Are oxygen cannulas rubbing your nostrils raw? Is turbulence giving you back problems? Would you like to be above the bumps, breathing without tubes stuck up your nose or a mask on? Would you like a quiet ride? Sounds like you need pressurization. Need more convincing? What’s that you say? You don’t have a multi-engine…
A brand-new event for Lancair owners, the 2018 Great American Lancair Rally will be a multi-stage “grand tour” of the Western US. Starting and ending in Central Texas, the Rally will take place September 24th through October 5th 2018. The Rally will begin in Uvalde, TX (KUVA) on September 24th at the Lancair headquarters. There…
Density Altitude: Pressure Altitude corrected for non-standard temperature. That’s the book definition of density altitude. The problem is, that definition leaves a lot of general aviation pilots scratching their heads. What really is density altitude? All airplane engines rely on air and fuel mixing together, then that mixture is ignited to create combustion. Normally aspirated…
Randy Vanstory, a long-time customer of Texas Top Aviation, decided in early 2017 to build his own airplane. Randy currently owns a Mooney M20J and has been active in aviation for a number of years. He took on the Vans RV 10, starting in February 2017. He’s about halfway through right now, with an estimated…
Two pilots walk into an FBO. “Nice airplane,” Pilot 1 says to Pilot 2. “What kind of panel do you have in it?” “I just went all glass,” Pilot 2 says. “Put in the Garmin G500 TXi, a GTN 750, and upgraded to the GFC 600 Autopilot. Even put in the Mid-Continent standby instruments. It’s…
