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Not going to work with an iPad. That’s why, if the unthinkable happens, I’m hoping to just be able to fling it in the backseat and hope it burns out before igniting something else.

Sorry, I’m skeptical. Trying to grab a hot flaming and smoking iPad and getting it out a door past a passenger seems a bit challenging especially while maintaining control of the aircraft!

To be honest, that would freak me out! I never get any debris. I’d be looking for cause and checking ALL downstream filters. I guess I’ve always been paranoid and even more so after Fred’s accident.

Good grief! Your risk flying around in a SEL GA aircraft has to FAR exceed the incremental risk from a Starlink’s radiation. People will worry about anything and everything, I guess

Aha! I was reading the specs on the power converter in the second picture.

Don’t confuse input and output power. While the load may be 60W max, it appears the input power to the converter could be 100W , or more (100-240V at 1.6A)

Good point! Is the plane skidding or actually slipping?

Yeah, I've heard that, as well. Based on nothing more than my own unsubstantiated opinion, I don't think this is going to work well in a small aircraft cabin. I suspect that the amount of water to get the cells below their ignition temperature is going to be substantial (i.e. that 16 oz bottle of Fiji Water ain't going to cut it!), especially as I have trouble visualizing how you're going to apply said water to the optimal locations while flying the plane! There is already going to be smoke and I suspect adding water will generate a substantial amount of steam which is quickly going to turn the cabin solid IMC

Not sure what you mean by 'another data point'?? A DNS 'looks up' human readable websites and 'finds' their IP address in order to allow routing to the site's server. There are many DNS servers. If the one your system is set to use does NOT have an entry for mooneyspace.com, then it can't 'resolve' the name into an IP address and you get the 'not found' error. You need to 'tell' (manually set) your system to use a specific DNS server that has a valid entry for mooneyspace.com. I suggested Cloudfire (1.1.1.1), but there are others (e.g. Google, 8.8.8.8)

Thanks for those details....I'd like to think I would have been smart enough to toss 'em in the nearest dumpster...and set it on fire

What @N201MKTurbo posted...this is NOT a browser problem.

Not to belittle the significance of that situation, but IIRC this was a much larger battery than the one in an iPad. Also, I never heard what got ignited inside the cabin that subsequently engulfed the entire cabin. I find it hard to believe all those flames were just the battery! Personally, I won’t carry large ‘back up’ battery packs. I limit my lithium risk to my iPhone and iPad internal batteries.

Yeah, that's the kind of error I was getting. You don't change the DNS in any app. It's a setting in your operating system. What hardware/OS are you using?

Yes, manual override to, for example, Cloudflare at 1.1.1.1 Google AI is your friend, just ask it how do I change my DNS server on my <whatever> (e.g. iPad, Windows, etc.)

Okay, 'out of left field' comment: Which 'ball' are you referring to? The 'real' one in a turn-coordinator, or the 'synthetic' one in the Garmin? If the latter, maybe you have a 'software' problem? Is the plane actually skidding? I.e., what is your 'backside' feeling before you retrim?

Yeah, I've probably have had too much of a hasn't happened, won't happen to me attitude. I use my iPad like a lap board; no need to get it detached from a mount. I always have it charging from a USB port. My plan, such as it is, would be to unplug it and toss it in the back seat (very rarely, if ever, fly with backseat passengers). I suppose that means I'm putting the interior flammability rating of the seats to the ultimate test! Given the mass of the iPad I think the battery is going to destroy itself pretty quickly (a few minutes). With vents open, and breathing through the pilot window, if I have to, until the fire goes out is the rest of my 'plan'. Trying to open the door against the wind stream, keep control of the plane, and get a flaming hot iPad out the door gap (especially with my wife in the right seat!) seems implausible to me. A burn bag might make it more feasible, but won't solve the smoke problem if you can't get it out the door.

As someone with a high-time (2700+ hours) IO-360A1A in my 1970 F model, I'm VERY interested in your decisions and upcoming experiences! My thoughts, absent any information beyond this thread: 1) I'd get NEW cylinders if at all possible. I think there's some truth to how many hours/time you can OH a cylinder. Plus I've fought high temps on my #2 cylinder and have tried EVERYTHING including having Ly-Con overhaul it. I'd love to start with fresh cylinders. But, as you say, it just may not be possible to get angle valve cylinders these days. 2) I've had head work done on 'performance' auto engines, but I would NOT be inclined to bother unless the incremental cost is slight. Juice not worth the squeeze, IMHO. 3) I, too, am skeptical of real improvements in cooling with black barrels and alodine heads; is there any actual before/after data showing quantifiable temp decreases? Further, when I got my #2 cylinder back from LyCon the barrel was painted black and it still runs hot! I wouldn't bother. 4) I just can't imagine what the purpose of coatings on all the parts listed really would be! Both our engines have made it well past TBO and I seriously doubt 'improving' the friction/wear on those parts is going to help. Without out data, it seems like expensive snake oil. Having said that, I would get the DLC lifters even though I've always believed the cam wear issue was due to poor camshaft metallurgy out of Lycoming for some period of time. Frankly, getting a 'new' camshaft with the rebuild still scares me. I'd prefer mine to just be reground, but then I'd worry there wasn't much left of the case hardening! 5) If you are worried about the lack of field time/experience for the DLC/coatings, this crankcase seal STC should really scare you! Maybe I'm biased as my high-time engine really doesn't leak oil but I'd take my chances with the proven silk thread. Maybe use the newer sealant as that doesn't seem too risky and won't be an issue if the case ever needs to be split.

Since hydraulic lifters take up valve lash, I'm not following how matching their 'bleed' helps. Please elaborate.

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Can you assign the DNS server manually?

@LANCECASPER Curiosity forces me to ask what the 90 degree angle bracket with the snap on it is for?? (Screwed onto the panel just to the right of the PROP label)

Yes! ASR33 teletype was connected to a 110 baud acoustic modem. Stored my programs on paper tape punched and read by the AS33. Popular Electronics magazine had an article about a kit for a ‘terminal’ using your TV and another kit for building a 300 baud acoustic modem…I bought and built both so I could access the school computer from home. Circa 1973.

PSHAW! My first modem was 300 baud...and THAT was way faster than the 110 baud I was used to on the school's modem!

Well, LEGALLY, I believe juries are tasked with finding fact! Pragmatically, I tend to agree the reality is otherwise Again, in theory, that should be the case. Pragmatically, I don't think the NTSB spends squat on looking for facts to support a scientific determination of cause. I've looked at enough small GA NTSB accident reports to know that many, if not most, don't even get a visit to the scene of the accident or wreckage examination. Just don't have the budget, I suspect. However, if it's a celebrity, most egregious example would be the JFK, Jr. crash, they will send out the Navy! Obviously, an airliner crash will also roll a real investigation. I think the point of the poster's thread that spawned this whole 'debate' was that jury trials often reveal information/facts that the NTSB did NOT bother to find. IOW, when there's money at stake (a lawsuit) capital is expended to find things out, even if it's a small GA crash. But with the NTSB, without a bunch of POLITICAL capital at stake, they don't leave their offices!

Hmm, from his website: "Anthony G. Ison is an aviation attorney born and raised in Lakeland, Florida, which consequently is home to the annual Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-in and Expo." I'm not sure which of the following is more troubling: 1) That his ego is so big that he believes that Sun 'n Fun is a consequence of his birth. 2) That an attorney doesn't know the difference between coincidences and consequences. 3) That he lacks the attention to detail to bother to notice this error (assuming it's not 1 or 2) Don't think I'll be hitting this 'easy button' YMMV