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Thanks Craig.

I guess I was a little optimistic - thinking I would get 130kts TAS and 13gph up at ~9k ft.

No fuel flow meter in my 52, just the stock Russian stuff and a hand held GPS. Quite di ...

I'm taking the '52 cross country this week and was wondering what a good TAS is for planning purposes. Assuming I pull the power back to 68%/5 or something similar, what should I plan on for true airs ...

I've used the JPI for several years now on my Mooney 231. Very nice to have, esp on a fuel injected Turbo and the fact that it has fuel flow tied in with my GPS. Oh, and you can set an alarm on any pa ...

Link worked fine for me.

John, thanks for sharing. Sounds like Dave was one heck of a guy and a great pilot. Quite sobering when someone with that ability is lost.

Very sobering video.

Don't think this could happen to you? Well said to say this reminds me of a very poor takeoff I committed just this Saturday. It was hot, high field elevation (4900 ft), near m ...

Tim,

Agreed, we have no idea what happened in IL. But what we do know is enough to remind us that loss of power on takeoff can be one of the more deadly emergencies. (This is not to say they lost p ...

My condolences to the families. Very sad.

The news report (which could be inaccurate) says the plane banked hard left after takeoff and dove. This sounds somewhat consistent with engine failure as ...

I'm not going to mention any names, but there was a Yak 50 down at my local FBO in for annual. I had witnessed this very airplane aggressively flying dogfights a few weeks prior.

During the annual, ...

Thanks everyone - lots of great suggestions.

I ordered the Basic and Advanced Aerobatics books by Geza. I agree time with a good instructor is a must and far better than a book - but since I can't ...

Hello Everyone,

I just bought into a partnership on a Yak 52 (N7092A - based at RHV). I'm still getting familiar with the airplane, but plan to start aerobatic instruction in it very soon.

Sinc ...