Keith20EH

I have used Rudy’s Instrument Repair in Arkansas, I need to send him mine too. Quick, reasonable and fixed other gages for me.

I am interested in buying a control yoke from an E if anyone does the upgrade, I like the vintage look, and would like a spare. I just need the control, no pc valve or clock. My pc valve is long gone, and clock still works. No cracks please.

Have you checked your heater box? My E needed a “new” seal on the flapper valve, couldn’t completely stop heat from coming in until it was fixed.

Keep it imple.

.. in one smooth poetic motion, round out, rudder to get your wheels straight with the world, bank to stop the drift, touch down and as speed decreases maintain full aileron into the wind. Practice again, especially the smooth poetic motion part..

GNX375 if going IFR,

On my E, same problem as others, too much hot air. I checked the mixing valve rigging, new scat etc. I fixed it this summer by closing off part of the opening that allows air through the muffler shroud for the heater. It seemed I just had way too much volume of air. I made a cover plate of light aluminum, used an existing fastener on the cooling baffles, and closed off less than 1/2 of the opening. No more hot feet in the summer. Easily removed at the first frost. See highlighted area on attached screenshot.

Just replaced what I think is the original Dukes pump on my ‘66 E with an overhauled one from Aeromotors, looks awesome, time will tell $500.

It’s a cigarette lighter USB charging port and voltmeter. Felt like the original amp meter wasn’t quite the full story.

Love the dual G5’s. More gadgets to me aren’t better.

Thanks for the motivation! Just finished painting my floor and installed new Airtex carpet, seat lead time is now 20 weeks out..so back in with my original foam. Yes epoxy would be best, but enamel is good enough since it was mostly bare for the last 57 years.

Avemco wouldn’t wouldn’t touch my E based on a grass strip. 12,000+ hour pilot and high RG time didn’t matter.

Love my Garmin panel, not high end big screens, but very capable. Disregard the unfinished copilot side. Planning on a JPI 930 and a glove box. All of my engine gauges work so not urgent.

Gonna be at OSH again this year with my Culver, parked in “affordable vintage” on the flight line near the Red Barn, come say hi..

Now the old step servo resides on my shop museum shelf next to the removed gyro instruments, vacuum pump and and other assorted fossils.