thinwing

my av 20 is mounted in a gyro copter and both attitude and slip are off..ie the attitude line is 15 degrees or so diving into the brown (earth)and slip ball is a full ball width displaced to the right.The manual states pressing both lower buttons while in attitude display ..ie psync should zero the display.but does nothing.The panel is tilted downward but I can find noplace in manual to program in that tilt.Uvionix says send unit back for warrenty.

roll servo huh....its in the right wing and held in place by 2 or 3 an3 7/16 in bolts.He only needs to remove actual servo from capstan assembly which engages a spline gear...15 min job plus disconnecting db18 plug and its hard to access zip ties...i recomend a low profile 90 degree mini 1/4 in ratchet driver to fit inside the wing

i would check the starter solonoid first thing before doing anything else....this can be done by bypassing heavy leads from it to starter...

I have absolutely no Idea where an insult took place...someone explain it to me

that SB that mandatd the heat shield,rerouting the brake line and installation of "improved vband clamp"ie riveted is what ive found on my 2001 Bravo.The current Ad applys onlt to the large 3 in clamp ,turbo to exaust pipe.The 2.25 in clamps between both ends of wastegate are spot welded on my engine but not effected by this AD.Greg ,my maintainer describes a very different failure on these clamps...not at the spot weld but at the flange edges that clamp the two outlets together.Basically they start to crack there.....he has never seen a crack started at the weld as described in the AD.I make a point of a very good inspection every oil change at 25 hours...we replaced 1 smaller clamp when we did the wastegate due to flange crack location.Above pic shows a multisegmented spot welded clamp the flange area is clearly visable in photo as well as segment.

something not mentioned but I have observed various pilots mashing that trim switch...it is vary robust design but i thinks its internal contacts can be damaged by excessive force that later causes intermittant contacts

ive used a machined "50 cal" bullet to align the holes .The steel bullet acts as a messenger and is tapped in by hammer followed by actual bolt.

I agree with Paul...very funny but FAA may view this with the reckless moniker...

this sounds like a corroided terminal due to high humidity from all the rain and sitting outside.I would also check and clean connections from battery to master solonoid ...something is causing a high resistance when applying a load

I bet it is a fine example of a vtail....I am currently happy with the Bravo ,so I am not in the market...now if this was a gyrocopter,I could get interested

I am betting once KLRDMD business use goes away entirely...his Bonanza will be on the sales block for something else

Last flight to Mcall Id from Ksac ,it is IFR the entire way with heavy smoke.Never saw the ground ...about 100 miles out I hear an inbound Citation talking about approach request to Salt lake center.We also called right after and we advised we would set up for the Rnav and take the visual if conditions warrant.So that citation knew an IFR Mooney was behind him also inbound to the same airport.He lands and apparently drops his passenger off and immediately taxis back to opposite runway and takes off!Problem is I am mile out on final approach in poor visabilty and get a glimpse of him barreling down the runway right at me!Hey...you damned idiot didnt you hear my approach request while you were on center frequency?His answer was I was not correctly stating my position inbound!I go WTF ..as I have to sidestep the mooney to avoid a collision and go missed!I go back to center frequency and get climb in holding instructions for new approach...and guess what...that citation never called center for the 20 minutes Im climbing to MEA to either open his IFR or request clearance.He was scud running in less than mile vis in heavy smoke in mountainous terrain!

it is the internet afterall....asking advice after admitting doing something dumb or at least indicating possible poor operating technique is bound to get a direct opinion.But at least he got a mea culpa from our dean...at my saturday hangar coffee /bs clatch...he would have been told what for and possible yelled at by experienced,older,crotchity guys sitting in front of him in person!

along with the bravo ,i had a husky on amphib floats that wife and i flew into every lake and river within 100 miles plus yearly trips to Canada and alaska flyfishing on lonely river or lakes.Got an offer i couldnt refuse i guess once i stopped flying the husky so much and most or all long trips were in the 200 kt Bravo.Ive since started to regret that and started gyrocopter add on....

as indiana jones says...."It had to be snakes!"