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- Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:54 am
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: G3X cross country student
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5703
Re: G3X cross country student
Best way for me to learn new avionics is try to teach someone how to use them. It forces you to really study and work through menus.
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 8:31 pm
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: G3X cross country student
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5703
G3X cross country student
Got a kid who is going on his solo cross country in an airplane which just had a Garmin G3X and autopilot installed. Joking as we were talking about flight planning he says “ how will you know I didn’t just turn on the autopilot and not use all this planning” I said if the flight aware is perfectly ...
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 8:27 pm
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: Who is excited about the new Flight Simulator?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 18008
Re: Who is excited about the new Flight Simulator?
Bought a new Honeycomb brand yoke and waiting for release of the new sim. Hoping it may work good enough to justify buying a few screens and making a sim to use for initial training before getting in the real airplane. I’m not worried about it counting in a logbook just something to give the student...
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 4:58 pm
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: Funding for GA Airports
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3088
Re: Funding for GA Airports
We are 100% aviation only business but I was lucky to have some things work out along the way to offset big disasters too. Any one could have been the end of it but we kept going and it’s ok even through the current global situation. Honesty I’ve been too busy in the shop to be affected. But that be...
- Sun Jul 12, 2020 5:17 am
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: Funding for GA Airports
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3088
Re: Funding for GA Airports
I own and operate a small GA airport 3100 ft paved runway with 70 based airplanes, 2 maintenance shops on the field, paint shop and avionics. Because the airport is privately owned I’m not eligible for any of the funding discussed. It might be possible if we were included in the NPIAS program but I ...
- Tue Dec 31, 2019 6:58 pm
- Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
- Topic: Corben Baby Ace D as LSA
- Replies: 114
- Views: 27694
Re: Corben Baby Ace D as LSA
Sand the spar face bare in that area and then spray a little water on it. The water may soak into a crack differently than the grain and make it more visible if there. I’ve usually seen a light or dark line that jumps. Or in this case the grain waviness I would expect to see some light vertical line...
- Mon Dec 09, 2019 5:31 am
- Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
- Topic: Corben Baby Ace D as LSA
- Replies: 114
- Views: 27694
Re: Corben Baby Ace D as LSA
Looks like a good home for the airplane. Glad you made it. Let us know what you find in the wings.
- Thu Dec 05, 2019 4:38 pm
- Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
- Topic: Corben Baby Ace D as LSA
- Replies: 114
- Views: 27694
Re: Corben Baby Ace D as LSA
The Baby Ace should not have a metal spar cap. Hopefully it’s just nails from the aluminum wing leading edge skin working out. If you need to change a spar the best way to break the bond is one of the oscillating cordless trim saws The thin blade will work right through the glue and you can leave th...
- Mon Dec 02, 2019 2:45 am
- Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
- Topic: Corben Baby Ace D as LSA
- Replies: 114
- Views: 27694
Re: Corben Baby Ace D as LSA
Some of the biggest adventures begin when you land and then figure out you can’t taxi downwind or crosswind. Fun times. Check with Locals on what route they recommend to AZ from there. They might have some other ideas that work with local terrain, traffic and border patrol. Low and slow with no tran...
- Sat Nov 30, 2019 6:54 am
- Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
- Topic: Corben Baby Ace D as LSA
- Replies: 114
- Views: 27694
Re: Corben Baby Ace D as LSA
Planning on loosely following interstate 20 then 10 towards Tuscon? Looks like enough holes to get around the airspace and restricted areas with no transponder. Any trouble following that close to the US border? West of Pecos and East of ElPaso will be a little lonely. Really neat trip to fly. How h...
- Fri Nov 29, 2019 9:29 pm
- Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
- Topic: Corben Baby Ace D as LSA
- Replies: 114
- Views: 27694
Re: Corben Baby Ace D as LSA
Great, Keep on going. Good luck!!
- Tue Nov 19, 2019 6:15 am
- Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
- Topic: Corben Baby Ace D as LSA
- Replies: 114
- Views: 27694
Re: Corben Baby Ace D as LSA
Good luck with it. Its an epic flight but no shame in trailer trip if it makes the most sense.
- Sat Nov 16, 2019 12:23 pm
- Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
- Topic: Corben Baby Ace D as LSA
- Replies: 114
- Views: 27694
Re: Corben Baby Ace D as LSA
One other suggestion. Sit in the cockpit and find the stick position where the elevators appear neutral (streamlined with the horizontal stabilizer) In homebuilts this is often very far forward of what would be neutral in a J-3 or champ. Make a mental note of this position so your not surprised by w...
- Sat Nov 16, 2019 6:47 am
- Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
- Topic: Corben Baby Ace D as LSA
- Replies: 114
- Views: 27694
Re: Corben Baby Ace D as LSA
Your just finishing your tailwheel endorsement? ? FInd anyone to take a look at the airplane? 1. How did compression test come out on the engine? 2. Prop torque check and is timing ok before you try to head west? 3. Gascolator clean? I’d put avgas in it for the trip if they are running autogas. 4. G...
- Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:52 pm
- Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
- Topic: Deal or not?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3510
Re: Deal or not?
Have you flown a 2005? There are some differences.