Recent content by JimParker256

Thanks for posting about this trip. I'm enjoying reading it, and making a few notes along the way...

I guess I should have added that I'm a Mac user, and their tools for Mac are somewhat "behind"... PS - If you want to get a good feel for FlyQ, without installing it and 'wasting' your 30-day free trial, check out their YouTube channel, where they have LOTS of videos showing how to use it...

I think reviews like this, done by someone with minimal experience with FlyQ, but with multiple years of using ForeFlight, can be very deceptive and confusing. I think his intentions were good, but he put a lot of bad information out there. Gee, what a surprise that it's easier to use the...

Re: Just acquired a 112 As one of my friends used to say, "Don't sweat the petty stuff, and don't pet the sweaty stuff..." We're a lot more impressed by someone saving a Commander from a fate worse than death than we are by perfect spelling and grammar! Welcome to COG.

Re: Use Your Phone Got mine, too! But I learned the hard way that if you install it backwards, it reduces your max speed to only 95 mph max. Now I'm wishing we had not welded it in place... Probably should have read the instructions... ;)

Re: Nashville, TN Commander Owners I'm not all that tall (5'11"), but an rather "husky" (as they say when they don't want to say "fat"). I've flown with my 6'4" 245-lb son, and with a 6'6" 340 lb former Nebraska linebacker. Both were quite comfortable in the Commander, as was I. We never...

Re: 112/B take off characteristics +1 to Guy's post. The APS guys (Advanced Pilot Seminars) also talk about this. They strongly encourage climbing at max RPM and with wide open throttle, unless there are published noise abatement procedures that require otherwise. In addition to all the...

Re: forum access issue Public pressure? Nah, it's just a solid suggestion for anyone interested in Commanders. I sold my Commander three years ago, but continue to maintain my COG membership for three reasons: 1) As a "thank you" to the community that supported me during my ownership...

Re: McKinney, TX gets new FBO (KTKI) Yeah, but nobody REALLY goes to Dallas anymore... All the "happening" stuff in in the north side (Allen, McKinney, Frisco)... Just kidding, Jared. KRBD is a very nice place, and hangars are probably cheaper there (or should I say "less expensive" –...

Re: McKinney, TX gets new FBO (KTKI) I believe the new terminal building and hangar are for the existing (city-owned) FBO. At least that's what they are telling us (local pilots based at KTKI). The city-owned FBO has been a HUGE success. They've come in either first or second in every one of...

Re: Commanders at AirVenture Oshkosh 110 mph cruise sounds good to this O-200 powered Citabria 7ECA driver... Top speed in cruise for me is 90 MPH. I don't know what I would do if I had to fly it to OSH or SnF, because I cannot make 90 knots, even at full throttle with the wheel pants on...

Re: Sun n Fun 2018 April 10-15 And DO NOT taxi over to the FBO for fuel. They charge a steep ramp fee! The guy next to me (in a Remos G3) filled up his tanks (maybe 15 gallons) and they charged him $150 ramp fee in addition to the cost of fuel. The truck that comes around offers the same...

Re: Sun n Fun 2018 April 10-15 I flew my Commander to SnF a few years ago, the day before the show started. I followed the NOTAM procedures to the letter (windshield sign for parking and all). I arrived around 9:30 AM, and oddly enough, didn't see another airplane (either visually OR on the...

Re: Commanders at AirVenture Oshkosh Stan, that is one sweet ride! Very cool. Out of curiosity, what kind of cruise speed do you get, and what fuel burn? (And maybe I should ask about oil usage? My friend with a pre-war gullwing Stinson says he keeps at least 5 gallons of oil on board to...

Re: (Story) Muscle Memory When I first started flying fixed wing, I had the opposite problem... My "helicopter muscle memory" kept trying to maintain a "brisk walk" rate of closure right down to the touchdown point - at zero ground speed. My CFI almost had a heart attack the first time it...