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Instrument lighting for 1980 Cessna 182Q [Club maintenance] by
Andrew Gideon
So I've taken on a project for my club, as a part of my desire to get more
involved in the maintenance side of things. I'm to seek out options for
new and improved instrument lighting for one of our aircraft.
The club Maintenance Chief provided me with some information he'd already
collected. ...
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Depreciating aircraft parts, dealing with taxes, etc. by
Andrew Gideon
Most owners, I assume, have corporations which do the actual owning and
which provide a liability firewall. But how are taxes managed?
The issue I think I'm facing is we pay money into the corporation against
future events like overhaul, repainting, etc. These monies add up. But
since this is...
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Why is LOP (lean of peak) controversial? by
Andrew Gideon
I'm not asking about LOP itself, but why it's so "hot" snicker a topic.
It would seem to be a simple thing to me: the cylinders run at decent
temperatures LOP or they do not. What else is there?
I know at least one person in person, and others from their postings, that
are getting success...
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Should a W&B list gross weight? by
Andrew Gideon
Some work was done on an airplane. The new W&B is of the "removed/added"
sort and computes a new empty weight and moment arm. But the document
doesn't state the gross weight.
The changes were all avionics; no airframe or power plant work was done. So
I'd expect the gross weight to remain...
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How get get serial number of GNS-430? by
Andrew Gideon
Wanting to put our club's 430s on the upgrade list, I need to get the serial
numbers. Is there a page with this in the unit itself? I looked the other
day, but didn't spot it.
Thanks...
Andrew
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September 26th 05 11:49 PM
by Rob
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Q re attitude-based autopilot (AP-3C) and GPSS by
Andrew Gideon
I read a review of the Chelton AP-3C recently, and it has me wondering some
things.
It's attitude-based. The article I read seems to work on the presumption
that this is better than rate-based, but it does later say that one
shouldn't be dependent upon a vacuum-based AI for one's autopilot.
So...
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Roll-based AP of same functionality as STEC-30 by
Andrew Gideon
I'm putting together a proposal for my club to replace TCs with electric AIs
over time. But for this to work, we need an autopilot that can connect to
the electric AI (therefo roll-based). I found a new Chelton that looks
quite nice, but is likely overkill (in terms of price and function) for...
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Evaluating high-time airfames by
Andrew Gideon
My club is purchasing another 172. One of the choices we've found - and
otherwise nice airplane - has racked up 10,000 hours total time. Most of
the other aircraft at which we've looked have had TTs of something less
than half this.
Are there special considerations for an airframe with this much...
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July 15th 05 07:31 AM
by Doug
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Garmin 430/530 and WAAS: Delayed again? by
Andrew Gideon
I've been surprised to read nothing here about the new delay for WAAS on the
430/530s. Perhaps it's not new to everyone else?
It was supposed to be available this summer. It's not. It's now projected
for third quarter of 2006. However, one must order before some time this
year to lock in the...
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Pricing flight hours by
Andrew Gideon
I'd like to acquire the available wisdom on pricing flight time (though I'll
forgo standing on a single leg for now {8^). This is for a club, but I'm
sure it's the same problem for a partnership or even a single owner. The
only difference is that a club has multiple aircraft, but we price...
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May 6th 05 11:41 PM
by Dude
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DGs and Autopilots by
Andrew Gideon
How "particular" to an AP are DGs?
We're looking to replace a DG in an aircraft that has an Cessna
Navomatic 300A (I think it is called) autopilot. In the not too distant
future, we'll be upgrading the AP (probably to an STEC unit, likely to the
STEC 20 (we already have the STEC 30 Alt...
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Replacement DG & AI: Suggestions? by
Andrew Gideon
One of our club aircraft, as a result of water damage, needs a new AI and
DG. But rather than just replacing the units with the same type, we're
going to give careful consideration to the possibility of an upgrade.
Since this is prime flying time, I've been given an entire day to...
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How to plan the future panel? by
Andrew Gideon
I've been tasked by my flying club http://flyingclub.org/ with a job I've
been trying to do informally anyway: design our "panel of the future", and
draw up a plan for getting from our current state to there.
The mandate is pretty wide, though I get the feeling that an electric AI is
more likely...
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February 19th 05 11:23 PM
by Doug
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CO mystery - any ideas? by
Andrew Gideon
Our Cessna R182 is getting CO in the cockpit. We've now had three different
shops look at it multiple times, all to no (complete) effect. They've done
things like resealing the firewall, the gear-wells, the exhaust, and the
like. But still we get CO.
We've swapped CO detectors around between...
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Club rules: ownership vs. scheduling rights by
Andrew Gideon
I posted here recently that the club to which I belong in Northern NJ:
http://flyingclub.org
has some memberships available. Through an odd chain of reasoning (and
searching the 'net for comparable clubs), I came upon what I found to be an
interesting thought. But is it "good" interesting or...
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June 15th 04 09:29 PM
by DanH
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Q re Instrument lighting upgrade by Aero Enhancement: anyone with experience? by
Andrew Gideon
The club to which I belong is upgrading the instrument lighting in one of
our 182s. I've been doing the research side of this.
All was going well. We ultimately decided upon the panel overlay product
from Aero Enhancement, and started looking at shops to do the installation.
And here's where I...
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Responsive preventative maintenance by
Andrew Gideon
I'm not sure that the subject accurately portrays the topic about which I'm
asking, but I couldn't arrive at a better term.
The person that flew the club airplane before me reported a magneto problem
in the squawk book. When I tried to start the plane the next day, I found
it unwilling to start. ...
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Cigarette lighters in 100 series Cessnas and an AD(?) by
Andrew Gideon[_2_]
I vaguely recall someone mentioning to me once that there was an AD
regarding cigarette lighters in Cessna 172s of some vintage. But I've
searched around trying to find this (including at the FAA web site), and
have failed.
Anyone have pointers (or is this perhaps an "urban...
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September 21st 07 03:01 AM
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Need A&I in STL Area by
Andy Shane
I need an A&I to assist with purchasing a Cessna 172 in the STL area.
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