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From the user manual for the exp G3X Touch. The approved model may behave differently.

My observation as a G3X user. If I haven’t flown for a while my G3X flashes a yellow message notification. If I tap on that I get a warning about...

When you do load an SD card with updated files, the G3X will present this screen, so you have another chance to disregard parts of the update. I...

I’ve never had luck with SD cards >16gb capacity. Garmin recommends 8gb. That said the database manager usually fails to load the bigger cards. I’ve...

You’re prompted to choose between current cycle and next cycle on the database manager page. Once selected and the files downloaded and that SD card...

Maybe a moderator will move it to an open forum? I was looking for info about your bicep after having tendonesis. I had a rotator cuff repair with...

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Nick Smith would be a good guy to ask. My Backcountry ribs use extruded caps and I have a hunch they come from Canada.

I’d put a doubler on the vertical leg and use some standard rib cap repair metal on top. The vertical leg is where the strength is. You could start...

Tonight there’s a 185 on the skywagon Facebook page with 300TTSN, and someone replied with an 1100TTSN plane. Pieces of crap, right? Not flown...

Sign shop or trophy shop. Measure your switch and breaker center-to-centers and have a stick on placard made. It can be engraved phenolic or laser...

Not a stretcher door, just a baggage (cargo) door. ‘53s didn’t come with them.

A friend has been rebuilding a ‘53 for several years. It was taken down further than any Cessna airframe I’ve seen. Comparing that airframe to my ‘75...

That document is stamped Cancelled on every page. Was it superseded?

Adding WingX? 2550# isn’t very useful on amphibs. Contrary to some, I’m not a fan of ACF or CorrosionX treatments. I did it once on my first...

I bought rear float fittings for my old 2960s from Aerocet. Easy peasy. The early model 180s I’ve seen used brace wires instead of a vee. I’m...

The prop should fit but may need to be cut from 90” to 88”, or get a field approval for 90”.

180 props aren’t a mystery. In essence you’ll find planes with 82” and 88” props. The former is referred to as a wheel plane prop and the latter a...

I always accepted short approach requests as a clearance to deviate from the standard pattern to reduce my time in the pattern in order to help ATC...

IO-520s have been spinning 86” props at 2850 for a long time. it works great. when somebody tells you 2700 works better? They’re repeating something...

You need to get into a local network of Skywagon owners. Old guys are retiring from GA and they seem to be more interested in passing their planes to...

Newly rebuilt engines are highly susceptible to rust. 600 hour engines, not so much. Avgas lead varnish is our friend.

Cardiff, what’s your definition of “premium” price? What factors do you prioritize in that decision? Total time? Panel? Engine time since overhaul?...

Cardiff’s description is similar to my 180 when I bought it. It sat in outdoor storage at Lake Hood and flew very little. I watched him ground run it...