Guitarmaster

I did trade real-time. My F for a beautifully-restored '56 C-310. Loved the Mooney, but the 310 is such a nice ride. Burns 20gph for 180kts, so that makes it about 60% more in operating costs all-in. So far, it has been extremely mx free and easy to work on. I also like not having to pick a place to die if the engine quits at night over inhospitable terrain. I DO miss the Mooney in some ways and maybe will return when the need for more lift goes away. Sent from my LM-V450 using Tapatalk

You are getting a great "C"! Very fast and it has been well cared for. Enjoy!

Nice.... Lol! Sent from my LM-V450 using Tapatalk

That video was pretty hard to watch. If you remember back when the model was flying, it had a bad dutch roll tendency at slow speeds. Peter attempted to solve this with vortilons and stretching the fuselage. From what I saw in the video, the airspeed never reached above about 125, so to me, the airplane is acting very much like the model. As I was watching this, I could not help but think I was watching a canard stall. The fact that the airplane is considerably heavier than projected design weight and the slow speed that he flew it at, lead me to believe this. Last week I got to fly my first canard and did several stalls. That's exactly what it looked like to me. On his YouTube channel, there are many comments about the size and shape of the canard and how sensitive that actually is. Personally, I think the problem is in the canard design. More than likely, it's too big. I have been following this project from the beginning and I'm number 540 on the list. I'm an entrepreneur, dreamer and tinkerer by nature, so this project is right up my alley, but I'm 50 years old and I have no doubt that I will never see this aircraft on my ramp as i think he's going to have some major redesign to make the aircraft stable. It has been very cool to watch the progress from idea, to CAD, to producing parts, to Flying aircraft. That in and of itself is something that very few can say they accomplished. So to that, I say congratulations Peter! I sincerely hope you can get this thing operating as you first dreamed it! Sent from my LM-V450 using Tapatalk

Meh... I didn't find any record of that bladder ever being replaced. I suspect it might be the age of the airplane, 64 years, but I find that hard to believe as well.

As a matter of fact, my right one is leaking presently. Near the top where it doesn't typically have fuel touching it. I am cringing at the thought of pulling that out and sending it to get it rebuilt.

Stick your foot on the floor, roll the wing down into the wind. When you can't keep the nose straight with the runway, you've exceeded the capability.

Excellent! Glad you found the smoking gun!

Ditto on the intake leak I have an O470 that the front two cylinders would not participate when it was cold. Rough idle, but smooth run-up. You could watch the cylinders come to life in the run-up. Once warm, it would idle fine. Found the leak under the number 5 riser and also at the boot where the balance tube connects. Fixed that and idles great now! When I had the Mooney, I had a devil of a time getting the intake tubes to seal against the cylinders. It took coating the gaskets with #3 Permatex Aviation sealer before I was able to finally get rid of the leaks.

Have you done an in-flight mag check yet?

It's on top of the nose wheel well.

Solonoid? Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

If I were a betting man, I would bet that switch is perfectly fine. It's just out of adjustment. In the event you do need to get a new one, Mouser electronics carries them. A few years ago they were about $200. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

Are you sure it's bad? It looks like mine did, only moving about 1/16". Try adjusting it 1/8" closer to the pressure plate. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

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