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  1. If they are new sensors, that increases the probability that they are incorrectly installed or in the wrong order. Double check your FF calibration constant as well. Otherwise, the temps don't look bad.
  2. If it's not a career path, just do things at your own pace and enjoy the ride. A day in a 1970 Cherokee puttering along at 100 kts is still far better than being stuck on the ground in the office
  3. I financed with Lake Michigan Credit Union (formerly Pilot Bank of Florida) about 8 years ago at 4.0% with 15% down payment
  4. It was stated as a general caveat, not an instruction. I thought that was communicated clearly but apparently it didn't come across
  5. The HP % on the EDM 830 is just calculated from other parameters (MAP, RPM, FF, OAT). There's a HP constant in the programming menu that requires calibration for your motor, otherwise it could be completely useless. There's a section on it in the manual, but basically set 70% power in flight according to your POH, then change the HP constant until the HP % actually shows 70%. That obviously presumes those other parameters and their sensors are also themselves calibrated correctly (thinkin' of you, FF). Also note that this number is completely useless anyways if you're in a different leaning phase, e.g. if you calibrate it while 125F ROP, it is useless to use at full rich or any other setting. So if you want to use HP %, calibrate it in the mixture state (like full rich) you want, then remember it is only useful at that mixture.
  6. It does sound like there's something wonky. The low EGT's suggests those cylinders aren't firing all the time or firing poorly. I recall getting up to 16.5k', and didn't have any trouble setting mixture or low EGT's. That being said, I was running at 2700 RPM and shooting for best power (mostly just by listening to the motor). I was putzing around at 15.5k' once testing my O2 and checking speeds, when I heard approach call me out to an airliner climbing out of PDX. The pilot sounded surprised and a little flummoxed when he called visual on me, so I wonder if there's a tendency to relax above 10k' MSL thinking 'phew, at least I don't have to worry about those single-engine maniacs anymore!'
  7. My quote from Old Republic was just over $2000 this year, compared to $2400 in 2023, and $2100 in 2022 (although that was a different company), FWIW. I was a little suprised by that
  8. I'd suspect the movement of air when the pistons start sucking also helps vaporize a fair amount of the liquid gasoline in the intake (and is probably a larger effect the faster the starter turns).
  9. I recall having interest in the Deltahawk diesel when I first started my RV project in 2010. Since then, I bought the Mooney and Van's has gone into bankruptcy, but I keep checking every now and then to see if the RV-10 FF kit is available yet...
  10. I guess I was kind of the opposite, during my IFR training, the first time in actual IMC with the hood off I couldn't get enough of it. I tried to schedule as many dual instruction days in bad weather as I could. The visual sensation of speed and the textures of clouds sliding past is something I could watch all day
  11. Congratulations and good luck! If you're lucky, the prop won't need an overhaul, 2019 is a pretty recent IRAN. Heck, I'd probably avoid an IRAN unless there was something outwardly amiss given my experiences
  12. Was that report verified? I thought I read in the initial statements there was no pilot statement or information released as to the time he may have ingested any mushrooms? AFAIK intentionally taking an illegal substance is not a great defense to criminal charges
  13. I cycle the prop twice, even though I know I only need to do it once. The second time is to convince myself the first one wasn't just in my imagination
  14. Why was a 337 filed for the repair unless there had been an airworthiness problem? Wouldn't that just be a logbook entry for minor repair if it wasn't? And if it was a major repair noted in the logbooks, I would expect somebody looking for airworthiness issues to review major repairs, right?
  15. Novus #1 is good, but I have to admit, I probably use it once a year. Otherwise, it's just a couple drops of car wash soap in a half gallon of water. Mist liberally, let sit for a few minutes, then wipe off with a rolled up microfiber towel. I've just been using the same towel, I'll wash it every couple months.
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