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Tanis heaters by
cpw
I live in northern lower Michigan where we have real winters some years
(not this one yet). My partner and I own a 2000 Cessna 182. We are
currently debating the proper use of the Tanis engine heater. It has
been our practice in the past to plug the heater in after a flight and
leave it plugged...
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April 7th 05 04:02 AM
by Dude
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Hershey bar wing vs composite wing - how much drag? by
Nathan Young
I have a Cherokee 180, with the short hershey bar wing. While I love
the plane, I always wish it could go a bit faster, or use a bit less
fuel to get to my destination.
I have followed the composite homebuilding movement for many years,
and am amazed at the sleekness of a composite wing. The...
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Engine analyzers by
pgbnh
Any recommendations (positive or negative) for engine analyzers. To be
installed in a Beech Sierra, IO360-A1B6 engine. What features are most
useful, which less so. Is fuel flow per cylinder important?
My mechanic likes the JPI. Any specific feedback on them would be helpful.
We would install...
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say again-- RA parties by
Montblack
("Jim Burns" wrote)
Wednesday afternoon and evening, after the airshow
North 40 airplane parking/camping
Jay & Mary Honeck's camping spot
N56993
Entry is free but a 6 pack of good beer is appreciated.
Stop by early if you want, we'll be there setting up and grilling. in
message
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Dawley Aviation PIREP, or: Atlas is BACK by
Jay Honeck
We were grounded last week, after discovering a cracked exhaust pipe and
rotted muffler baffles during routine maintenance.
Amazingly, we discovered that Dawley Aviation (*the* exhaust repair station
in the Midwest, and the place my A&P recommended) is located in Burlington,
WI -- literally on the...
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Showing metal at 1,100 hours by
Maule Driver
I've put over 1,000 of the 1,100 hours on this new O-360-C4f. Changed
the oil religiously. I didn't baby the engine but didn't abuse it
either. Always hangered etc.
My last oil analysis showed a doubling of iron 47.9ppm to 101.0ppm with
36 hours on the oil. Everything else normal. We did the...
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Hurricane Dennis cont'd by
Dan Luke
Went to Mobile Downtown Airport this morning to fly my airplane out of
harm's way, and ended up leaving it there.
I saw the line guys putting the bizjets in their hangars and, with
minimal begging and pleading, got them to stuff '87D in there with the
Citations and Lears. The building is supposed...
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More info on GNS 430/530 WAAS upgrade by
PPT33R
I recently made an inquiry to Garmin regarding their new requirement
that GNS 430/530 owners pre-order the WAAS upgrade prior to November
2005 to guarantee the $1500 price their marketing department has been
stating for the past 2 years...
Keeping in mind the WAAS upgrade for these boxes are...
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Days as a hanger rat by
Jack Allison
I think I've logged about four days of hanger rat duty over the past two
weeks. Still have a long way to go in terms of accommodations (chairs,
table, shelves, etc...but having your own hanger sure makes it more fun
(and, IMHO, justifiable) to hang around the airport.
Yesterday's mission: bug...
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IFR in the 1930's by
Del Rawlins
On 29 Aug 2003 01:15 PM, Dick posted the following:
Staring at my empty instrument panel while considering which
instruments and their placement, I got wondering how old time Mail
pilots flew if caught in IFR conditions.
Mostly, they flew into the...
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Interior Upgrade Question by
Brian Sponcil
There's an auto upholstery shop in town that is very well regarded and while
talking with him regarding my car I got to wondering if I could pull out my
Cherokee seats and have him leatherize them. FAR 43.100 states pilots can:
(11) Repair upholstery and decorative furnishings of the cabin,...
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Strange engine event by
Paul Mennen
For the last 200 hours I've recorded all the data from my engine
analyzer which makes it easy to look at such things. Anyway a week
ago I was flying along steady at 12 thousand feet when I noticed
an unusual shift in the engine bar graph display. Looking at the
recorded data I see that all flight...
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Tach Vs. Hobbs Time by
John Roncallo
Hello
Im trying to figure out the Tach on our clubs Archer is screwing us. I
just flew down to the Centenial of Flight FFA from Planville CT. Round
trip with all diversions and ATC rerouts was 975nm. The tach said 12.4
hr. I never checked the Hobbs but I do know that for this plane the...
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Tiny vacuum pump by
Jim Weir
Does anybody have an idea on how to make a tiny little vacuum pump on the order
of an aquarium pump or so that will draw just a few inches of water? Preferably
110, but I can rig up a 12 volt supply if necessary.
The reason I say this is that I'm getting ready to pack a fairly large number...
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Avoiding Shock Cooling in Quick Descent by
O. Sami Saydjari
My engine operating manual (for my Piper Turbo Arrow III) strongly
discourages pulling the power back and doing a quick descent -- it warns
of engine-killing shock cooling. Sounds reasonable to me...but it (and
my airplane manual) does not really seem to say how best to do a fast
descent when you...
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First the AI, then the DG, then...? by
Jay Honeck
A couple of months ago our AI, which had been "coming and going", finally
went. We replaced it with a rebuilt unit from "The Gyro House", which had
the dual effect of getting our autopilot working properly again.
Last month, our DG failed completely and suddenly, after a normal landing in
Pella,...
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First fairly long XC since ownership. by
Wayne
Finally got to take a fairly long trip in my 175B this weekend. went
from HGR (Hagerstown, Md) to TTA (Sanford, Nc) Sure was better than driving,
uaually takes around 6-1/2 hours to drive (no accidents holding us up),
three pee stops (kids), 2 stop at McDonalds etc... Instead is was 2 hours,
24...
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November 6th 03 08:28 PM
by Dave
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Gruman Tiger again,, Sorry by
Dave Accetta
I saw the thread earlier about the Tiger as I was about to type this, but it
didn't answer any of my questions, so here goes.
I keep seeing the Tiger for sale between $65k and $110k. I always thought
these planes were highly desirable. This seems a little cheap compared to
other planes the same...
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September 23rd 03 07:13 AM
by Flynn
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