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Still have not seen a lead acid / AGM battery spark off and have flames shooting from it like a jet engine. That said I just ordered lithium batteries for my golf cart, but I stop and walk away from it. Price wise it is about the same as lead acid, but should be more durable and last twice as long and way less weight. The EV SOP from fire departments is to keep everyone back a safe distance. If possible, we will try to hook something up to it and get it out of your garage. It takes like 40K gallons of water to put out a car. They are pretty spectacular fires https://insideevs.com/news/583324/paris-suspends-149-bollore-electric-buses-after-two-fires/

It's the STC process first. Then the AML. I think Dynon did the 172 STC and then all the other models on the AML. The STC process is paperwork with the FAA. You can read about it on the FAA website.

If you are doing panel work might as well go whole hog. It takes double the amount of time to do it in two steps rather than just all of it at once. That said I still don't think the stand alone engine monitors are that great of a value. Might as well do EMS on a 7 inch screen and then you get all the other value of spare flight instruments.

This is good. I have been telling people to watch for the 182 approval. The problem with all auto pilot approvals was the 737 max debacle. Which caused the FAA to question everything autopilot wise.

Back to the original topic. Sure put me on the stand "Holy crap did you see picture of those plugs? I am surprised any of them were firing and he could even get off the ground, much less start the engine"

They call it training mixture for a reason. Just leave that knob alone and fly the plane.

The rest of the story is Tempest had outsourced the welding of the center electrode. They then brought it back in house. I would think unless there was lots of dust on your plugs from sitting on the shelf they should be fine. that said with the whole traceability parts you should be able to get the code off the plugs. Send it to Tempest and have them respond if that batch was welded in house.

My deal with the grumpy IA is the plane only airworthy until it leaves his hangar. Then it is on me.

So to be sure when my plug electrode went a cylinder went with it and it was in and out. Let's say DA was 5 or 6000. And let's say I did go full mixture to get out in front of a in bound King Air. Two weird things here the electrode was found. So probably just departed. The plug might have still sparked if it was not covered in crap. And as I always say the plugs tell a story. I cannot put a picture up here, but the plug in question is in bad shape. Part of the reason we are given for paying high prices is traceability of parts. If you are going to have traceability then that needs to be used when there is a problem with a batch. The part number given in the report does not bring up a plug reference. So I think it is the batch number. To be sure Tempest did ask for the 4 fine wire plugs back and provided 8 massives for free. I always hope I have enough skill to stall it into the trees tail first. So they are partly dead for several reasons. Poor pilot technique in engine operation, deciding to take off High DA, was the engine even running well prior to taking off?, and not crashing well. Had the engine operation been better he might have had one of two plugs running in that cylinder, but I would guess running rich had more than one plug fouled and maybe across several cylinders. You would have thought the FAA lab would have checked all the plugs. Or did I miss that part. I pulled all my plugs and checked them, replaced with a spare I carry, did several run up and fast taxis . Flew it home. Several hours late.

These are private towers with not enough landings to get a radar. I think they put the towers in to meet op specs for the jet crowd. If ADSB is good enough for the pilots, They probably also use FlightAware...... gasp.

Learned today that some of the Executive Airports that got a tower a couple of years ago around here. Use an Ipad for their Radar. I mean why not.

Yep. You are minor slipping when you do a one wheel landing. Handy for buffeting cross wind. In an F model. In Texas. Half flaps.

bingo

Dremel cut off wheel cut a slot. Get the big bladed snap on screw driver. Use a #2 snap on phillips to prevent stripping in the first place. What is nice about snap on screw drivers is you can put a wrench on them if you have weak hands or your grip is gone after a long day. The wrench allows to put most of the muscle force into the screw while gaining leverage with the wrench.

Which is funny because you can't use a Class A CDL medical for a Pilot certificate or vice versa even thought they are both DOT requirments

Last Wed I went for a flight to LBX because I could. Had some great crab cakes and got some fuel. Flew home in the mostly dark and did a carrier landing. Other than that no gripes.

This happened in the Houston area a couple of years ago. It was found that someone associated with avionics installs was the culprit.

Then the question of how old is too old. I mean even the year 2000 was 22 years ago.

I kind of agree with you in some spots. But then again my brother has a 1972 Corvette that he just dropped an LS3 in. Here is my predicament. I have looked at upgrading to less years, but it would be a step backwards in terms of panel. So I would have to upgrade and then install another Skyview to be at the same place. I have gone through the plane enough to know that it's not so much of a rust bucket that you claim.

Select on the right side. https://www.operation-airdrop.com/

That was the donate page. This is the sign up for pilots page. https://operation-airdrop.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=eebfe1f4a35212b0b43c85ddf&id=f5a84a9d6d

The Mooney platform is great for hauling supplies with the Copliot seat removed. https://operation-airdrop.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=eebfe1f4a35212b0b43c85ddf&id=f5a84a9d6d

The Mooney is a great platform for hauling with the co pilot seat removed. https://operation-airdrop.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=eebfe1f4a35212b0b43c85ddf&id=f5a84a9d6d

I did not lube when replaced the rollers with derlin rod. But the old wood worker trick for sliding draws is to use Johnson pasted wax, Stuff in the yellow can. Keeping the pin holes cleaned out is the most important thing.

so I was replacing this Facia board one time...... There was an obvious squirrel/rats nest and a discarded snake skin.