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  1. Pinecone
    Back in the 90s there were the two big CA earthquakes. In one of them, the news kept running a clip of an apartment building. Some 30 units. Some stupid number of claims by people "living" there. Like more than 10,000 claims.
  2. Pinecone
    And there is the expiration date of the sealant. If it after that date, its performance will be degraded.
  3. Pinecone
    Camguard does nothing for friction or wear. It only provides additional corrosion protection.
  4. Pinecone
    Most of those countries require their own citizens to carry government ID at all times. It is not just foreigners.
  5. Pinecone
    Technically, the RAM ones are only PMAd for the big bore engines. But the part number is the same as the Continental part for the -360s.
  6. Pinecone
    I think a good quality coating on a hangared aircraft should last at least 5 years. I did my M3 with Zaino about a year after I got it in 2002. It is garaged. It still looks good and water beads on it.
  7. Pinecone
    MOST of the show deals are available online. You could arrange someone to have the items shipped to in the US and you pick them up or have them reshipped. Some of the deals are very good. So are just OK. I bought my Miller TIG welder at SnF for a substantial discount.
  8. Pinecone
    Yes, I was joking. And yes, I understand it could be done with an STC. Hmm, I wonder what the market would be for a 1AMU STC to put in a port to inspect cam and lifters???
  9. Pinecone
    Agreed
  10. Pinecone
    Riveted ones are two re-torques. Spot welded have the time limits. GAMI is working on one without restrictions.
  11. Pinecone
    Both are correct. You have to pay for a Basic Pilot subscription. And then, your One Pack gives you the Pro level upgrade for no extra cost. IMO, they would get more people to us Pilot if they included both subscriptions in the One Pack. I prefer FF, and get the MIL version for free by being a CAP pilot.
  12. Pinecone
    My instructor told me about him ferrying a Citabria out west. He landed in day time, got some fuel and food, and wanted to do one more leg. So he took off after dark. And had to fight himself the whole flight to not roll inverted. He had done a lot of flying over the past few years in the East. Lots of lights on the ground, not so many stars due to air pollution (years ago) and light pollution. Out West, lots of stars, not many lights on the ground. So his mind kept telling him he was upside down.
  13. Pinecone
    Except that is inserted in a tube that goes to the place you want to see.
  14. Pinecone
    That is what I was thinking. Hmm, drill and tap a hole to inspect and seal after.
  15. Pinecone
    IIRC, he was adamant against LOP in the 90s when John, George, and Walt were proposing and testing it.
  16. Pinecone
    Why did you pull cylinders? On a Continental you can pull the lifters and see the cam without pulling cylinders.
  17. Pinecone
    Agreed, get a good CO monitor. Turbos have heat muffs. They don't have mufflers (sound).
  18. Pinecone
    I put my G-5 to the left and just use my right hand to do altimeter adjustments. I see people putting their standby down low, and I think that can cause issues with the head tilted down in IMC.
  19. Pinecone
    I have 750Xi, 650Xi and 345R. But I had the 650Xi already. So the delta to swap it out for a lower capability box versus keeping it was minimal.
  20. Pinecone
    I went with low mounted control head also. Less hand movement. Also, some people have had issues with swapping com frequencies when going for the auto pilot.
  21. Pinecone
    I set up mine so that the PFD is centered on ME when in multi screen mode (G3X with EIS strip on left). I am not centered on the yoke when flying. I need to take a picture in split screen, as the PFD moves to the left when you go to split screen
  22. Pinecone
    If any work has been done on the mags or switch or wiring, I would check that the mags are wired to the proper switch position.
  23. Pinecone
    Except that Lycoming has already published a Service Bulletin that doubles the oil change interval when using unleaded fuels. I think that double the oil change interval is a significant increase. And once 100LL is gone, synthetic oils will further increase oil change intervals, as they did in auto. We went from 3000 mile oil changer intervals to over 15,000 miles.
  24. Pinecone
    Fuels ARE required to be tested to be compatible with things like seals and O-rings. And G100UL was tested against actual seals and O-rings in actual aircraft systems such a valves and selectors and fuel injection systems. And, AFAIK, there have been ZERO field reports of issues with them
  25. Pinecone
    THIS ^^^^^^ And SDSs are written by lawyers these days.
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