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Richie the C

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  1. Richie the C
    My V band clamp broke at the spot weld the very next flight after turbo R&R. Had it not been safety-wired, I wouldn’t be writing this. These things are not to be trifled with. Note: I went back to naturally aspirated shortly after that.
  2. Richie the C
    Thank you. A good idea. RC
  3. Richie the C
    Not at the moment. The airplane (1983 J model) came with the 496 on the yoke and hard-wired. Thanks for the feedback.
  4. Richie the C
    Anyone have a recommendation for a Ram Ipad (mini)? I have a nifty 496 on the yoke and would like to keep it. Therefore, I would use a Ram mount with suction cups on the side window. Bad idea? Thanks
  5. Richie the C
    Turbo flyers: do yourself a favor and replace the V band clamps rather than reuse. My turbo was overhauled not long ago. The genius that reinstalled it used the 40 year old v band clamps that had been re-torqued countless times. Right on schedule, one v band clamp failed at the spot weld soon afterward. Had it not been for safety wire, I’d be a crispy critter.
  6. Richie the C
    Anyone had tanks repaired at Don Maxwell’s? If so, how was your experience? Cost? Thanks
  7. Richie the C
    Has anyone else noticed that car gas is under $2 and oil is under $20 a barrel yet 100LL hasn’t budged off of $4-7 a gallon? You would think that even adding in the refining premium built into avgas that the price would drop some. Any thoughts out there in the ether?
  8. Richie the C
    Don’t do it. Find yourself a well maintained 201. I’ve owned my 231 for 16 years and have replaced practically every part on the plane, some parts multiple times. It’s been a maintenance nightmare.
  9. Richie the C
    You full stall advocates are nuts.
  10. Richie the C
    Thanks.
  11. Richie the C
    Anyone know where to get the little button that goes on the map light switch on the yoke? M20K...
  12. Richie the C
    My 231 used to die like that at idle. Changed the fuel pump at last tear down. Never happened again.
  13. Richie the C
    Send it to Precise Flight. Plan on getting hosed for big money in the process. You can't fix it yourself.
  14. Richie the C
    I plan to. My homeport is KGPM, five minutes away.
  15. Richie the C
    Stop in at Avionics First at RBD while there. Just had them rip out 32 pounds of old radios and replace with Garmin including ADS-B. Now twenty one pounds lighter and a few knots faster from getting rid of three external antennas I didn’t need any more. Richie the C
  16. Richie the C
    Greetings, I am interested in the air filter. In the picture, it looks round. Mine is flat. Could it be rolled up in the picture. Thanks, Rich
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