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Joe, Placerville has a pancake breakfast the first Saturday of every month. They started last month, I would expect it to be in June as well. But to confirm, I would contact Placerville EAA. I think their number is EAA chapter 512. Michael Z

Just a note to let everyone know that Canards West at the Columbia airport O22, will be held this year. The dates are Friday June 3 thru Sunday June 5. Below is a link to information http://www.canardswest.org/

Thank you all.

Marc, <If you're trying to determine how to pitch for a constant descent rate in an approach> This is what I am trying to do. I'm trying to create a map of airspeed/pitch/RPM. I was hoping to get some starting points. It's still a bit cool up here in the mountains, so I have a shorter window than most to do testing. I'm getting too old to be cold in the airplane 😃 all the time.

Kent, That is exactly the quantitative explanation I need. I was thinking about approach descents. I'm down right now replacing a fuel pump. BTW I don't use ForeFlight, I use Avare. It is less capable, but doesn't require a yearly subscription or Apple hardware. Truth be known, I'm having a hard time finding a use for a tablet. Most of what people use a tablet for, is in my Dynon Skyview. I flight plan with my laptop or workstation in my office at the hangar. It frequently seems in the way, even on a knee board. I don't have a right seat in my Long eze. Right now, I'm seeing it as a battery powered emergency backup. Thanks for the help.

Has any one documented the relationship between pitch angles and vertical speed in decent at various speeds? Our attitude indicators are measured in increments of 2.5 degrees, I believe. I've been lax in verifying this relationship. Getting tired of chasing the VS needle. Thanks,

Marc, Found an old 430 when I was acquiring equipment for my panel. I was going to upgrade it to WAAS but Garmin raised to price sooooooo much, decided against it. Probably a good thing, I've had my rating for 20 years but never used it. I think I'll keep my personal minimums at around 6-800 ft. Just want to get through coastal layers. My guess is I'll only need to use it in actual 6-8 times a year with an additional 10 or so times a year in VFR for currency. Expect to fly IFR for maybe another 12-15 years, then VFR only. With the price to upgrade around $12k that means every actual approach is about $125/ea. Not worth it to me and flying non-precision is probably safer. Anyway there aren't many precision GPS approaches in the mountains anyway. They are mostly LNAV.

Now that my panel is finished with a IFR navigator, I was wondering where others flying IFR are lowering the gear and the landing brake ? At the IAF, Initial Approach Fix, FAF, Final Approach Fix ? I'm hoping to complete my IPC this summer.

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