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2. 03:52 PM - Re: avionics update (nico css)
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--> Commander-List message posted by: "alh1@juno.com" <alh1@juno.com>
i just have a short break from my lap dancing job so i will try to make this a
quick update. unfortunately that was not my plane over your house a couple of
weeks ago. this small radio change now has a life and budget of its own.
most of the commanders in south florida have that blue on bottom, white on top,
but my plane was in the shop. to review, my kx 175 died and i had four choices.
1. give up flying, not much of a choice since i had another radio in the
plane. 2. spend $10K to $15K for a garmin 530. for a guy who will not buy
a vcr-tv combination, this having all radios in one box was a stretch. 3. just
replace the comm and use the gps for nav backup. all this for about $1000.
4. replace everything and start from scratch. seemed like a lot of work for
a lot of money.
so the $1000 didn't seem out of reach and a local club needed a male dancer.
i mean how long would it take a 60 year old guy to make $1000? i got one of those
technicolor (rainbow, like jeff gordon's car) speedos and went to work.
well, the first day i made $2 on an eight hour shift. i left work and got a hess
gas staton application and i am waiting for their call. but i digress.
the comm radio went right in the stack, but everyone kept telling me how nice a
nav would look next to it. it wasn't that much more, just another radio. after
i said alright, i find out i need a third box if i want glideslope. since
the other radio is also old, might as well use this chance to redo things the
way it should be done. Since the new nav will now run the hsi, glideslope is
necessary. the new radio stack has to be removed and repainted because although
the two radios seem to be the same as the kx 175 we found they cannot touch
because of a heat problem. Since the panel is out, it needs a little touchup.
did i mention that the paint code in the log book did not match the color of the
panel? no problem, we will remove the gauges and repaint the whole thing.
my daughter called and she wanted me to come up to orlando on saturday, have a
short visit, take some kids for a ride, buy lunch and fly home. optomist that
i am, i wrote you and said i would drop by after lunch and finally get to see
your bird.
i called the mechanic and told him to put back together and i would fly it saturday.
the weather was crummy so i decided to fly to vfr on top and get a clearance
when i got to orlando. everything seemed to be working when we left.
when i called orlando, nothing happened. neither radio would get out nor would
either one receive. river ranch now became my destination. there were no
other aircraft at river ranch, but we got a golf cart and had a great lunch, gave
my daughter the bad news and flew home.
the old radio was driving the hsi and if i could have talked to anyone i could
have shot an approach. fortunately the gps was working so it was not necessary
to declare an emergency. since the comms did not work, i guess i would have
to use the transponder.
meanwhile, back in the shop the work goes on and i am now looking for an third
outside job. i found a place where you just hop into the back of a truck and
they take you to the job. you work all day and they pay "poco dinero" whatever
that is. i assume it is a mexican meal. i am also learning spanish, but the
first things they teach me i don't think i should repeat.
so that is the progress to date. i note that airnav has four airports for groveland
and none of them have a twin on the field. which one should use? till
next trip, al hoffman
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--> Commander-List message posted by: "nico css" <nico@cybersuperstore.com>
Thanks, Al. This is hysterical. It's a keeper.
I guess, being about the same age, I will finally part with my speedos.
Nico
----- Original Message -----
From: <alh1@juno.com>
Subject: Commander-List: avionics update
> --> Commander-List message posted by: "alh1@juno.com" <alh1@juno.com>
>
>
> i just have a short break from my lap dancing job so i will try to make
this a quick update. unfortunately that was not my plane over your house a
couple of weeks ago. this small radio change now has a life and budget of
its own.
>
> most of the commanders in south florida have that blue on bottom, white on
top, but my plane was in the shop. to review, my kx 175 died and i had four
choices. 1. give up flying, not much of a choice since i had another radio
in the plane. 2. spend $10K to $15K for a garmin 530. for a guy who will
not buy a vcr-tv combination, this having all radios in one box was a
stretch. 3. just replace the comm and use the gps for nav backup. all
this for about $1000. 4. replace everything and start from scratch.
seemed like a lot of work for a lot of money.
>
> so the $1000 didn't seem out of reach and a local club needed a male
dancer. i mean how long would it take a 60 year old guy to make $1000? i
got one of those technicolor (rainbow, like jeff gordon's car) speedos and
went to work.
>
> well, the first day i made $2 on an eight hour shift. i left work and got
a hess gas staton application and i am waiting for their call. but i
digress.
>
> the comm radio went right in the stack, but everyone kept telling me how
nice a nav would look next to it. it wasn't that much more, just another
radio. after i said alright, i find out i need a third box if i want
glideslope. since the other radio is also old, might as well use this
chance to redo things the way it should be done. Since the new nav will now
run the hsi, glideslope is necessary. the new radio stack has to be removed
and repainted because although the two radios seem to be the same as the kx
175 we found they cannot touch because of a heat problem. Since the panel
is out, it needs a little touchup.
>
> did i mention that the paint code in the log book did not match the color
of the panel? no problem, we will remove the gauges and repaint the whole
thing.
>
> my daughter called and she wanted me to come up to orlando on saturday,
have a short visit, take some kids for a ride, buy lunch and fly home.
optomist that i am, i wrote you and said i would drop by after lunch and
finally get to see your bird.
>
> i called the mechanic and told him to put back together and i would fly it
saturday. the weather was crummy so i decided to fly to vfr on top and get
a clearance when i got to orlando. everything seemed to be working when we
left. when i called orlando, nothing happened. neither radio would get
out nor would either one receive. river ranch now became my destination.
there were no other aircraft at river ranch, but we got a golf cart and had
a great lunch, gave my daughter the bad news and flew home.
>
> the old radio was driving the hsi and if i could have talked to anyone i
could have shot an approach. fortunately the gps was working so it was not
necessary to declare an emergency. since the comms did not work, i guess i
would have to use the transponder.
>
> meanwhile, back in the shop the work goes on and i am now looking for an
third outside job. i found a place where you just hop into the back of a
truck and they take you to the job. you work all day and they pay "poco
dinero" whatever that is. i assume it is a mexican meal. i am also
learning spanish, but the first things they teach me i don't think i should
repeat.
>
> so that is the progress to date. i note that airnav has four airports for
groveland and none of them have a twin on the field. which one should use?
till next trip, al hoffman
>
> Now includes pop-up blocker!
> Only $14.95/month -visit http://www.juno.com/surf to sign up today!
>
>
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