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Cessna 172 fuel selector by
Ross
I am in the throws of my annual on the aircraft. This year I have
several things needing fixing and one is the leaky fuel selector. Well,
let me tell you that is no easy job. I had to take a lot of the plane
apart to get to it. What was Cessna thinking when they designed the
placement of the...
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December 1st 08 05:44 PM
by Ross
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PIREP - Reiff Preheat Systems by
Joe Young
I recently decided to install an electric engine Preheater in my 1967
Cherokee 140. After reviewing the systems from EZ Start Heat, Inc., Tanis
Aircraft Systems and Reiff Preheat Systems, I chose the Reiff standard
system. Three items made the Reiff system compelling:
1. The system is modular - I...
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December 14th 03 06:38 PM
by Newps
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RV-8 Instructor? by
Skyking
I have a friend in Kingman,AZ who needs some help with
landing his RV-8. Is there anyone near Kingman who could help?
The person would need access to a dual control RV-8 as
the time is not flown off of his airplane yet.
Thanks,
Skyking
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Limitations of Lemon Pledge by
Jay Honeck
As many of you know, I am a big proponent of using Lemon Pledge to clean an
airplane. It can be used on the Plexiglas safely, and if you spray the
leading edges of the wings with it after each flight, the bugs just swish
right off with little effort.
In fact, that's ALL we have ever washed the...
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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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Avgas availability by
Matt Whiting
Anyone seeing any avgas shortages? I just learned that a local airport
(7N1) is out of gas. The FBO has a 10,000 gallon tank and ordered fuel
back in February and still hasn't received it. He ran out yesterday...
Matt
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Judge Dismisses Santa Monica Suit by
Orval Fairbairn
The weenies are crying in Santa Monica this weekend! They have wasted
all that tax money pursuing a stupid agenda:
http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2014/February/14/Judge-dismis
ses-Santa-Monica-suit.aspx
Now, all we need is for some SMO residents to sue the city officials for...
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Replacing fuel cut-off valve with non-a/c part??? by
Michael Horowitz
Folks -
I have a '46 Taylorcraft with a leaking fuel cut-off valve. I suspect
the valve stem packing is causing the problem. As this is the third
time I"ve had to address a seep with this original valve, I'd like to
replace it. I believe a ball type valve from the local hardware store
would do the...
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What's an old Cessna 300 NAV/COM worth? by
Radu Tenenbaum
We recently replaced one of our Cessna 300 radios (it was still
working) with a TKM MX-300. Someone at our aiport is interested in
buying the old radio and I'm wondering what a fair price would be.
Thanks,
Radu
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Sheepskin seat covers save life. by
Kevin
On March 2 1991 a Piper Aztec , N6546Y slammed into the top of Justice
mountain located in North Georgia. Both wings were sheared off by 100
foot high pine trees which took much of the impact force. The fuselage
remained mostly intact from the panel aft. The pilot was trapped in the
cockpit with...
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November 28th 03 10:00 PM
by EDR
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Simple & Cheap Tricks for your plane by
Jay Honeck
This thread was actually started on the Cherokee 235/236 owner's group a
couple of days ago, and it was quite interesting and informative. However,
that group is quite small by comparison to rec.aviation -- so I thought I'd
open this topic up for everyone here.
The challenge is this: Post all the...
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Question about auto gas STC by
JimT96309
I am currently interested in an older C-172 (Cont. 0-300 engine) that has an
STC for auto gas. My questions a
1. Can I continue to use AVgas instead of auto fuel?
2. I often fly into/out of Big Bear City, Ca. (elev. 6500ft.) I've been able
to get out lightly loaded (me and one in the right...
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Heater problem fixed! by
Jim Burns
After troubleshooting the Janitrol heater in our Aztec for the past 3 weeks,
we've finally got it fixed. The problem ended up being a combination of a
bad ignitor (spark plug) and a coked fuel nozzle. One problem no doubt
causing the other problem.
After a new spark plug didn't solve our...
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December 17th 04 10:38 PM
by nobody
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WAAS and Garmin 430/530 by
DoodyButch
I was all ready to order a (wildly popular) Garmin 530 upgrade but now I have read that these units are not WAAS capable and will need a motherboard upgrade whenever they develop a WAAS capability, since there are fundamental problems with the basic refresh rate - see this months Aviation...
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1979 Tiger for Sale by
Flynn
Well I've taken the new plane plunge and put a deposit down on a new SR22
for delivery in late Sept. My wife says I can't have 2 airplanes so the
Tiger's for sale.
Latest info is at
http://www.ipilot.com/classifieds/ad.aspx?pid=4211&cid=-1&fuid=0
I'm going to take some new pic's today and post...
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COMMUNICATION SKILLS by
[email protected]
Tips on How to Improve English Language Skills:
Our most important piece of advice is: "Do something (anything)."
If you don't do anything, you won't get anywhere.
Make it your hobby, not a chore.
Above all have fun!
Oh, and don't be in too much of a hurry. You're...
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Back to square one on buying an Arrow by
Jack Allison
We got closer this time. We actually had our verbal offer accepted.
That's progress (for this, the 2nd offer we've made on an Arrow).
Things were going well into the weekend. I'd tweaked the prepurchase
agreement from the seller, made plane reservations to fly out and
see/fly/touch/smell the...
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March 26th 05 04:53 AM
by Doug
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Anti collision light mod for Piper Arrow 1968 model? by
Frode Berg
Hi!
We are doing some major upgrade to our Piper Arrow 180hp.
We are putting in a factory overhauled engine, upgrading the interior to
leathcer (seats, panels, new carpeting), installing an S-TEC system 20 one
axis autopilot, as well as a new Bendix/King KI208 indicator.
This airplane did not...
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Cherokee 180 prop RPM by
Nathan Young
I have a '71 PA28-180, with a fixed 60" pitch Sensenich prop. This is
the standard cruise prop for a PA28-180.
The POH indicates that 2700 RPM should only be able to be achieved
through 7000ft DA.
I am able to hit redline (2700 RPM) in level flight up to 11500 feet
density altitude. POH...
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FS: WX-1000E Stormscope by
Lenny Sawyer
All,
I have a WX-1000E Stormscope (New, sill in the box) that is for sale
over at E-Bay. It has a starting price of $3,850. The unit retails
for $14,000. If anyone is interested they can take a look at:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?T2BE12B15
Thanks,
Lenny Sawyer
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