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Dual glide slope, $95...priceless!
On 10/20/06 13:08, Robert M. Gary wrote:
Mark Hansen wrote: On 10/20/06 07:39, Robert M. Gary wrote: Mark Hansen wrote: Jack, Great to hear! Also glad to hear you got that VOR problem resolved ;-) By the way, our club now owns a brand new 172SP with the G1000! I don't think I'm going to be flying it thought, but it sure looks nice! I think the hourly rate is going to be something like $115 wet. That's awesome! They're charging about that same price for old 172's at Exec. That's right. I did most of my training at SkyWalk, which was charging over $100 for a 70's-era 172 with a GNS 430. I"m sure the prices are much higher now. I tried to look at their rates online, but the site is broken ;-( I love the club - not just the wet rate, but the insurance that is included as well. Too bad I"m on the wrong side of town. Davis is a long drive from Folsom ;( You don't really need to rent anyway, do you? On the other hand, if all you want is access to a G1000-equipped airplane, the monthly dues for the club are only $20 (although you have to maintain flight currency in type at least every two months). I can just imagine you flying to Davis to pick up the G1000 and go fly it around :-) Davis is about a 30 minute drive for me, so it's not too bad. Now the smell of the cows ... that's another issue all together! ;-) I'm a city boy, after all. -- Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane Cal Aggie Flying Farmers Sacramento, CA |
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Dual glide slope, $95...priceless!
Mark Hansen wrote: On 10/20/06 13:08, Robert M. Gary wrote: Mark Hansen wrote: You don't really need to rent anyway, do you? On the other hand, if all you want is access to a G1000-equipped airplane, the monthly dues for the club are only $20 (although you have to maintain flight currency in type at least every two months). No, but the G1000 rate is great. I also rent and sometimes instruct in a G1000 182 at Executive. I really like the system but I still consider my Mooney to be a more capable family travel machine than the G1000 182, mostly because of the speed difference. Its amazing to be pulling 13GPH and just keeping up with the traffic on the freeway in the 182. Sadly the Mooney is now at Cameron Park and I'm afraid to fly it because of some very strange recently fuel problems. I'm getting different information all over the place. Before I spend $2000 to overhaul a 600 hour fuel servo I want to look into it more. Owning a plane, just managing maintenance, is a full time job. -Robert |
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Dual glide slope, $95...priceless!
On 10/20/06 14:53, Robert M. Gary wrote:
Mark Hansen wrote: On 10/20/06 13:08, Robert M. Gary wrote: Mark Hansen wrote: You don't really need to rent anyway, do you? On the other hand, if all you want is access to a G1000-equipped airplane, the monthly dues for the club are only $20 (although you have to maintain flight currency in type at least every two months). No, but the G1000 rate is great. I also rent and sometimes instruct in a G1000 182 at Executive. I really like the system but I still consider my Mooney to be a more capable family travel machine than the G1000 182, mostly because of the speed difference. Its amazing to be pulling 13GPH and just keeping up with the traffic on the freeway in the 182. Yes, I almost bought into a Mooney partnership, but just couldn't fit into the cockpit ;-( Of course, most of my flying is just training and practice at this point, so a (relatively) cheap Cessna is just fine. I'm not considering long distance travel until later. Perhaps by then I'll fit ;-) Sadly the Mooney is now at Cameron Park and I'm afraid to fly it because of some very strange recently fuel problems. I'm getting different information all over the place. Before I spend $2000 to overhaul a 600 hour fuel servo I want to look into it more. Owning a plane, just managing maintenance, is a full time job. Yeah, I've been following the posts. Sorry to hear that, and I hope it doesn't work out too badly for you. Best of luck. |
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Dual glide slope, $95...priceless!
Jim Burns wrote:
Jack, I've got the same problem with our #1 glideslope. Do you know if they pulled the recessed pins and replaced them? or did they simply push the pins back in place? Thanks, Jim Not sure Jim as one of my partners was dealing with the avionics shop on this one. I'm unfamiliar with the type of connector involved so am not sure what is possible in terms of pushing pins back in place vs. replacing. -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane "To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become a private pilot you must strive to master four of them" - Rod Machado (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) |
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Dual glide slope, $95...priceless!
Jon Kraus wrote:
and don't forget, that is $95 divided by three! Partnerships can be a very good thing... We are looking for a # 3 as well.. We'll see... Do you have a new prospective #3 or is it still the same guy? Either way, I hope it works out for the best. -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane "To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become a private pilot you must strive to master four of them" - Rod Machado (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) |
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Dual glide slope, $95...priceless!
Mark Hansen wrote:
Great to hear! Also glad to hear you got that VOR problem resolved ;-) Yeah, me too. Turns out one partner was working with ATC to have them tell him when he was on a given airway. #2 nav said dead on, #1 nav showed six degrees left of course. Gee, didn't we just see that recently? :-) By the way, our club now owns a brand new 172SP with the G1000! I don't think I'm going to be flying it thought, but it sure looks nice! I think the hourly rate is going to be something like $115 wet. IIRC, my brother pays something like $112/hr. wet for a non glass 172SP at KRHV. $115 wet for the G1000 172 sounds pretty reasonable...but, yeah, I hear you. At some point, I'd like to get a couple hours in something with a glass panel...no big hurry though. -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane "To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become a private pilot you must strive to master four of them" - Rod Machado (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) |
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Dual glide slope, $95...priceless!
Robert M. Gary wrote:
The older VOR heads (the ones fed by the KX-170B style, not the KX-155 style) can be relied upon to be 6 degrees off every couple of months. The one that was off is a newer Garmin, installed along with the GNS430 by the previous owner. While I haven't checked the logs on this, I'd bet it hasn't been tuned since then. During the first 1.5 years of ownership, both VORs were never more than +/- one degree. Although technically an avionics shop needs to do the adjustment most owners puchase the spline screwdriver and do the adjustment themselves. You simply remove the OBS knob (via set screw) and there adjustment screw is behind it. Usually I do it as MHR or SAC where you have a VOT. Hmmm, interesting...not something that gets logged I'd bet :-) -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane "To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become a private pilot you must strive to master four of them" - Rod Machado (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) |
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Dual glide slope, $95...priceless!
Ben Jackson wrote:
That's awesome! Now you can fly two ILSs at once!! That or divide DH by 2, right? :-) -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane "To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become a private pilot you must strive to master four of them" - Rod Machado (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) |
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Dual glide slope, $95...priceless!
Jack, you are going to be in the position of the guy with two wris****ches.
He's never sure exactly what time it is. "Jack Allison" wrote in message . .. Although technically an avionics shop needs to do the adjustment most owners puchase the spline screwdriver and do the adjustment themselves. You simply remove the OBS knob (via set screw) and there adjustment screw is behind it. Usually I do it as MHR or SAC where you have a VOT. Yes, and that setscrew is a SPLINE, and a little tiny bugger at that. It takes the smallest spline in my toolbox to get it off. The screwdriver needs to be a small long shaft as well...I've got an old footlong eighth-inch fiberglass "TV Tuner adjuster" that works for me. Hmmm, interesting...not something that gets logged I'd bet :-) Log? You keep a LOG????? {;-) Jim |
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Dual glide slope, $95...priceless!
RST Engineering wrote:
Jack, you are going to be in the position of the guy with two wris****ches. He's never sure exactly what time it is. LOL..."Ok we're above glide slope, no below glide slope, left of course, on course...aw heck, average everything out between the two glide slopes and localizers" Yes, and that setscrew is a SPLINE, and a little tiny bugger at that. It takes the smallest spline in my toolbox to get it off. The screwdriver needs to be a small long shaft as well...I've got an old footlong eighth-inch fiberglass "TV Tuner adjuster" that works for me. Sounds like I need to get me one of those...um...for...er...when I need to tune my TV :-) Hmmm, interesting...not something that gets logged I'd bet :-) Log? You keep a LOG????? Well, yeah, gotta have some place to put those expensive stickers the shops type up for us...on those occasions where we opt to have them work on the plane that is :-) -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane "To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become a private pilot you must strive to master four of them" - Rod Machado (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) |
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