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  1. Pinecone
    Yes.
  2. Pinecone
    Agreed
  3. Pinecone
    Hmm, my airplane doesn't have a beacon.....
  4. Pinecone
    GAMI spread and EGT numbers have nothing to do with each other. And unlikely to be the same EGTs for many reasons. Starting with your comment that each engine is different. My car engine, for factory specs has a HP rating. But the factory produces engines that vary HP in a range of 10%. So my engine may put out 10% more HP than your engine in the same make, model, year car.
  5. Pinecone
    More that it is impossible to count cats, as they move around and hide.
  6. Pinecone
    BEST MPG happens at the Carson Speed. Which is about 1.3x best glide speed. Best efficiency, for NA, is to fly at an altitude where WOT, lowest RPM gives you an indicated air speed that is your Carson Speed.
  7. Pinecone
    A quick and dirty VREF comes up about $156K.
  8. Pinecone
    That is because there is not perfect mixing nor perfect combustion. So you need a slight increase in fuel to make sure you consume all the oxygen. ROP, power is based on air intake (MP and RPM). LOP, power is based on fuel delivered.
  9. Pinecone
    Agreed with trying swapping TIT probes. When they start to fail, the tend to read low.
  10. Pinecone
    Cougar was an interesting plane. Hit the market as a Light Light Twin in the days when the Duchess and Seminole rolled out. Mainly for the training market. O-320 engines. But the airplane was designed to be released in increasing performance versions, with a planned cabin stretch and eventually a version to compete in the Baron/310/Aztec market. So a very roomy cabin, But Gulfstream only wanted the jets, and killed the piston line. It would be interested to get one and upgrade to IO-360s. Or even TSIO-360s.
  11. Pinecone
    It does? I need to try. Oops, I have a Mini 2 cradle. The 6 sort of fits. The Mini 2 has rounded edges and the 6 are square. So you can stuff it in there.
  12. Pinecone
    Sorry, not the one I use.
  13. Pinecone
    And puts you right smack into the red fin/red box area.
  14. Pinecone
    What filter? Some people here have a spare or two they are willing to share.
  15. Pinecone
    Agreed. That is NUTS. My M3 takes a "special oil" so $12 - $18 per quart, but only 6 needed. Oil filter is on top, easy to reach. So with a MityVac, it takes maybe 15 - 20 minutes to change the oil and filter.
  16. Pinecone
    No, THIS is a Cougar. This plane (with different paint scheme) used to be based on N71 and was available for rental. I have about 32 hours in it. Nice airplanes.
  17. Pinecone
    These extinguishers will not do much for an after crash fire. They are intended for a small cabin fire in flight. If you have a dry chem type, before you discharge it, take a DEEP breath and hold it. You will FILL the cabin with the powder. Hold your breath for as long as you can, then open up the vents and the pilot window.
  18. Pinecone
    To me, it doesn't make sense to spend the money to install a 25 year old tech GPS.
  19. Pinecone
    My second car was a Fiat 850 Spider. Son of the 500.
  20. Pinecone
    AFAIK, all maintenance is based on tach time. Hobbs time is for paying rental fees and log book.
  21. Pinecone
    Thanks. Your extinguisher is shorter than mine. I looked yesterday, and mine is in a recess in the area under the left rear seat. So not really in the way of the passenger's feet. I will take a picture, if I remember.
  22. Pinecone
    The problem with most of these systems is, the arm between the mount and the cradle only articulates on one plane. So if you rotate the mount to move the ball over to the left, you can no longer move the cradle up and down or tilt it straight up or down. That is why I ordered the part linked before. The setup from MyGoFlight looks like it might address this, but at a high price.
  23. Pinecone
    One leak, the normal advice is to patch. More leaks, you start leaning to remove and reseal completely.
  24. Pinecone
    Mine is at 90,300 right now. Only maintenance has been brake pads, one battery, some light bulbs, and oil changes. 10 years old a couple of weeks ago. As a collector, you might be interested in one of my other cars. BMW M3 LTW.
  25. Pinecone
    Yes, if you are looking for a 252, get your financing approved and get in touch and set up an escrow account for the deposit and purchase. I got mine because I was ready to close NOW. From listing to closing was less than 2 weeks, over a 3 day holiday weekend. I used Dorr Aviation to do the financing and Aero-Space Reports for escrow and title.
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