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  1. Pinecone
    I have AdLog on both my planes. But @jetdriven, who does my annuals, has his own form to track ADs.
  2. Pinecone
    Check your limitations. My 252/Encore lists fuel flow limits in Section II, but nothing about Fuel Pressure.
  3. Pinecone
    In my area, I would check with a local shop that does covers and awnings for boats to have them repair it. Cheaper and easier than shipping.
  4. Pinecone
    I was talking to the shop that maintains my CAP-10 one day. He had a couple of engines apart. One was going out for rework. Somehow, he got to telling me about a crank he had taken out of an engine due to being worn beyond limits. It sat in a corner for a year or so, then some guy in the experimental world asked to buy it. Shop guy told him it was worn beyond service limits. No problem, guy still bought it. So, I wonder where that crank went????
  5. Pinecone
    One issue with swapping those to LED is that, at least on some aircraft, they are part of the dimming circuit for the annunciator. So you end up with it always dimmed. I replaced my nav lights and strobes with Whelen Orion 650 LED units. With adding one wire, the tail strobe is also a nav light, so the wing tip lights are not actually required. But mine are operational.
  6. Pinecone
    The Miata comparison is slightly off target. More correct would be a Miata (or other 2 seat sports car) with the top UP or the hard top installed.
  7. Pinecone
    I recall seeing something about why American did not paint their planes in the past. The savings was hundreds of pounds for the paint.
  8. Pinecone
    I haven't looked closely at their head lamps, but I have been very happy with a number of other flashlights. https://www.olightstore.com/headlamps
  9. Pinecone
    And touch screen for easier/quicker use. Especially entering in fixes and waypoints.
  10. Pinecone
    My dinghy was an inflatable, so it was on plane when towed at hull speed, or higher, of the sail boat. And yes, the Laser 28 would plane. We have done 18.5 knots. I like fast boats. And cars. And planes.
  11. Pinecone
    It is not the cost of the parts, but the cost of removing the baffling, intake, exhaust and all 4 cylinders, removing the pistons from the rods, doing the test and putting everything back together.
  12. Pinecone
    I always liked the IP boats as cruisers. But I was more into speed that could be cruised. We were known to be doing a cruising weekend, towing a dinghy, with the spinnaker up.
  13. Pinecone
    Interesting timing. I just got a flyer in today's mail from Bruce's. Reminding me that winter was coming and to order now.
  14. Pinecone
    I close it after checking the oil. I also open the door and open the oil filler (Continental) to let out all the steam (if in my hangar). So I always need to close it But if you forget to check the oil ...........
  15. Pinecone
    I went with Mac's as they were a lot cheaper. And I was looking mainly for insulation hold in heat from the oil pan heater. I did not call or email, it was just strange that I placed the order and wasn't even sure it had gone through until the cover showed up. Not a big deal, just a data point.
  16. Pinecone
    And how is approving a fuel a safety of flight issue? The laws and regulations allow them to put out ADs for safety of flight. Not blanket change every TCDS.
  17. Pinecone
    Show me the language that would allow blanket approval? Even the FAA says that they cannot do that.
  18. Pinecone
    No, but the recent Supreme Court decision puts those shady interpretations at risk if someone wants to take them into the court system. And no way is anyone in the FAA going to stick their neck out by blanket approval of a new fuel. Too much limelight if something goes wrong. Remember the Fed motto. CYA, CYA, and then CYA.
  19. Pinecone
    I used to use stainless steel "pop" rivets on my boat. You needed a hydraulic tool to pull them. And they were used for some very high stress locations. One that had me buying the tool was to install a new boom vang, that pulls down on the boom and main sail. A LOT of stress when sailing.
  20. Pinecone
    Under what reg or authority? What law gives them that power? They can't just do what they want. Even if it looks like they do at times.
  21. Pinecone
    My 252 had 3 power supplies.
  22. Pinecone
    I see your point. But again, the design could be better. If you are happy, then great.
  23. Pinecone
    Also, you have to look at the TDCS for every airplane. Some state that the fuel must meet ASTM D910. Which requires lead. Maybe, the FAA could promulgate a rule that defines that it is Aviation Gasoline of Grade 100 and that would do some airplanes. And you KNOW that some people just put on some generic label and fly with it without the STC.
  24. Pinecone
    Someone on BeechTalk mounted the antenna in the radome on a twin. A 310 owner made a mount for the center rear window, which is more in the roof. It should work fine under fiberglass. But carbon fiber will give it some issues.
  25. Pinecone
    It is someone who does not want someone else's plane to fall off the jacks. My depiction is how the braces will deform with a side load. NOT the built in angle you ended up with. No, I have not calculated the force required. But it will be a lot less than a better design. As to where that force will come from is the 2000 or so pounds of airplane. It everything stays straight, all will be well. Once something starts to bend, all bets are off. Like standing on an empty soda/beer can.
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