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  1. N601RX
    There were reports it happened on the 2nd go around attempt.
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    We are also expecting a baby in a couple of months. After several years of IVF cycles and a several early previous losses we have pretty much just stayed at home all summer and stayed inside. We usually go to fl several times a year but haven't even considered it this year. Good luck and hope everything goes well.
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    I emailed you the drawing. It looks like you need to flip the support over so it comes up through the bottom of the yoke shaft instead of the top and possibly swap left and right yoke shafts
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    I can't tell from your pictures but there should be a second bolt that goes into the center rear of the shaft to support it. It's the bolt that also connects it to the elevator cross shaft. I have a pic but not able to upload.
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    The connector should already have the pins in it. It uses solder cup pins which are not made to be easily removed and reinserted. If you don't have the connector just buy one from Brittain. If you need connectors to connect it to the GPS or nav radio or other supplies you can buy them from Lane-Pilot. http://lane-pilot.com/contacts8260pins_c_16.html
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    The accutrak wiring isn't any more complicated than the engine monitor. Take a look at the manual. Power, a pair of wires to the 805 valve and a pair to each nav source. As long as you have an IA who will sign the 337.
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    Be aware if purchasing a overhauled Slick mag from Kelley. They have developed their own faa approved overhaul procedure and are using it instead of the slick manual. Many of the parts the slick manual say replace are being reused. There is a reason why the price is so much cheaper.
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    I had a friend who flew drones in Afghanistan for a few years. He was a low time private pilot with around 100 hrs total. He had to sign a 18 month contract and went through 3 months training here in the U.S. He lived on a military base over there and everything was provided for him. The pay was around $150k a few years ago. I think he stayed for 3 years. He had to get a commercial license once he moved back to the U.S.
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    Motor brushes badly worn?
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    Slick has had a problem with their cam and points not initially wearing correctly for a few years now. When they don't each wear at the same rate it causes the E-Gap to shift and results in a weak spark and hard starting. This usually shows up in the 1st 75 hrs or less after replacement or overhaul. If the e-gap is reset after the initial wear, it is usually good until the next inspection.
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    A good examiner will make it more about a learning experience than just taking a test.
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    You might consider keeping ground not in motion. It will only cost a few hundred and will cover you if a storm or something else happens.
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    You can find that in 43.13 chapter 11. I think it says as close as possible. I didn't want the long unfused wire so I put the breaker within a couple of inches of the master relay. I also didn't want to chance the breaker tripping and not being able to reset it since it was in the tail so I also connected up the AUX power to my avionics bus. According to JPI both these power inputs are isolated from each other so there is no danger of cross feeding thought the device.
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    Probably not what you want to hear, but a Cessna 150 with a single com radio, transponder and a few page POH is an excellent plane for training and check rides.
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    Connect it to the switched side of the master relay. I put the 5A breaker in the tail very close to the master relay. The 900 also has a secondary power input that can be fed from the avionics bus up front. I hooked the secondary to a 5amp breaker up front in the event the one in the tail ever tripped. You can find the aux power input on one of the last few pages of the install manual on one of the pages with the electrical drawings. If I remember correctly I may have had to add an extra wire to the harness for it.
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    We also have an engineer who we will just call Bob who had just graduated from college and worked his 1st year while his girlfriend was still in school. Around the end of December he was starting to think about taxes and renfunds but then realized there was not going to be a refund that year. On the last day of the year he took his then girlfriend down to the justice of the peace and said I Do without telling any of the parents. He got a nice refund and then used that refund for the official wedding/honeymoon the next fall. 30 years later the parents still don't know about the 1st wedding.
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    I have the pleasure of working with 6-8 engineering coop and intern students each semester. I know a couple have family that foots the entire bill. There are also a couple that don't get any help and depend on their coop pay and student loans to pay the entire amount. We have even had a few who coop every other semester and then try to intern 20 hrs a week durring the school semester. We have one young single parent with 3 kids who does both and always wants to work extra. The most common arrangement seems to be a combination of parent help, loans and the student working.
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    I used to travel to Dayton a lot, the company I worked for was based there. The Pine Club was a favorite, especially since the company was paying. In addition to not taking credit cards they also don't take reservations. I remember a story of one of the presidents showing up and a couple of the secret service guys came it to inquire about a quick table. They were told the wait would be 45 minutes. I believe they decided to wait. There is also a WACO museum about 20 miles up the interstate on a small grass strip.
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    LoneStar sells some step down converters that have higher current capacity and are TSO approved. I've had one of their step up converters in my plane for several years and it's never given any problems. http://www.lonestaraviation.com/Step-Down-Conveter-24V-to-13.8-Volts.html
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    If the shower of sparks is weak it will be difficult to start. Replacing the points and condenser in it as well as adjusting it to the mag made all the difference in the world. I suspect many of these have never been looked at. I don't think mine had until a few years ago.
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    The dragging could be caused by over tightening the bolts that hold the caliper together. They are very close to the piston and can collapse the aluminum caliper in on the piston causing it to stick.
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    The rudder and aileron servo for each side are plumbed in parallel and fed through a common Tee in the baggage compartment. It would be next to impossible for the rudder to release the vac and the aileron to retain it.
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    Push button latches like are in automobiles are available. Check with Alpha. http://alphaaviation.com/Mooney.html
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    I didn't go back and read the thread again, but wasn't there other corrosion than just the stub spar?
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    I pointed out the splitter losses above, but in the real world those may not translate to very much distance. Distance is more likely a function of altitude with the power level contributing a small amount if in a fringe area. I have a single nav antenna and am happy with the range. Most other planes have the same setup. It's easy to run out of places to put antennas on small planes.
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