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  1. Pinecone
    Why is that a can of worms?
  2. Pinecone
    Back in college a buddy rebuilt the engine in his car. It would not start. My first reaction was distributor 180 out. Spun it around, same thing. It would pop, so of fire. We spent all afternoon trying to figure it. Finally went back to putting it TDC on compression and checking. He managed to get it in 90 degrees out. So swapping it 180 degrees, it was still 90 out.
  3. Pinecone
    When I was flying gliders with Soar Hawaii, they required the buttons to be removed from hats if flying in their gliders. They had instances of the button punching a perfect little hole in the canopy.
  4. Pinecone
    Except Grumman is fixed gear and fixed pitch prop. Lower maintenance costs and lower insurance costs.
  5. Pinecone
    I have had the same issue with Apple cords. I have a couple of Ankar now that seem to be more robust. One that I carry is USB-A to plug into power and 3 tails with Lightning, USB-C, and Micro USB ends. You can use more than one tail at a time. My plane came with a MidContinent digital clock with 2x USB-A ports. I might consider replacing it with their version with 1 - USB-A and 1 - USB-C. Or just keep it and add USB-C panel mount power device. From my side, I use one for my iPad Mini (and it charges it slowly in use) and one for my Mountain High O2D2
  6. Pinecone
    In Mooney speeds, I would take it to KGAI and have Byron do the inspection. But before that, have him take a look at the logs. He saved me the cost of a couple of pre-buys with a log inspection
  7. Pinecone
    How often are the calibrated? Digital does not mean more accurate, it just means they give the wrong number to more precision.
  8. Pinecone
    I did my PP in a Tiger. And later, a friend bought one on my recommendation (long sad story about it). When I decided to buy, I looked at Tigers, but last spring, there just were not any for sale. And the few that were, were original 6 pack, no HSI, and many no GPS. I used to flight plan 132 knots on 10.2 GPH and beat both numbers.
  9. Pinecone
    One of the better for UL is a 252 converted to Encore. Lighter EW than Encore, but with the 230 pound GW increase. Mine is 1119 UL.
  10. Pinecone
    Double check the 3 blade prop thing. In many cases, they are the same diameter as the 2 blade.
  11. Pinecone
    Nope. I updated my 650 to 650Xi in Oct at Sarasota. The price on the site is the price I paid. No sales tax on aircraft parts in Floida. No extra fees. They even changed over my Garmin subscription to the new navigator. And updated my G5 for free.
  12. Pinecone
    Blackstone takes that into account. If you go longer (miles on a car) and numbers of up, they do some normalizing
  13. Pinecone
    I don't know, in the airplanes I fly, there are Garmin 400, 430, 650, G-1000, and my plane with a 650Xi. I find the 650s very nice, with a lot of capabilities over the 4xx navs. And the touch screen is very nice. I keep poking the screens on the other airplanes.
  14. Pinecone
    Since the automatic waste gate will be closed at 19,000, I can't see that it would add more. How high of a critical altitude are you looking for? And why?
  15. Pinecone
    There are some with better useful loads. The sweet spot seems to be a 252 converted to Encore. Mine is at 1119 UL right now. So at 770 pounds in the cabin, I can still load 58 gallons of fuel. So about 4.5 hours with reserve.
  16. Pinecone
    Where does that fall on the drier/wetter line? I know that one side of SA is much drier than the other side.
  17. Pinecone
    I have used Blackstone almost since they were founded for my cars. I run oil analysis for the first 50,000 or so miles. Then figure I am ahead of the game. I use them for my Mooney. I called them when I purchased it and had the N number transferred to me, so I have the trend data. It is not like they just give people the data willy nilly.
  18. Pinecone
    Starting at 55:25 there is a long piece on the "new" Mooney 252. With a lot of shots of the factory. At 31:22 starts a piece on the ill fated Porsche Mooney. In between is a look back on the first light plane moving map. Man have we come a LONG way.
  19. Pinecone
    And track/race cars are typically full throttle open or full throttle closed, and nothing in between.
  20. Pinecone
    The other issue with vacuum speed brakes is the bellows that actuates them. Not available. Jet Driven says he can patch them, but after a while, they will be too far gone. I have an Aspen 1000 (not Pro Mx) but with a G-55 for backup. No vacuum system'
  21. Pinecone
    Where in Central TX? The dry part or the damp part? If the dry part, add some Cam Gaurd if you haven't already, I would fly it to get it hot, open the oil filler to let the moist air out. Maybe do an oil change if over half way. If the damp part, consider an engine dryer system. 3 months is not that long in the scheme of things. Longer than optimum, but many planes sit for 3 months several times a year. I agree that rodents may be the bigger issue.
  22. Pinecone
    I had this issue with mine. When I took the plane to Sarasota Avionics to swap the 650 for an Xi, I mentioned this (and the KAS-297B display was dim), and they fixed both in an extra hour or so, and for a quite reasonable charge.
  23. Pinecone
    My Dad would have a hard time with the step stool even. Maybe I could make a ramp he could crawl up. Although I have a friend with a Cardinal. Easey peasey. She seems amenable to my flying it, just have to find out the insurance issues.
  24. Pinecone
    Or how about a TIO-540 at 350 HP ?????
  25. Pinecone
    Older avionics, it just wasn't something they did. Newer stuff should have it. As mentioned, if no other reason that most of them have a power supply to reduce the voltage to electronics levels.
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