anthonydesmet

I’ve used it many times in my military life and in my Mooney. It doesnt say anywhere only ATC can use it. On all occasions ATC appreciated the fact that we (me and ATC) might not have been on the same page. A couple of times they just plain forgot about me because they were so busy. I like it more than saying, “why the 020 vector?” Or “hey, I’m still on a 020 vector”. ATC may be planning/coordinating and they might not have had time to fill you in on their plan yet or thought they did. Kind of goes a long the lines of, when in doubt ask, with giving them the courtesy of not second guessing their job. as in above example, if the 020 looks like it’s not going to get me to final then “say intentions”. If she responded “vectors to final” then she just opened a perfect opportunity for DXB to say “020 isn’t going to get me there, how about 080?” …ahhhh now we are all on the same page and preventing a last minute bat turn to final……or she could have come back and said, “I need you 020 to get around departing traffic…or whatever.” just my two cents of something that’s worked out well for me over the years…

Another preemptive call I like before having to say “unable” is “say intentions for 2 RV” when I’m unsure of the purpose of the vector or altitude (or attitude) of ATC.

Agree with all above. Is your oil analysis’ running flat and your not making metal correct?

Completely repairable. I’ve repaired as EricJ stated. I have also bought Bruce Jeager’s interior repair kit which comes with a few ways to patch up things. Looking at yours I would use some 3M Aluminum strips as backing, take a piece of abs plastic (you can get online or in Bruce’s kit and attach to the tape then fill in cracks with ABS PVC glue (the blue label), sand and paint. Whine you start with that repair you will want to repair and repaint all your panels…..I did. It was actually fun and you get to put some personality into it…..

Update: found one at Preffered Aircraft Parts. Will be here in three days. $1300….

@Gee Bee Aeroproducts that’s nice! If I can squeak mine out to annual (May) and send you mine, how long until I’m airborne? right now still having problems sourcing a replacement. Schematics for the LB1 engine that you sent looks different than TCM schematic for MB engine and the part numbers are different. I can’t find the 654884 exhaust pipe for the MB yet so sending mine out might be my only option. also sending note to @kortopates to see if he has any ideas.

@Gee Bee Aeroproductswhat vendor did you post for that tailpipe?

My mechanic also sent me that part number at BAS. BAS has it listed for an LB engine. Not sure if there is a difference yet.

@Z W, thanks. I actually replaced it last annual.

Thanks Marc. I think you are correct on the part number. Will confer with my mech tomorrow and will probably give AWI a call to get it going.

Hello Folks, Time to replace my exhaust pipe. It seems several inches have already been taken off due to pin holes over the years. I now have developed about 4 new pin holes on top of pipe and need to resource a replacement. I looked in my IPC and can’t find a part number but my pipe is on a TSIO-360MB and aft of turbo. Pic below and looking forward to conversation. You can see the pinholes on the top and towards the end. Holes are causing the soot around exterior of pipe which was the catalyst I have a problem.

Thanks Alan, yes hugely beneficial last year and meeting you all in Ocala. I plan to go every other year for my biannual.

Jeager interiors has grey. I actually bought grey but then went with black. I have some left over but nor sure if it would cover everything for because I did use a little on front windshield plastic and inside the windlace. But i would check https://www.jaegeraviation.com

Happy Holidays! Hey, I’ve been wondering this for sometime. Do you folks tip your mechanic during the Holidays? If so, money, bottle of their favorite beverage? Or do you wear the University ball cap your mechanic’s kid goes to because your considered a private donor and figure, “ehhh,he’s good”

Once he has them it’s about a week. We picked out color and materials so he has them on the shelf. He will notify me when he has downtime and I’ll send them off. Probably end of January or early February.