Author Archives: mikehoover

Lightspeed’s Zulu ANR Headset with Bluetooth

Posted on April 12, 2009 by mikehoover

Pam and I pulled up to the hangar to check on Betsy and we saw hangar neighbor Joe’s SUV parked next door. As we got out of our car, we saw Joe walking up. We got to talking about cell … Continue reading →

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Cleaning The Oil Filter Screen On A 1967 Cessna 172H

Posted on September 15, 2008 by mikehoover

 My 1967 Cessna 172H has the old oil filter screen instead of an oil filter. I had changed the oil a couple of times without having removed, inspected and cleaned the oil filter screen, so with this oil change, I … Continue reading →

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Our Flight To Indiana – July 2008

Posted on September 14, 2008 by mikehoover

On Wednesday, July 16, 2008, Pam, Kayla, Mallory, and I departed Columbia (KCUB) at around 10:00 a.m. and traveled to Reynolds, Indiana, to see Pam’s sisters and their families. We took off from Owens Field a little later than we wanted to … Continue reading →

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Weathermeister.com – The Weather Compendium

Posted on April 14, 2008 by mikehoover

On a recent business trip, Pam and I enjoyed flying what was our very first cross country business flight together. We flew my Cessna 172, “Betsy”, to Gwinnett County/Briscoe Airport in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It was mid-January and the weather was … Continue reading →

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Mystery of the crazy crackling cockpit noise

Posted on December 19, 2007 by mikehoover

On December 18, 2007, Pam and I decided to take an afternoon flight since the weather was so nice. It was very chilly, but otherwise nice flying weather. The sun was working its way down at around 4:45 pm as … Continue reading →

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Flight to Aiken on December 8, 2007

Posted on December 13, 2007 by mikehoover

On Saturday morning, December 8, 2007, Pam and I arrived at the airport (CUB) around 10:00 a.m. to see that plenty of folks – pilots and YEs – turned out for the last planned Young Eagles Day of the year. … Continue reading →

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