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I believe they fixed that by riveting a U-shaped plate over the center seam. Welds are not so good in fatigue situations. There are lots of Liberty Ships in the Gulf. German Uboats could/would easily sink them with one torpedo.

Even more impressive when you realize the Cirrus uses a 315hp engine and the Mooney's is only 280hp! The Mooney is using 11% less fuel with these numbers.

Stick with the Zulu. We have one of each. The Tango batteries are not that great; they do not last as long as I think they should, the volume is not so easy to adjust, and the part you plug in is not as inconspicuous as one would hope. The advantage is the cords do not intrude as much, so you will not trip over them trying to get out of the right seat.

My point still stands. It is that there are buyers of new aircraft and the price difference is huge. Do you buy a new Mooney, or spend another million on a new turboprop with pressurization? Personally, I find having the pressurization worth more than having the turbine. Who buys new aircraft? I have no idea, so I have to guess. People who want fewer maintenance issues? People who have to have something new vs. used? Perhaps those who buy new engines versus remanufactured or overhauled ones could be indicators. How well do refurbished aircraft sell? (There was lots of talk about that earlier on this forum, but not much conclusion.) So, who here has bought a brand new engine and why?

You are comparing apples to oranges. A new turbine-powered airplane will cost several million. https://www.flyingmag.com/photo-gallery/photos/piper-meridian-m500-versus-world-comparison-specs/ What bothers me most is that there is plenty of effort going into aviation development right now; the problem is that it is all this preposterous battery-powered crap. That lame idea is absorbing all the innovation funding, except for the small amounts devoted to supersonics and to UAVs. ARMY20.2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)Proposal Submission Instructions ARMY 40A20-112TITLE: Compact, High Performance Engines for Air Launched Effects UASRT&L FOCUS AREA(S): general warfighting TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Air Platform

I just got my CFI-I certificate. I used Wings of Wyoming, as they accept the GI Bill funding, were willing to complete my training sequentially, and have an examiner on-staff. That all added up to great results; I finished the Part 141 course in four days with about 15 flight-hours. (There were some 12-hour days, though.) They keep their airplanes in really good shape, and the Wyoming weather was quite nice, except for the wicked thermals. I highly recommend Wings of Wyoming.

Why does the listing show a 3-bladed prop, while the pictures show a 2-bladed prop?

It happens every time. When I lived in San Diego, we had a water shortage. The mayor asked people to conserve, and everyone did it so well that the Public Works department had to raise the price of water in order not to go broke. Be careful what you wish/ask for. Or more precisely, be smart enough to consider the consequences of your desires/actions. (Which is what is REALLY in short supply.)

Here is how the Army views flying in MOPP Gear. 3.1 times as stressful/fatiguing as day flying... Flight Hour Equivalency Day 1.0 Day Contour & Low Level 1.3 Low Level 1.3 Instrument 1.4 Night 1.4 Day NOE 1.6 Night Terrain 2.1 Night Vision Devices 2.3 Chemical MOPP 3.1

No. I just had a GNX-375 installed and had to add a G5 HSI. It does not accept input from my SL-30.

How much do you charge?

Once you set the precedent, you will never be able to stop it. There is a big difference between a private company having some of my data, (What will they do with it? Send me more ads? BFD.) and a government agency having my data. We have seen our share of tin-pot dictators arise lately. (Anyone here in Michigan? Not only can Home Depot not sell you paint, but you cannot even walk down the paint aisle.) I do not worry about the stated reasons about tracking my movements, (such as disease prevention), it is always the unstated future "reasons" I worry about.

I think you could economize on your use of words. i.e. "One cannot forecast human behavior without understanding the human decision-making process."

If it were not for the meat packing plants, Nebraska and South Dakota would have a minuscule number of cases. https://www.omaha.com/news/state_and_regional/grand-islands-rate-of-covid-19-cases-is-higher-than-michigans-close-to-louisianas/article_0748b81b-471c-55b2-bec1-542d6558001f.html

A friend and I were discussing how to see if the COVID-19 deaths were actually from the virus or just being counted that way: You have to compare the actual number of deaths versus the normally expected number. The difference will be the extra deaths caused, most likely, by the virus. He pulled up a story that stated 145 deaths/day to be the average in NYC. I found an article that said it was 185. An official government web site had a rate/100,000 population, and another had the population. Multiplying gave the answer of 231 deaths/day. One other site listed the rate as 400/day. The old adage that figures lie and liars figure comes to mind... Keep in mind, these were supposed to be data from a year ago or more.

I live near Denton.

I fly to Millard all the time. You can PM with your contact information.

See this thread. I have been doing this for some time. The dual printing just did not look good. The solution is to print the switch cover, paint it, then laser engrave the lettering. I

The first line on that web page tickles me: "In 2015 we continued working on the 6 cylinder engines." Well, what have you been doing for the past 5 years? I am not so sure FADEC is the way to go. You move one lever and the program adjusts throttle, RPM, mixture,... All those parameters depend on the goals of the guy writing the program, not necessarily what I want the engine/prop to do.

Have you looked at VREF lately? The format has totally changed. The thing I found most interesting is that new avionics and other upgrades are depreciated over 10 years. This seems to me to be a total crock. You buy an airplane with a 10 year old Garmin 530, and it is just as valuable as the same airplane with no GPS?!? Somebody created a mess with this!

Try this site: https://www.heavens-above.com/ The ISS is easy to see regularly and Iridium Flares can be really impressive.

In the present situation, I suggest this: https://www.omahasteaks.com/buy/Steaks/T-Bones-and-Porterhouses?shopsrc=PRMHomeCategoryTBone Otherwise, Misty's in Lincoln.

1978. My mechanic said one of the keys was pushed off, since the keyways did not match. Fortunately, one less still held the prop in place without damage.

I had to have my governor rebuilt this last annual. The overhaul shop said it would take a few days. More like six weeks... During the annual, the IA also noticed the prop was not on correctly, so they had to turn it 1/6 to get it on right. Who makes that kind of installation error? There are some real boobs out there.

To throw more questions into the mix, there are several different methods of 3-D printing metal. The most common is sintering layers of metal powder with a laser or electron beam. Another is blowing metal powder into a melt-pool created by a laser or beam. Structures of less than 10μ m can be built with either and the resulting parts are between casting and forging in strength. Note that most cast aluminum cylinders typically have a hardened steel sleeve in them, as would anything 3-D printed. You did not need these in the old, cast iron blocks. The true beauty of the 3-D printing is the optimization of the design, including being able to better fit any aircraft with better strength and better cooling with lighter weights. The present detractor is the price. 3-D printed products usually cost at least $1/g-$5/g. Once that comes down, we will see a revolution, except the FAA will be there blocking it.