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I just got this post in another regional pilot group newsletter. We might need to have a Commander midwest get-to-gether... k I have received information that Tammy's Airport Cafe at Phillip Billard Airport Topeka KS (KTOP) is adjacent to the taxiway and has really good food. I haven't been...

Welcome Michael! I'm at M17 (Bolivar,Mo) just south. I see you are at Lee's Summit. Our airplanes are close sisters! k

Scott -- $4,000 is the new $2,000.k

Hello Nathan - I too, came from the other "C" world. My first few flights in my TC were quite a transition. When advancing power, you reach a point where the turbo boost starts working. On a hot day mine will even stumble if the mixture isn't back somewhat. The higher the OAT, the more...

I think Steve is referring to the ad content.... ... ;)k

Craig! You stopped at Camdenton -- Practically in my pattern! k

contrats Craig! Jack's airplane is one of the "good ones" for sure. I enjoyed talking airplanes with him at the fly-ins. You do her proud! k

Welcome to the club! Glad to see another TC in the air! We're here for you! k

Brings back memories from when I was a kid. There was a little grass strip with a flying community on a lake about 50 miles from our home. Dad & I would go to a cookout at a guys hangar on a Sunday afternoon. Several other guys had their planes there. Everyone took their logbooks... k

Dave - glad to hear you are back in Cape! I'll find a reason to stop by one of these days! k

The cable shut-off somehow had worked open. If you look down at how that setup connects to the gascolator, the clamp can bind against the bracket that mounts it to the firewall. I think that day it didn't shut properly. Somehow vibrated open in fight. I sure look at it closer now on pre-flight. k

Had that happen on a .8 hr flight. Kirksvill lineman told me on shutdown I had fuel running out behind the nosegear. I was short about 8 gall Not enough to get my attention on the factory gauges. Glad the exhaust didn't "spark". k

Robert - Thanks for checking on our Commander lineup! Spirit is a great GA airport. I think their is a guy at Creve Coeur with a 112. I'll bet he would love to let you see it. They did have a Sunday cookout every week. Not sure that' happening right now but someone there would know.

I took out my metal shield years ago. Jim has a blanket that is light, oil resistant, and I never see my cowl temp probe over 80 deg (it's placed above the turbo between the blanket & the fiberglass). Haven't cracked the fiberglass since I installed it. I'm ok right now but would be onboard if...

Didn't Rockwell make the Shuttle? Here's the wiki: Bet you had the only Rockwell in the group!