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January 3rd 06, 04:25 PM
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ADIZ Violation Explained in AOPA Magazine
Jay Honeck wrote: Thanks to the stupid AD against allowing cigarette lighters in Cessna 150s, the lighter had been disconnected in the rental plane they flew. The AD didn't make the lighter illegal. Cessna in their infinite wisdom didn't put any circuit protection on the lighter so it was quite possible to start a fire and never pop a breaker. The AD gave you a choice. Either disconnect the lighter or put in a breaker. 
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January 3rd 06, 04:50 PM
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ADIZ Violation Explained in AOPA Magazine
Thanks to the stupid AD
against allowing cigarette lighters in Cessna 150s, the lighter had been disconnected in the rental plane they flew. The AD didn't make the lighter illegal. Cessna in their infinite wisdom didn't put any circuit protection on the lighter so it was quite possible to start a fire and never pop a breaker. The AD gave you a choice. Either disconnect the lighter or put in a breaker. Thanks for the correction. I can't believe people would be so penny-wise and pound-foolish. On the other hand, the decision to disconnect the lighter was probably made before the advent of all these hand-held, battery-operated devices. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"
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January 3rd 06, 09:55 PM
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ADIZ Violation Explained in AOPA Magazine
"Jay Honeck" wrote:
I can't believe people would be so penny-wise and pound-foolish. On the other hand, the decision to disconnect the lighter was probably made before the advent of all these hand-held, battery-operated devices. And my Etrex will run about 12 hours ona fresh set of rechargeable batteries. My Airmap may not last that long but surely enough for a typical cross-country flight. No cigarette lighter plugin is needed. Ron Lee
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January 3rd 06, 11:45 PM
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ADIZ Violation Explained in AOPA Magazine
"Ron Lee" wrote And my Etrex will run about 12 hours ona fresh set of rechargeable batteries. My Airmap may not last that long but surely enough for a typical cross-country flight. No cigarette lighter plugin is needed. There is also the choice of taking one of those emergency car starting battery units, too. For a couple pounds of luggage, you can run whatever you want, for a long time, and not spend any money on batteries; just recharge the car jumper back up. -- Jim in NC
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