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Yes, most of our Tachs record at 2300 rpm. So it will records more time at 2500rpm. Others have posted a formula that can convert tach to actual flight time. Personally, I wouldn't worry about it or try to correct it. It's just the way it is. When/if I sell mine I'll be sure to let the buyer know about the change. If I was looking at buying another, I'd apply the same thought process. Also, it will always keep the airplane in an over serviced condition vs under serviced. I was at SNA 2x yesterday. I like OC. You get north of the 20's there and people turn into assholes in LA county. fly safe! -Matt

I've see 2 cracked bosses. Both on angle valve engines where the weldment on the valve cover broke due to "G" loading on the tab. Then the rocker pin fell in, arm was cocked and the boss failed. This caused the rocker arm to drop and causes an in flight shut down. Both were on new production factory chromed valve covers. The tabs broke at radius of the welded tab. I'd highly recommend old valve covers that have not been chromed. This all happened at 2850 rpm. I would recommend a serious inspection on the boss. Dye-penetrant what ever you need for a warm and fuzzy to prove its not cracked. Hopefully since it happened at idle, no damage occurred. I'd make sure the pushrod didn't bend or obtain a smiley face from the rocker. Hopefully everything shakes out nicely. -Matt

I was reading something recently that Lycoming changed their antiseize compound from the nickel to copper. Can anyone elaborate. I'll look for the document. -Matt

Take the high road you'll be better off. -Matt

Ha! He probably was finally able to re-register the Citation. It lapsed earlier this year. -Matt

Since you already have the mag off, and the way the graph looks it appears that 2 cylinders follow eachother, and the other 2 do not follow the first 2. Based on that I hope it's in the mag. I would run it with the inspected mag. Then if it continues I'd swap 1 and 4 plugs and see if it follows. I'm courious if it's in the plugs. -Matt

You guys should be fine in the mooney. Just be careful with leaning on the seat backs. They were designed for a load from your back while sitting. Not side loaded with half your weight on the back while climbing in. Just be careful. Most of the older seat backs in the 3-4K hour range probably already have cracks. You could inspect before you buy them have it repaired and beefed up where they crack. -Matt

Iron is getting high. I had an engine at 80 PPM that needed a new camshaft. Normal would be below 50ppm. All others appear average. I noticed they didn't list Silicon. I would do another few runs at or around 15hrs with clean oil each time. -Matt

It's a Missle rail slect switch! " 1 & 2 Launcher" -Matt

I believe it's all published. I replaced mine years back and it needed to be bumped back down. 50mph sounds low from my recollection. Im normally looking to fly between 50-55 KTS. However, I wouldn't need the gear to come up then. -Matt

Look up Dave Morss. I really enjoy flying with him. He is out of SQL and travels for contract work in his Legacy. I think he still holds his DPE. Good luck!! -Matt

If you don't like what you see turn it off! We are all pretty spoiled these day. Out of the limited IFR flying I have done. I believe all could have done all of the flying with out the nexrad. If it looks bad on the box it probably will look bad with my eyes. I have an old XM script that works well. I'll see how much I miss it this weekend . Atlanta to southwest Missori in a 41 T-craft. Probably low enough for the iPhone to work... -Matt

Haha, and when I cover them up with my polished wheel covers, I'll be the only one that knows how nice they look underneath. Thanks guys, -Matt

Thanks Byron. That's exactly how the vintage Ferrari guys do their old cast champ wheels. I bet all the Porsche guys are the same. They use Alodine on the magnesium too. Thanks again! -Matt

Hi, So I'm in the process of "restoring" some Cleveland wheel & brake parts. In the past (10 years ago) I remember purchasing the paint that Cleveland uses on their components. In their Component manual it mentions all sorts of good stuff, except no mention of the silver paint they use. High end Automotive paint is mentioned in the CMM. I thought I purchased it from aircraft spruce, however it's no longer listed. Any help would be great. TemPco sells a high temp "alumnium color" paint... Wondering how close that would be to the factory silver color? I'm not ruling out white yet either. Thoughts? Thanks!! -Matt

I did a series like that about 8 mo ago. I played with decent rates. Power off 360s with aggressive bank angles. With the prop back I was shocked I could do a 360° turn at 85kts in about 400 feet. Very good idea to practice. However, if your not comfortable, find some one who is. It will be worth your time. Flysafe, -Matt

Get a quote from Pacific Continental at Whitman. John Jackson has been building engines his entire life. I'd also give Lycon a call. Both great shops. Between the three shops, you'd be well ahead of yourself. When your engine goes thru 5 nose seals, or the plunger for the fuel pump didn't fit because Divco added too much metal, or the case cracks because it wasn't torqued properly, or he didn't know about xyz SB and you now need to split the case....is your field overhaul guy going to back you up? There is not much margin with shops these days. How they make their money is they do things right because they have done thousands of engines before yours. I'd pick the shop that you think would be around at your next overhaul not this coming OH! Trust me, you IA doesn't want to field overhaul your engine. Have you asked him? I'm sure he said he could, and he thinks he can save you money, but does he really want to? -Matt p.s I field overhauled mine myself. With the guidance of Pacific Continental. 150hrs, runs great, learned a lot, probably do it again with what I know now. However. It took me about 7 months, I didn't know about all of the SB's PCE told me about, and yes, I did go thru 5 nose seals.

Foreflight has recently really started improving their comments section on FBO's. If I were in business for hire, I would really want to talk with Foreflight to have my business listed. I would also ask customers to share there experiences and post their reviews on Foreflight. Word of mouth is great. Actual experiences are better. I would be all for a website that would allow interaction and comment section by both owner and techs... As long as there was a way to rate the customers too. As a research project to get you by, sure. However, I it would be hard to invest money into the site. I really think calling around to a few places on each field to get a vibe of the current scenario is the best way. I know 2 shops on the field at SMO that I'd recommend. The problem is that most locations don't have that many options. We need to keep the good shops around. Good luck, hope it works. Maybe it will bring GA together more. But I can see where it's headed. -Matt

They have great attention to detail. Hangar neighbors 182 paint, two helicopters interiors, and a friends B55 paint and interior... I'll vouch for their work. For reference on price, they charged about 5k to lasar etch the leather placards in the helicopter. Your mooney looks great!! -Matt

For the purpose of discussion... How bout the thought process of an AOA on a helicopter? (With the blade angle, not flight angle) Now that might be really helpful!!! Having flown by the seat of my pants for 1700 hrs, I'm just now beginning to think of how useful aoa could be. While recently flying a Citation, one of our pilots pointed out to me another use of AOA. Flight Safety and a few others are now teaching the use of the AOA during the climb. Instead of climb at x,y, or z they are now teaching climbing at a ceritin AOA. This helps when your true airspeed vs indicates really starts to drift up at altitude. Climbing at a certain AOA ( say somewhere around .36 aoa) will also give you max efficiency down range. Flying the AOA while climbing is more accurate than looking at the ASI. This all really helps when you can't see what the wing is doing behind you and when you are in the clouds. Just some observations, -Matt

FYI- The picture on chief is not a BY plug. I like the REM37BY's in mine!! In the future, I might mix mine up a bit and put a fine wire on the top to possibly smooth the spark out. It was recommended by the guy that dynamically balanced the engine/propeller. -Matt

The top 3 finalist were awesome. I really liked Andy Scowls presentation. He already is working with some serious buyers. The Airball guy is so enthusiastic he'll be successful. Ill try to find the RV-9 clip. It makes much more sense in the airplane for those that are currently scoffing at the idea. -Matt

Crap, that video was only the simulator. There is one where he has it flying in an RV-9. Really neat. It attaches to the pitot tube. Has all of its own air data sensors, and blue tooths to the device. Has wind generator for power, with battery back up. The sensor fits in the palm of your hand!! -Matt

Ok! I agree that distractions and corrections can creep into our workload. I wouldn't say I would never need an AOA, but if I was going to install one, this guy below seems to have a great idea. I have always been able to fly well with an airspeed indicator and my rear end. I could see a device like this helping in a scenario where you might be at gross weight Hi DA, some strange approach. Basically the perfect accident waiting to happen. With all the help available today, It would be foolish to fully rely on the seat of my pants to get me home. For those that have not been able to fly from the seat of their pants, it would be neat to learn they cues they have learned and developed for the rest of us. Why not take advantage of what has helped them? Check it out the guy was really neat. The theater in the woods presentation at OSH was really cool. http://www.eaa.org/en/airventure/eaa-airventure-news-and-multimedia/eaa-airventure-news/eaa-airventure-oshkosh/07-27-2016-airball-wins http://www.sonexbuilders.net/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=1764

So good questions, it's been recently a big question in aerospace. I follow a Pod Cast called Omega Tau. He really has some interesting discussions on everything that I would say it's very cool stuff. In episode #025 he gets into a few debates backed up with some serious math. This Guy is awesome!! It was an earlier episode. It comes up when you search omega tau 025. Be careful, all of the episodes are addicting. It's the only way to make LA traffic better. http://omegataupodcast.net/25-aerodynamic-lift-explained/ enjoy, -Matt