Recent content by Jaminky

If you put it upside down on a tire I’d definitely remove the top plugs

If in context of a checkride,I would think adding a gust factor would be perfectly fine as long as you explain to the DPE before exactly what you’re doing.If you have a reason for what you are doing and it’s for safeties sake most are very understanding. For instance,I took my private ride in...

And that,friends,is what happens when a neophyte tries to speak with authority on a subject on which he knows little;).Thanks for setting me straight

There’s a 801 that just came into our airport from out west.It has a Franklin (180 hp I think) and it sits on a weird motor mount,like the mount is underneath the engine instead of behind it.This is probably common for them as I’ve never seen another one but it puts a lot of strain on the 2 top...

I definitely agree!I just bought this plane a few months ago and had a pre-buy/annual done to it.Prop may or may not have come off during annual

Well gents,you were correct.Its corrosion and the prop is red tagged:ihih:. Any leads on a 7152 or 54 would be appreciated,im not quite ready to shuck out over 5k for a new one

I understand “pricing as if needing an overhaul” but imo in a 12 yr 500 hr engine that wouldn’t be a huge concern. I had a AA1B for sale with 1930 original hr on it (1974) so that definitely needed serious thought as to overhaul.Had a guy call me that proceeded to tell me to sit down and pencil...

Thanks for the replies!I had no idea on the amount of stress,I guess I just kinda took it for granted lol.A inflight prop breaking would majorly lack,probably considerably shortening your lifespan Now anyone know where I can find a used or overhauled one?New ones are 6 months out I’m told and...

Thanks for the replies!I had no idea on the amount of stress,I guess I just kinda took it for granted lol.A inflight prop breaking would majorly lack,probably considerably shortening your lifespan

Hey y’all,I’ve got a 71-52 prop that needs a overhaul and 2 of the bolt holes have corrosion in them.I’ll attach some pics and see what y’all think.Can they bore the holes out and use a stepped bolt or something?This is 2 holes from 2 different angles,the bolts where absolutely fine,no corrosion...

It will eat fresh wax off:confused:.I think Grumman Yankees have one of the dumbest fill ports and very easy to overfill and make a mess.I always waited till I had I nice and shined up till I spilled a bunch

You are very encouraging,good grief don’t beat a man when he’s down

One that baffled me is I lost one off my luscombe and I know for certain it was on when I got in.I always check the vent tubes on top the cap to make sure they’re pointing the right way but thankfully it landed on the runway.I was doing numerous touch n goes so not sure when it fell off

:idea:I knew it,I was missing something stupid.Thankyou sir