    Question Taxiing over tie down ropes?

    The cable ran along the ground along the entire line attached at multiple points along the way. It was heavy but had enough of its own slack that you would raise it up with your foot an inch or so when hooking the chain to the tie down ring. Wish I had a photo, but the result was the least...
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    Question Taxiing over tie down ropes?

    Where I used to be based, we used chains instead of ropes. That included chains along the ground the tiedown chains were attached to. We would pull the airplane across the ground chain before getting in. When asked why, the usual answer was to not power over the chains. My answer was to make...
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    Question When to use Lean of Peak (LOP) Lycoming engines, and maybe others?

    Completely unscientific answer. Just impressions. And bear in mind that I was based for 20 years in Colorado where we never went full rich in a normally aspirated airplane that didn't have some altitude compensation capability. My sense is that for low power ops, it doesn't matter so long as the...
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    Question When to use Lean of Peak (LOP) Lycoming engines, and maybe others?

    At the low power settings you are talking about, there is no “Red Box” or “Red Fin” (two different depictions of the same concept). It pretty much disappears at about 65% power and below. See, “Red Box, Red Fin,” I”m not familiar with the FX3. Does it have engine monitoring which gives the EGT...
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    What do you use to find grass strips?

    Have you contacted your local EAA chapter? Many of those maintain lists. If they don't, the members generally know. The most interesting one I've been to isn't back country. It's a restaurant with it's own airstrip. What makes it interesting is that it's not even a blip on the Sectional.
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    What is the process of selling an aircraft on your own?

    I should mention that I'm pretty sure the #1 reason for FAA Registry rejections is user error in preparing the (a) Bill of Sale or (b) new Application for Registration. That only happens in sales where an escrow/ professional is not involved.
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    What is the process of selling an aircraft on your own?

    It’s not difficult but you want a good sales contract which includes provisions for what happens with a prebuy. Best is to have it drafted by a lawyer rather than something cobbled from the Internet. Yes, a “handshake” deal can work but when it doesn’t it can get messy. And an escrow which...
  9. M

    Telex Headset Repair

    TELEX pretty much left the GA market at least a decade ago.
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    Instrument/ CFII checkride

    Yep. We kind of need to keep in mind that a checkride is a different creature than real day to day operations. That seems to be especially true of the instrument checkride these days. I had a conversation on the subject with an instructor from a nationally known flight training franchise a few...
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    Instrument/ CFII checkride

    Technically, it’s only a violation for Part 135, etc. There is no legal requirement for plain vanilla Part 91 for current charts. The catch is, if you cause a deviation problem because of it, don’t expect much sympathy on the enforcement side. Current database is even more iffy, with the...
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    Instrument/ CFII checkride

    The very first step to the instrument checkride (and especially any CFI ride!) is to read the ACS. Since the Instrument ACS is available in PDF form, you will have no trouble searching for the word “current” and finding the references to the requirements for current charts and a current GPS...
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    Question When to turn lights on?

    I never really noticed strobes being a big problem during the day unless you’re too damn close. But at night, definitely position lights for taxi if there is no beacon. Let’s not get too wrapped up in the trees. The forest is about being visible when that engine is running,
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    Question When to turn lights on?

    Kind of wonder what would be involved doing that in an airplane that was neither designed nor wired for one. Say, a Cirrus or Diamond.
  16. M

    Question When to turn lights on?

    You are excluding a good number of capable airplanes, but that’s your choice.
  17. M

    Question When to turn lights on?

    There are many airplanes with strobes and no beacon. Many newer light GA airplanes are built that way.
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    Question When to turn lights on?

    There’s definitely some variety out there. Reg wise it’s 91.209. Loosely, anti-collision lights any time the aircraft is “operating“ with the usual caution about not blinding yourself or others. Position lights at night when moving.AIM 4-3-23 contains a good discussion of its application. But...
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    Garmin G3X "split-com" with two radios?

    Can also be handy for monitoring CTAF at a nontowered destination while still communicating with approach.
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    Can a Pilot Monitoring Log Instrument Time

    Maybe. But I think it's sad if a logbook reviewer doesn't know the basic rules of logging.
  22. M

    Can a Pilot Monitoring Log Instrument Time

    I hope you really don't have to defend logging in accordance with the rules. You kind of have to wonder what other "main idea" FAA rules they don't like.
  23. M

    Can a Pilot Monitoring Log Instrument Time

    It applies to any ops. chances are, your Part 121 checks probably satisfy Part 61 currency standards.
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