Rick Junkin

I use an app called Evernote to electronically store and organize all of my documents, not just my airplane stuff. I scan or email everything to Evernote as I receive it and organize it into an electronic "filing cabinet". Everything is searchable and each document can reside in multiple folders. So for instance you can file all of your STCs together, and also file them separately by airframe, engine, prop, and avionics if you want. Microsoft OneNote does the same thing, I believe. I do keep hard copies of 8130s, 337s and STCs, as well as the electronic files, for no good reason other than I'm old and I like paper backups for that stuff. For other documents like pilot guides, AFMSs, ICAs, and so on I keep electronic copies in the iCloud and downloaded to my iPhone and iPad for easy cockpit reference. Cheers, Junkman

I just read an article about the contest from January 2023 and it says the winner will be announced during Sun 'n Fun 2024. So should be any time now through Sunday. Cheers, Rick EDIT: BTW, while we're on the topic of aviation publishers, I'm not liking all of the advertising email I'm getting under the Flying/AvWeb/Kitplanes/Aviation Consumer et al banners since Craig Fuller took them all over. And self-serving advertisements posing as "Staff Articles" in each of those publications for everything from his airpark project to hawking his swag. I'll give it all through the end of my current subscription cycle to make sure it isn't just me being an old man resisting change, but right now I'm finding it very annoying. I'm disappointed Belvoir Publishing isn't still running the shop.

Savvy Breakdown, which is now included in the lowest tier (SavvyAnalysis?) of paid subscription, has been useful to me twice. I'm an involved and knowledgable owner but I'm not a mechanic so having a number to call for assessment and recommendation saved me from two AOG situations away from home. Knowing I have them to recommend a good shop if I need one away from home is good peace of mind for me. I don't subscribe at the SavvyMX level but I probably would have benefitted from it earlier in my ownership. I do recommend the SavvyAnalysis level subscription for the regular Report Card and FEVA Reports, as well as the detailed engine data analysis available on request. Cheers, Junkman

Aircraft Spruce lists Alcor 10-86309 for substantially less, but "available to order" rather than "in stock". https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/inpages/alcor86309.php Also the McFarlane listing I saw is $621? https://www.mcfarlaneaviation.com/products/product/86309/ Cheers, Junkman

Dang, I was going to jump on that if Andrei didn’t.

Do I understand that Mooney shipped the Acclaim with a Redline towbar and you’ll sell that for $100? Or do you mean you’ll sell a different Mooney-provided towbar for $100?

Has anyone installed Maggie ignition harnesses on their Bravo? I’m ordering Maggie harnesses and they sent me a drawing showing plug wire lengths that don’t appear to match what I have on my engine. I did a rough measure of my top plug wires in place and for instance, the left mag #1 wire to cylinder #1 top is about 51” as compared to 71” on the Maggie drawing. I’m hoping to take the lazy way out and not have to disturb the installed wires to measure them accurately. Has anyone measured the length of the wires on your Slick harnesses? EDIT: Or better yet, has anyone already ordered and installed the Maggie harnesses and will let me duplicate your order? Here’s the drawing: TIO-540-AF1B Print.pdf Thanks! Junkman

This is what worked for me. Electric power and Ignition on the left, lights and fuel on the right with Ice Protection over the lights and fuel. The bottom right three switches are taxi, landing, and boost pump which I use in my last chance landing flow check - taxi lights on when cleared for approach, landing lights and boost pump confirmed on when cleared to land. Cheers, Junkman

Yup, I was able to take all three out.

My removed avionics fan motor is the same part number. Sounds like you have yours squared away! Cheers, Junkman

Yes, the three Charlie weights (19.7#) were in the airplane when it came from the factory. Cheers, Junkman

The entry deadline was last Sunday, 3/31/24, and the drawing was to occur sometime this past week from what I understood from their advertising. Flying Magazine has gone silent on the whole thing, having removed the contest page from their website. I just want to know if they drew the winning entry. I've already made room in the hangar for when I win my new LSA

Has anyone seen anything about the much-touted Flying magazine drawing that has been taking entries for the last year and a half? The winner was to have a choice of an Icon A5, Tecnam Astore, or $100K, with an additional $30K to cover taxes and the cost of a seaplane rating if needed. With Icon filing for bankruptcy yesterday, I'm wondering how that impacts Flying's contest. Cheers, Junkman

I don't recall off hand, I'll take a look at the original equipment list the next time I'm at the hangar. Cheers, Junkman

@amekler You should be able to look in Section VI of your POH and see how they recorded the W&B info for your TKS system. Here's an excerpt from a generic POH 3502H that shows the TKS system and the TKS fluid listed separately on the equipment list but it would appear the fluid could be included in the basic weight of the airplane. Take look at yours and see if the TKS Fluid line is marked as "installed". My '89 TLS/Bravo was modified in 1996 to add the inadvertent TKS system and the installer calculated the new weight and balance with the TKS tank full. When I bought it in 2016 I emailed CAV and they said the W&B should be calculated with an empty TKS tank, so I had the W&B redone. Makes sense, I treat the TKS fluid like I do fuel for W&B purposes. But I had the W&B documentation the installer produced in 1996 when the system was installed to get all the accurate configuration and weights from. With that, after upgrading the panel and re-weighing the airplane I was able to remove all 19# of Charlie weight ballast and my basic empty weight is down to 2386# for a useful load up to 1012# with the rear seats (another 30#) removed. I try to keep a little less than 2 gallons of TKS fluid in the tank for the monthly system runs, so I end up with a nominal 994# as my useful load. I hope this helps. Cheers, Junkman