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I'll leave the speed answer to somebody who flies them. All I see is how they dangle when the skis are retracted. They have to be draggy. Probably...

I suspect the opinions you’ve heard are from guys on straight skis. The skis are probably a bigger problem than the tailwheel. On wheel skis the BBW...

Steering on snow or hard surfaces? I haven’t used my 8” tailwheel setup for several years and never missed it. Skywagons don’t steer well in tight...

The Wide fork Magnum ski is easier to put on-take off once the permanent fitting is installed on the tailwheel head. I prefer it. I don’t know why...

Controllers don’t control north of the shoreline. Any info they provide is a courtesy. I think Lake Hood guys get complacent because they’re used...

Given the choice a couple of times I’ve chosen stainless. My EXP kit’s standard firewall was aluminum with fire-proof paint. I passed on that.

Engine Management 101 by Bill Ross. Free on Superior Air Parts’ website. Fly the Engine by Kas Thomas. My favorite aircraft maintenance writer....

If you do two doors in a -12 you need to think about how to introduce ventilation air. It wouldn’t be hard to make an opening window in a seaplane...

My favorite part of the full double door is the view it provides from the back seat. With the shape of the -12 airframe the plex on both sides allows...

That’s a very special airplane!

Because approach will hand us off to Hood Tower at the same areas I described. Past those areas isn’t an issue. Squawking 1200 works just fine.

When I’m inbound I’ve listened to ATIS and am on tower frequency a few miles before I get to the powerline corner so I can get a picture of who’s...

There’s no replacement for displacement. Especially at heavier weights. My nephew built a hotrod 0-320 and lamented that the 0-360s kicked his butt....

I never applied for a rebate so I never did the prove-up flight to check the system. It's always seemed to work fine but Monday I had a Cub coming...

The benefit of the short mount is centralizing mass. Greater arms fore and aft make a less responsive airplane. For 2200# you’ll be better off adding...

If a deviation isn’t available that means the Air Force guys are flying. I’ll cross at 700’ if it provides me more clearance under those guys. I have...

I have one of these on a generator. Mine has a nipple but I don’t use it. ...

ADS-B changed. Before when tower gave a deviation it was assumed it also was permission for entry into C airspace. Now we can't go there without...

In reality all it does is raise the ceiling to 1400’ because that’s the ceiling as soon as you cross the north shore unless you have permission and...

The AK Supplement has Lake Hood routes starting on pp 355 and Merrill routes after that. If everyone is honest we’ll find nobody actually uses the...

My ADS-B has audible warnings inside the distance I’ve set. I rarely look at it. That’s rhetoric from guys who don’t use it. Monday in the Su Valley...

So…. from a guy who’s flown that corridor a lot? Airplanes not lighted are extremely hard to see against the cluttered background of the city....

It appears airplane number two didn’t have a transponder. How well does ATC see no Txp airplanes?

Quote from the report- AIRCRAFT DOVE TO AVOID ANOTHER AIRCRAFT N21132, LANDED AND POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED WING TIP DAMAGE WITH TIRE MARKS,...