Forum: Messages
12-01-08, 09:28 PM
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It is a very valid point. Actually, we were...
It is a very valid point. Actually, we were paying a lot of attention to that. We were torn over the two choices we had: (a) centre the PFD over the steering column, or (b) centre it over the amber...
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Forum: Messages
11-25-08, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 28
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Update - The shop dry-fitted everything (left...
Update - The shop dry-fitted everything (left panel and centre stack) over the last few days. They completed the harnesses and connected everything, and then bench-checked the system. The Aspen,...
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Forum: Messages
11-17-08, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Messages
11-17-08, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Messages
11-16-08, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 108
Views: 405,132
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Forum: Messages
11-16-08, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 6
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RMD wingtips for SKymaster?
I have RMD wingtips with HID landing lights in them on my Cessna 172N. They work absolutely awesome. I am now looking around to see if one can get the same for the Skymaster 337G. My searches on...
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Forum: Messages
11-15-08, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 28
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Forum: Messages
11-15-08, 03:49 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 50,379
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Forum: Messages
11-15-08, 03:47 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 50,379
I got some pics today from the shop, as they...
I got some pics today from the shop, as they started with the dry fitting of avionics and instruments. The CAD program was a little optimistic with real estate on the panel, so they cut a plywood...
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Forum: Messages
11-12-08, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 108
Views: 405,132
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Forum: Messages
11-11-08, 02:02 AM
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Replies: 108
Views: 405,132
I think if you ask 10 guys the question about...
I think if you ask 10 guys the question about tinted vs plain, you'll get about 5:5 either way. Right now I am installing a plain windshield. I had a tinted one. Why did I change?
The tinted one got...
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Forum: Messages
11-10-08, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 28
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Forum: Messages
11-10-08, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 50,379
During the "clean-up" phase, they removed just...
During the "clean-up" phase, they removed just over 27 lbs of wire that was just left behind with the previous avionics install. I flew around with 27 lbs of dead weight!!
This picture shows the heap...
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Forum: Messages
11-10-08, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 50,379
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Forum: Messages
11-06-08, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 28
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Forum: Messages
11-06-08, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 50,379
Yes, I will. My avionics mechanic is equally...
Yes, I will. My avionics mechanic is equally pumped about this install - many units going in there that he has never installed before. He is doing a lot of research (not on my account, fortunately!)...
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Forum: Messages
11-05-08, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 28
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And she's changing to glass
It all started last month somewhere on my way to Edmonton, when ATC told me they could not see me on the radar any more. I recycled my transponder, idented and still they could not identify me. Then...
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Forum: Messages
08-24-08, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 22
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Kevin, I think you are right on the frequency...
Kevin, I think you are right on the frequency issue. I did a search on Google "Garmin handheld no reception" and landed on a blog site, where someone wrote about the same thing. He stated that he...
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Forum: Messages
08-22-08, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 9
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Gord,
No, that was not me. I was doing pattern...
Gord,
No, that was not me. I was doing pattern work in Bonnyville. Glad to see there are more 337's in the province though; I thought of calling my self "The Alberta Lone Ranger"! I will be doing a...
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Forum: Messages
08-21-08, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 9
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Hallelujah!
I'm intensely happy to report that the long dry spell with GKEY is finally over.
She's back at her base airport, and I got a chance to fly her for 0.9 hours and got 4 perfect landings in before...
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Forum: Messages
08-21-08, 01:28 AM
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Replies: 22
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AHA! I'n not alone in this, afterall...
There's...
AHA! I'n not alone in this, afterall...
There's a Chinese (I think) saying: When you ask the question, you may be a fool for a minute, but if you don't ask the question, you'll be a fool for life....
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Forum: Messages
08-14-08, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 59,971
Hmmm, never thought of that. Maybe one of the...
Hmmm, never thought of that. Maybe one of the G-Force platforms (the one the XM Wx is currently mounted on) may come to goood use afterall...
So where or how did you route the wires? I absolutely...
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Forum: Messages
08-14-08, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 22
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Thanks Pete, I was thinking about that too -...
Thanks Pete, I was thinking about that too - should have said that in my initial post. I am saving up for changing out my centre panel to Garmin 530W, SL30, new audio panel etc, and that is when the...
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Forum: Messages
08-14-08, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 22
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Garmin Antenna placement
I have a Garmin 396 with Wx. I thought I was being smart by buying an antenna farm. Not satisfied at all. Besides the fact that it totally obscures my far left windscreen, the antenna seems to ONLY...
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Forum: Messages
08-10-08, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 25,611
Aviation-deprived Depression
I should know, as this is in my line of work, but I have never in all my years come accross a condition called "Aviation-deprived Depression". But I should patent the idea, or at least coin the...
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