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You are correct. Great memory!

Four weeks

You must not have a lot of time on bikes.

No coasting if you want to go fast. In my race car, the best technique is to be squeezing the power back on as are headed for the apex, hitting full throttle just before the apex. Higher power cars add power after turn in, but are slower getting to full throttle after the apex.

I understand what happened to you. I was commenting on the other post about checking for your beacon as you walk away from your plane.

@DonMuncy makes them. I do have one complaint about hit. They work so well that if you are just sitting there and release the seat latch, you are IMMEDIATELY all the way back.

We had a similar issue on my friend's T-34. At an airshow in Mass, overnight was a pretty heavy rain storm. When we got to the airport the next morning, the battery tray was pulled out. The line crew said that in the middle of the rain storm the strobes and nav lights were on. They only way they could stop them was the disconnect the battery. On the T-34, the battery is on a slide out tray that pulling it out, automatically disconnects it. We pushed it back in and all was good. I was flying the plane back to MD for an airshow the next weekend. I launched into an IFR flight. While being vectored for the approach, just as I dropped below the clouds, EVERYTHING went off. And in the T-34, just about everything is electric. I did a manual gear extension and landed without issues. It turns out that the master relay was on the firewall under a small access door. The door does have drain, but it had gotten clogged, so with the heavy rain, the water was dripping on the master relay. I was lucky it held out as long as it did. A few minutes earlier and it would have been a bit dicey as the instruments were electric.

And was also not what happened to me. When I got the call that my lights were on I said there is NO WAY I left the master on. And I didn’t, hence this thread where I specifically mentioned the power is on even when the master is off.

This is why my Beacon switch is always ON.

Actually a relay is a solenoid but a solenoid may not be a relay. A solenoid is an electromechanical device that produces a motion from electricity. It can be used for many purposes. If that purpose is to switch electrical power, it is then a relay. But solenoids are used for lots of uses other than switching electricity.

I could see setting flaps to take off with a flap preselect type control. But with the up/hold/down type switch, that is a lot of time with one hand on the flap switch and looking down on the center console to see when you are close to the ground in a go around.

Also…. As much as I hate the way some of aviation works in some areas, “overhauls” being one. recently sent in a ac condenser motor for my A in for “overhaul”. This is a ducted fan with an electric motor. For $2,800 I got new brushes installed wrong. I got fed up yesterday and disassembled it myself. The commutator is shot, the wrong brushes were installed, which wore a groove in the commutator., and the old bearings are still in and the armature and internals were covered in carbon like they hadn’t been touched since it was built… 35 year ps ago… So for $2,800 I got $1.50 in brushes, and a project to fix myself. Garmin is rapidly becoming the only viable option, the big benefit is their stuff works. And when you send it in for repair they actually fix it properly. pay now, or pay later.

Well you did post I in a discussion forum instead of the classified, so thread drift is almost compulsory…

Cars corner much better. And brake better. And assuming equally skilled driver.

Yes, you can stick your head in the sand about it, but TEL WILL go away. Either it will be banned or THE (yes, there is only one) factory will shutdown or burn down. Without a replacement, we can all park our planes and they will not be worth anything other than as beer can material. We are already flying on a waiver of the ban of TEL from the 70s for other gasoline using lead.

The KN-72 is the CDI “resolver” for your HSI. The KI-204 doesn’t need one. Or is it vice versa? It’s been so long since I installed any old 80’s avionics (25 years). Anyways, a KX-165 could drive an HSI, but a KX-155 could not, at least not directly. That’s why you have that KN-72.

who on the field do you use? Alan

The GI275 can control the GCF500.

This '96 MSE that has been on controller.com has an Aspen, one GI275 next to it, and the GFC500 autopilot. How were they able to do that? I also have an interest in this. https://www.controller.com/listing/for-sale/245297647/1996-mooney-m20j-mse-piston-single-aircraft

Sunday was a great day to visit Microlights expo (LSA machines) in France, I am very impressed by the new shinny "250 ULM/LSA": they can fly at FL250 or 250ft agl doing 250kts speeds, unfortunately at 250k€ they are still beyond my budget, I can get an Ovation or Encore for that price Return flight was done IFR over Paris, we wanted to overfly Disney, our flat and see Melun airshow from 70000ft but ATC want us at 5000ft before being vectored away: two Pitts were using all the airspace in their RAT at the way to 5500ft !! Kid waiting for the "mini-train" Route over Disney in East of Paris, Disney, On ILS for Toussus (LFPN)

Yeah I'll have the shop correct anything with the TC but it would be nice to at least verify whether it's the TC that needs adjustment or the rigging. The avionics shop also shares a hangar with a mechanic. He said it'll work as the 375 can output the analog mv left/right signals. Current upgrade budget is going into new audio/com1 (par200b), CDI, and GPS so I can get my IR training done. If I can get it to follow a GPS course that'll do for now. Still looking for an Accuflite...

@flyboy0681 How long did it take Ed?

The F model has a Ford 8N 4 pole tractor relay in it.

I believe this is the switch you are looking for: NKK switch part No. MB2061SS1W01-CC You can just use the cap to replace yours. The cap is a screw on as you probably found out the hard way. Not sure if one can get the button only, but the entire switch is $12 from TTI so it may be worth it even if you do not use the switch. https://www.tti.com/content/ttiinc/en/apps/part-detail.html?partsNumber=MB2061SS1W01-CC&mfgShortname=NKK&utm=ga-shop1&utm_term=nkkmb2061ss1w01-cc&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1147404620&gbraid=0AAAAADvyBAbKzFqGooAmvtqZHrFicDT9_&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx5n37ODKjwMVBSlECB0jrjtwEAQYASABEgKI0_D_BwE

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