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Forum: Messages 08-07-08, 06:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 23,333
Posted By gkey
Engine failure simulation

This is what I can remember from my PTR's: Depending on where you are in your flight path (anywhere between departure and arrival), as well as what altitude you have, you would like to (1) keep the...
Forum: Messages 04-15-08, 09:03 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 20,458
Posted By gkey
I'm listening....? I'm always open to new ideas....

I'm listening....?
I'm always open to new ideas. I've always been a Garmin fan, by default, I guess. All my previous planes had Garmin. No clue what's happening in the King camp. Simply 'believed'...
Forum: Messages 04-14-08, 11:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 20,458
Posted By gkey
Exactly. I got really fed up with my fuel gauges...

Exactly. I got really fed up with my fuel gauges not working. Lately, my Oil Temp is also fluctuating - being told the little spring inside the gauge is on its way out.

So, about 6 months ago, I...
Forum: Messages 04-14-08, 03:09 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 20,458
Posted By gkey
Thumbs up Crm2120

The new Xerion AuRACLE twin engine monitor has been announced at Sun-n-Fun this weekend. It's called a CRM (Cockpit Resource Management System), and is the first unit on the market meant to be a...
Forum: Messages 03-26-08, 06:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 19,339
Posted By gkey
Yes, there is a register on the internet. Here is...

Yes, there is a register on the internet. Here is the link:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/activepages/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/quicksearch.asp

All you gotta do, is to fill in the following:
Common Name:...
Forum: Messages 03-20-08, 01:47 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 19,339
Posted By gkey
Hi Mark, I see your map spreads high enough to...

Hi Mark,

I see your map spreads high enough to include the most populated part of Canada. I also see that your index on the side read "Skymasters" and not "US Skymasters".

Now, if you look at the...
Forum: Messages 02-19-08, 11:44 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 19,798
Posted By gkey
BBQ at OSHKOSH?......mmmmm I'm going!

BBQ at OSHKOSH?......mmmmm

I'm going!
Forum: Messages 01-31-08, 09:28 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 69,598
Posted By gkey
Firstly, I am no expert on this, but here...

Firstly, I am no expert on this, but here goes:

-- QUESTION--
This was my question to the CPA forum many moons ago:

I read the following in my POH (1976 337 G): "An alternator restart system,...
Forum: Messages 12-05-07, 08:42 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 60,562
Posted By gkey
A little update since my last entry: After weeks...

A little update since my last entry: After weeks of fruitless waiting for my new Robotow to arrive, I finallay decided to call up Aircraft Spruce to cancel the order. They were very helpful, and did...
Forum: Messages 11-16-07, 01:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 22,322
Posted By gkey
Like I said before, start by getting yourself a...

Like I said before, start by getting yourself a copy of "Bat 21".
Once again, welcome to the dark side.
Forum: Messages 11-15-07, 05:04 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 30,243
Posted By gkey
OK, so now you just made me jealous!! One day,...

OK, so now you just made me jealous!!

One day, when I'm grown up, I wanna fly a jet too...
Seriously, I wonder what secondhand VLJ's will go for in a decade's time...
Forum: Messages 11-08-07, 07:14 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 60,562
Posted By gkey
Thanks for the replies. Well, I paid for the...

Thanks for the replies. Well, I paid for the Robotow, so I guess it should arrive here soon. I will give it a try, and if it does not work, I will sell it...
Forum: Messages 11-07-07, 11:27 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 60,562
Posted By gkey
I looked at Tulsatowbots, or the itowbot as it is...

I looked at Tulsatowbots, or the itowbot as it is also known. Very nice, very cool, very expensive. Had I lived in a warmer/drier climate, this would have been a very strong contender. In my neck of...
Forum: Messages 11-06-07, 01:10 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 60,562
Posted By gkey
Towing your plane

Maybe I have jumped the gun a bit, but I have ordered a Robotow yesterday without gaining any peer advice. Only afterwards I realized I could have asked the group about what you use to tow your...
Forum: Messages 10-29-07, 09:13 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 21,622
Posted By gkey
No kidding - my wife is one, and last night on...

No kidding - my wife is one, and last night on our trip from Calgary to Cold Lake she said: "Next time get something with an isle an a potty"!
Forum: Messages 10-25-07, 04:50 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 21,622
Posted By gkey
Cockpit Organizers

I am having trouble with keeping my cockpit organized. I have manuals, charts (lots of them), POH's, and goodness-knows-what-else stowed away in the two front side pockets, seat pockets and sometimes...
Forum: Messages 10-19-07, 11:02 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 30,243
Posted By gkey
I did not even notice that! Sniper's eye! Anyone...

I did not even notice that! Sniper's eye!
Anyone knows the highest altitude a Skymaster has ever been to?

PS I'm sure you mean 30,000 ft?
Forum: Messages 10-19-07, 08:36 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 30,243
Posted By gkey
I have absolutely no idea. It was just something...

I have absolutely no idea.
It was just something someone posted on the CPA forum, and I found it interesting enough to share. Maybe someone with more info can chime...
Forum: Messages 10-18-07, 05:38 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 30,243
Posted By gkey
Talking Skymaster in the record books

A point to ponder on for "regular" twins' owners, who smirk at Skymasters:

"...this time he (sic: Roger Cable) flew a twin-engine Cessna Skymaster. In addition to serving as Walters communications...
Forum: Messages 10-11-07, 11:34 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 74,971
Posted By gkey
Interesting point, I did not know that. It was...

Interesting point, I did not know that. It was just a suggestion though, not a vote.
Forum: Messages 10-11-07, 10:34 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 74,971
Posted By gkey
Here's a question - has Canada ever been...

Here's a question - has Canada ever been considered, eh?

I am particularly thinking of Qualicum Bay, out on the east coast of Vancouver Island. Absolutely breathtaking, the whole island. I was...
Forum: Messages 10-11-07, 10:22 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 28,272
Posted By gkey
If only I had the time, I would have loved doing...

If only I had the time, I would have loved doing the annual together with my mechanic and very good friend, "Uncle Steve". But, alas, I do not even find the time to fly! Last time I got to the plane...
Forum: Messages 10-08-07, 12:30 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 22,685
Posted By gkey
Talking Jerry, With fuel prices at my FBO, can I come...

Jerry,

With fuel prices at my FBO, can I come too?
Forum: Messages 09-10-07, 10:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 19,520
Posted By gkey
Thanks, Guy. I know that this rating is a breeze...

Thanks, Guy.

I know that this rating is a breeze for others, but I had a real hard time with it. In all I went through 3 CFI's and nearly 48 hours to get it.

My time is extremely constricted, since...
Forum: Messages 09-10-07, 05:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 19,520
Posted By gkey
Got my ME rating

Not that it is earth-shattering news, but I did get my ME rating last Thursday.
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