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In article ,
Larry Dighera wrote:

On 5 Oct 2006 19:30:40 -0700, "Jay Honeck" wrote
in .com:

Did he feel like flying for free today?

Not that I wouldn't have done something similar in your predicament,
but do you think it's wise to invite your friend to violate FAR, and
then publish on a public forum what a FSDO inspector might construe as
a violation of FAR?

What we don't know is whether or not any money exchanged hands or
bartering occurred.

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

Jay, just goes to show, ya gotta have friends!

denny

Not that I wouldn't have done something similar in your predicament,
but do you think it's wise to invite your friend to violate FAR, and
then publish on a public forum what a FSDO inspector might construe as
a violation of FAR?

I guess I didn't make it clear, but that part about "there's not enough
beer in the world to pay Doug back for what he did for us today" meant
that he refused to accept gas money for his flight.

Which FAR will I be violating by buying him beers for the next year?

More significantly, he is one of our few friends who actually *prefer*
light "beer", which means that we will be operating in violation of the
German Purity Laws of 1516 -- an act punishable by death in some
circles. See http://www.brewingmuseum.org/purity_law.htm for details.

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Hope your oil leak problem is finally resolved! Sounds like you're living
right, everything worked out well.

If that pesky, nagging, maddening, un-traceable little oil leak is
finally fixed, I will kiss Atlas' spinner right on the lips, and all
will be forgiven. I've wasted more hours trying to figure out where
that drip was coming from than you can imagine.

The oil cooler leaked right at a seam between two metal segments, which
made seeing the leak impossible without a mirror. And before it let go
enough to actually produce a series of active drips, it just looked
oily like everything else in that general area.

I'm just really, REALLY glad that it didn't "let go" more than it did.
Large parts of Missouri between Iowa City and Columbia are not great
for forced landings...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article .com,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

Hope your oil leak problem is finally resolved! Sounds like you're living
right, everything worked out well.

If that pesky, nagging, maddening, un-traceable little oil leak is
finally fixed, I will kiss Atlas' spinner right on the lips, and all
will be forgiven.

and post pictures of it on your gallery?

Sounds like Coumbia, MO ranks right up there with Dalhart, TX for service
and accommodating people!

Great story, glad everything worked out well. The last time I was in
Columbia MO, I got spanked for walking across the ramp towards an exit
gate.... which was on the other side of the yellow line that designated the
Air National Guard base.

Does your oil cooler "hang" from one side with the opposite side free to
vibrate and rattle around in the wind? If so, you might want to talk to
your A&P about fashioning a support brace for the unsupported side. Next
time we get together, I'll show you what we have on ours.

Jim

Since when is it a violation of FAR to come pick up a stranded friend? Or
deliver a needed part for a friend?

Ever since they came up with the stupid "pro-rata" rule, and the
"interpretation" (which I consider erzats rulemaking) that "holding out"
equals "commercial" (i.e. telling your college dorm you're open to
flying people) and "logging time" is "compensation.

Jose
--
"Never trust anything that can think for itself, if you can't see where
it keeps its brain." (chapter 10 of book 3 - Harry Potter).
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

Jay Honeck wrote:
...
As I drove out of the lot, feeling crappy about leaving our plane at a
strange FBO far from home, I thought to call Keith, our A&P and good
friend -- mostly for a shoulder to cry on. (But also to see what he
thought about the local shop's diagnosis.) So I gave him a jingle and
we chatted for a bit, when he dropped the bomb shell: "You know, I
think I may have one of those coolers here in the shop."

Dumbfounded, I couldn't help but ask incredulously, "Why?" Keith runs
a very small, part-time shop, and he rarely keeps parts in stock. He
CERTAINLY doesn't keep major stuff like oil coolers laying around --
especially not ones made specifically for a Lycoming O-540 B4B5 model
engine. Yet, inexplicably, miraculously, he had the perfect match
laying on a shelf? I simply couldn't believe it.
...

That's one heck of a lucky coincidence. By any chance, did your a&p
acquire the part after you visited him about the oil problem or an
annual? (Not that I'm a conspiracist, or anything...) Most people in
aviation are true gems, but one does run into questionable characters
from time to time.

NW_Pilot wrote:





Hey, Jay go talk to your tax man see if the expenses of getting the stuff
including the repairs can be used as a business expense?

It's all a write off.

The quickest repairs I've EVER had have been on the road. That would
have taken a week back at home base! I considered taking my airplane up
to Casper Wyoming and "breaking down" when I want something fixed
pronto, but never did it.