Recent content by Klaus M

I called and asked Piper about 15 years ago after receiving parts of low quality. They told me that everything was of the highest standards and FAA approved. Other words, "We're not telling you anything".

I've had poor service from ElectroAir so you need to do a little troubleshooting of your own. Each time something else has been the problem because the aircraft old components don't work well with new tech. Troubleshoot: Check that the ignition switch is not turning off the start side of the...

Very popular "Bush" planes in Alaska are the PA-32-300 Cherokee Six and PA-32-301 Saratoga. Many Air-Taxis use the Cherokee because of it's impressive useful load per horsepower. The first spars that got inspected failed at a high rate until an experienced Eddy Current NDT person realized that...

This is the Piper manifold pressure gauge air filter. You need two for a twin engine aircraft. Maybe these filters could be OPP depends on the owner. :wonderwoman::goofy::blowingkisses: https://shop.boeing.com/aviation-supply/p/754-817=PI

It's hard to beat the ol' tried and true MagLite. This is my goto flash light most times (2 D-cell LED). ELTs with D-Cells are still common enough to keep me stocked up with good batteries. :lightning: https://www.amazon.com/MagLite-ML300L-2-Cell-Display-Black/dp/B00O47Q7KW/ref=sr_1_4?s=hi&sr=1-4

Ahh.. you had to bring that up. Youtuber - balroc12 , made a series of videos that should be required watching for starting out career pilots: https://www.youtube.com/@balroc12/videos Here's the first one to get ya started:

Ethan, just a little advise... Go to any airport coffee shop restaurant and sit with the old pilots that meet each morning. Your story for a 400 hour pilot is not unusual and you'll get advise face to face with those who have been there and done that. There's many of the commercial pilots on...

I'm really curious why you chased the skydiving job? A local 500 hour pilot was offered a Glider -Tow, Right Seat in charter twin and CFI job here in his home town but, decided to chase the skydiving job.... Why? what is the attraction?

How much money do you plan on spending to get the Nav-O-Matic working? Auto-Pilot technology has jumped leaps and bounds. Keep in mind that replacing the Auto-Pilot system with a modern digital system will increase the usefulness and value of the aircraft. Even after you get the Nav-O-Matic...

Call these guys and see if they have "NEW" camshafts, crankshafts, cases and cylinders. Those are the parts that are hard to find for most unsupported engines. https://www.franklinaerospace.us/#home March 2017 interview.

Looks like you have a hydraulic fluid leak. Mil-H-5606

Not sure why the military feels that they need to make the F-16 Simi-Autonomous when they have a whole fleet of Drones that are keeping busy these days blowing everything up. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/f-16s-begin-autonomous-flight-trials-for-u-s-air-force-venom-program/

I guess that's better then GREEN PEE :cheers:

About ten years ago we used Santa Monica Propeller for several overhauls because they could do them for le$$. Unfortunately two of the propellers where returned for warranty repair and of course we paid for the shipping both ways. Both Hartzell and one leaked grease from the hub up the blades...

https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-revokes-certificate-santa-monica-propeller-service