[Members] 18 March 2025

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QotM
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Youre planning a VFR cross country flight in your 1977 Cessna Cardinal RG,
which does not have a Minimum Equipment List (MEL). When taxiing out for
departure, you notice that the turn coordinator is inoperative (red flag
showing). Can you legally fly the airplane on this flight with the turn
coordinator inoperative?


Scenario
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Having a door pop open on takeoff is neither uncommon nor dangerous or is
it? When aircraft damage and personal injury might actually be realistic
concerns, perhaps the motivation to get back down quickly is legitimate.
Is this the time to wind the watch or act without delay?


18 March 2025 1H0 Pilot Lounge 1830 CDT