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  1. OR75
    apart from weight and balance, flammability resistance and removing glare, very few requirements for a glareshield. However, I think the need for some flexibility to install / remove would make it very difficult to make one in one piece aluminum and not having too many "distractions" and hinges on there
  2. OR75
    with all these LED options , the sky seems to be the limit and it can start looking like an over the top Chrismas tree. I was wondering how all those stack against FAA basic requirements for position and angles of the different colors and flashing
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    that is great to hear it is sad it took so long and have to bring up the situation to this forum for the person to pay what he/she owed
  4. OR75
    the IO-360-A3B6 and A3B6D are the same except what is called the "accessories panel" (the back of the engine that the mag, tach, oil filter, governor, ... attach to) if you make that change, you will also need a few brackets related to some of the accessories (the governor for example) and also some fluids hoses will need to be changed you will also need to re-clock the prop governor to a different ratio
  5. OR75
    i can see how there can be an analogy ... however, there are still plenty of alternatives to Turbotax (all the way down to walking to a Treasury office and get paper forms) the day Turbotax is the only game in town, we will be sending them more money than we actually send to the Treasury
  6. OR75
    if you had a prop strike ... i am guessing you may change the prop ? is the lead time the same on the IO-390 ? might as well make the best of it
  7. OR75
    not uncommon at all. to remove a part, you need to remove another part first
  8. OR75
    if you really need to change the VR , make sure you order the right one: R15300 and R1530B have different cannon plugs. If what you currently have an OECO, the plug may be a steel connector that requires the R1530B. The R15300 has a plastic cannon plug. Your POH should have what VR you have (unless it was changed) or visually check by getting under the panel on the copilot side(remove copilot seat)
  9. OR75
    Maybe 1 or 2/10th at start but in cruise ... steady value
  10. OR75
    15.8 is way too high ... should not go above 14-14.2
  11. OR75
    not very focused pictured but it looks like an OECO. depending how well the Fluke is connected, the voltage really should not fluctuate and closer to 13.8-14.0
  12. OR75
    the original OECO VR (someone posted a picture of it above) had 4 nuts. The replacement from Zeftronics has 3 nuts (2 different models depending on what cannon plug is used (plastic or metal).
  13. OR75
    do you have anything in the panel that monitors the voltage in the bus bar ? (stormscope, engine monitor ?, otherwise it is not difficult to connect a voltmeter) it should read a steady voltage close to 14V (13.5-14V) often when voltage regulators fail, it is not a full fail but rather a voltage that fluctuates. Those things can give you the impression that it fixed itself.
  14. OR75
    that graph / labels depicted on the small square box (diplexer) should indicate how your signal is split: one connection goes to the antenna the others are 2 VORs + 1 GS (out of focus picture but it looks like thats what you have) some diplexers provide 2 VORs and 2 GSs output connection
  15. OR75
    This is what it looked like flying back from Oregon for the eclipse in 2017. ATC would not take flight following (only IFR clearances) and lots of smoke from fires that time. Nicer and clear above 10,000ft
  16. OR75
    do they stay open during climb ?
  17. OR75
    why not replace it at next oil change ?
  18. OR75
    will that be hot oil resistant if the drip becomes a leak ? That's an easy enough part to change
  19. OR75
    I had Rudy overhaul my airspeed indicator 4 years ago and it leaked at pitot static check last week sending it to AQI
  20. OR75
    I asked chatGPT what the difference was ... looks like a faster processor and touchscreen between the 650xi and 650 but the avidyne already has touchscreen (I am actually not a fan of a touchscreen but thats a personal preference) I would have to test them in real life to sense if the rewiring is worth it
  21. OR75
    had a discussion on that years ago with Garmin tech service (GA-56 vs GA35) and they mentioned that there wasn't such thing as a WAAS or Non-WAAS antenna but rather a "match" between the antenna and the receiver
  22. OR75
    tapping the brakes while in altitude / lower pressure helps remove bubbles
  23. OR75
    the 650 requires a full re-wiring (if i understand correctly) while the 440 does not wondering what benefit you get with the 650 ? (that you would not get with the 440). I am assuming both units have about the same life runway (since they came up about the same time more or less)
  24. OR75
    I ll add to that .... that it may not be a bad idea to actually write somewhere / or take pictures of all the configurations screens even if you are not planning for a swap (in case a unit decides to suddenly not power)
  25. OR75
    I suppose the mag was reinstalled by a local A&P after being overhauled. Any A&P with some experience (with basic timing tools) would know how to troubleshoot the issue: spark plugs, harness, magneto, ignition switch.
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