Hank
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Crap! I read about this accident earlier today, while one was still alive. From the wreckage, it looks like they hit hard. Someone had dashcam video with the plane off in the distance, it looked close to vertical with a couple of turns. Another sad day in Arizona. Peace to all affected. Ya'll fly safe out there!!
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Ooohh---chem trails!!!
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Anthony, I think the concern about hot polished fuel caps is when you go to remove them . . . . I have to agree, though, they sure do look good. I remember reading when I first got my Mooney a decade or so ago about chroming it up to increase visibility--spinners, hub caps, even stall strips. But no one ever mentioned fuel caps. What else cojld be polished up nice and shiny to look good, withiut going as far as @Wildhorsesracing and his fully polished Mooney? My wingtips are, sadly, fiberglass . . . .
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"Beebo"? The nutcase trying to do aerobatics in the airliner was Richard Russell. The guy who was so mad at the wife he was separated from that he killed himself trying without success to injure her was Duane Youb. Which one was Beebo? Sorry if you knew either one well enough to know his nickname.
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I've only ever ignored one person, but from the quoted posts that I still see, he lightened up and I un-ignored him.
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I do the best I can: my ASI has knots on the inner ring, plus this page from my Owners Manual: It ain't perfect, but it's all I got.
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I use a torque wrench on my plugs, but there's no socket space between the oil filter and the firewall. There's barely room to unscrew the filter.
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On a tablet, long press their name (above the avatar), and down at the bottom of the box that opens, select "ignore user." Then when you go through a thread, there will be only a pale line with a marker that you are ignoring the poster. Wanna read it? Ckick it and it opens.
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This is what I have used for eleven years. Fits fine, works great!
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The 430 WILL do this, you only have to enter CAS, altimeter setting and OAT. How is this for a 3-bladed C model? There's just no way for it to get this data from my steam gages . . . .
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1977 Mooney . How do you switch tanks in flight?
Hank replied to Don M's topic in Miscellaneous Aviation Talk
I lean forward, turning my head to the left and dropping my right shoulder to reach the floor between and behind my feet . . . Having gained a few pounds in my decade of ownership, it's more difficult than before. But I'm working on reducing my midsection; so far, I've gained back ~3 gal of fuel. And switching tanks is much easier, after start on the ground and in the air. -
I also have never had a problem with Champion CH-48110 oil filters in the last 11 years. But I use a 1" box end wrench, as there is no room to put a socket wrench behind my O-360. In fact, there is barely room to unscrew the filter . . .
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Partial carb heat, like the slightly cocked throttle plate, is to improve atomization of the fuel for more even burn. It can help the carbed engine run LOP sometimes, too.
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You both need new friends!! and apparently I don't count . . . . . .
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dp
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Don't feel too bad about 135 knots in your J. Over here, flying over hills from KGSP towards KTYS [only half the height of the Cascades], the groundspeed of my C dropped to 68 knots or 78 mph . . . At 10,000 msl, indicating 142 mph [quick: 142 + (2% x 10) = 142 + 20% = 170 mph or 148 knots ].
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Another Vintage benefit--I took my keys to the local locksmith and had several sets made, complete with color-coded heads: Green for go--opens the door Blue for bags--opens the baggage door Red for fire--ignition key Must have been $5-$6 per set including the colored pieces. I think I have four sets . . .
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Don't forget, we have a few in Oz, too! Not sure whuchnend of the day they're on, though . . . .
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Good work @MrRodgers! The best approach you can take is to learn your plane well, and you have a great instructor. Learn the procedures, the power settings and speeds. Fly around for a year, get to know your plane, how it handles, how she climbs and descends and slows down. Then go whole hog into IFR training. You'll need some XC hours anyway, and the better you know your plane, the easier keeping it flying well while learning the procedures, and developing your scan will be.
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I don't see any damage, scars or even scuffs in the asphalt out front. The very front of the upside down car that was presumably parked in the driveway is smooshed. Maybe he missed by a few inches? Although his aim may have been slightly affected when he grazed the rooftop across the street and knocked about one square foot from the edge of their garage roof. Pretty impressive aim considering he had never tried before, and it was 0230 [pretty dark, no moon, etc.].
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Well, you can't exactly call the GM or Ford factory when you have car trouble either, but no one seems to complain about that . . . .
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I'm kind of partial to these "action" shots: But for pure background scenery [despite the canopy cover], I like this one:
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Looks like a regular summer day in the South, except here it's haze. I once logged 0.3 Actual on a VFR descent when everything whited out until the hilltops magically appeared, suspended in white nothingness. By 3000 msl, visibility was >10 miles, but it was quite the surprise.
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Try Jerry @acpartswhse
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I'm sure Anthony eats with MS open on his tablet / laptop. Probably sleeps that way, too; I've seen recent posts from 0300 - 0400 . . . It's an addiction, almost as strong as flying.
