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  1. Pinecone
    A little duct tape and bonds it should be good to go. Amazing what properly designed load paths around the pax compartment will do. I have a Fiat 500 Abarth. A few months before I bought, but joined on line forums to research, a person posted that driving down a street at about 35 MPH, her was hit by a Suburban and driven into a parked pickup truck. After the collision, both doors would open, shut, and latch. The 500 has 3 load paths around the pax comparment
  2. Pinecone
    Please provide an update on any performance gains or loses. I am considering a SureFly for my 252/Encore at some point. No vacuum system so install should be OK
  3. Pinecone
    AFAIK the peak TIT is is only 1750 for 30 seconds. 1650 continuous. IIRC, the TLS (pre-Bravo) had a 1750 continuous peak TIT, but they were know for issues due to that. I run with a preferred peak of 1600 for engine and turbo longevity.
  4. Pinecone
    On run up, the there more than enough oil pressure, but there is not enough power from the engine to hit the max RPM, so the prop is at the fine pitch stop. During the run up at 1700 RPM, you are still at the fine pitch stop, but pulling the prop control back requests a lower RPM than 1700, so the prop responds and the RPM falls.
  5. Pinecone
    Other option is to get a new wife.
  6. Pinecone
    Cue smiles from turbo owners. I will have to play with this. I can run LOP so HP is directly rated to fuel flow. And run the same HP, LOP, at different RPM and see what the IAS and TAS do. I suspect that while the prop may be most efficient at 2500 RPM, the longer dwell time (time for the crank to rotate from ignition to exhaust opening) will over shadow that and make lower RPM better.
  7. Pinecone
    I have gotten that false target a couple of times near my home field of 0W3. Next time, I will make note and report it. It DOES get your heart rate up.
  8. Pinecone
    Back on the topic of flap extension, is it possible to install the newer 3 position flap switch? And how much paperwork hassle?
  9. Pinecone
    OK, like I said, in 1966, I do not recall that being the case. But my last trip was a school trip (private school in SD), and we had a bunch of left over military tickets. So I just had to buy an entry ticket and burn up the unused tickets from previous visits, as my Dad had orders out of the area.
  10. Pinecone
    Then it sounds like someone could put together an offer to purchase the STCs and contact the creditors to work out a plan to forced Chapt 7, with the proceeds of the sale distributed among the creditors. And they get something. And that something is “found moneys” as after this long, the business entities have probably written off the loss and moved on.
  11. Pinecone
    Yes, when you reduce throttle to the point the RPM drops, you are at the fine pitch stop. At that point, there is no change in RPM by pushing in the blue knob
  12. Pinecone
    If you have tabs or separate tanks or some way to partially refuel to a certain level, you can set a tab level and a full level. Since my Monroy tanks are interconnected, I just set the 830 to have a Full level. Otherwise, I input the actual amount added.
  13. Pinecone
    In the safety world, we do not use the terms accidents. We use mishaps. The word “accident” implies that it just happened and could not be prevented. Most mishaps occur from a chain things going or being done wrong that lead to the final situation. Yes, many times there are things to learn. But too many times the sequence is well know and perfectly preventable.,
  14. Pinecone
    It depends on the sailboat prop. One the sailboat I owned, stopping the prop was lowest drag. But that was because when it stopped, it folded the blades. Jets have high L/D because they have low drag. The T-38 (25 foot wingspan) has a glide ration of 9.6 to 1. Versus the C-172 at 8.8 to 1 (according to my 2972 POH).
  15. Pinecone
    Ah OK’
  16. Pinecone
    When was that’s? Last time I went with tickets was 1966 and you could not combine tickets. But military could get books with all the tickets being good for any ride
  17. Pinecone
    No. 20W-50 means when it is hot, it has the viscosity of hot 50 weight oil. When the oil is cold, it has the viscosity of cold 209 weight oil. A straight weight 50 and 20W-50 have the same viscosity under normal operation in climb and cruise. But when you start it is much thicker. And when it is very cold it is more like jello.
  18. Pinecone
    Yes, amazing how few aircraft in the mid to upper teens I have a 252, but as others do, climb at full throttle, full rich, full RPM. Cowl flaps typically full open, but may close of CHTs indicate. Cruise is 32 inches, 2300, 10.3 GPH LOP for 65% power. In summer, I may have to open the cowl flaps a bit to keep all CHTgs under 380
  19. Pinecone
    Shooting gallery took A tickets. Which I remember at the ONLY thing that took them.
  20. Pinecone
    Probably not long after he gets done with mine.
  21. Pinecone
    I run my 252/Encore (upgraded) at 65%, 32 inches, 2300. 10.3 GPH at 174 KTAS. So I am going move than 20 knots faster for less than 2 GPH.’ No FIKI though
  22. Pinecone
    Hmm, if there was a market, someone could build a mold off a good cowling.
  23. Pinecone
    I fly a K, but 252. I take off full throttle, max RPM, full rich, cowl flaps open. I climb the same. I level off, all the plane to accelerate. Then pull the power back to 32 inches, 2300 RPM, pull the mixture back to 10.3 GPH (65%). And enjoy the 174 KTAS ride. Descent, I push the nose over and see over 200 KTAS.
  24. Pinecone
    Same here. My PCP does my Basic Med and SCCA med without any problems. And I get an complete physical every year, so it is just bit of extra paperwork.
  25. Pinecone
    Many people have gone to a doc in the box that does Commercial Driver's License med exams.
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