The DPE I was planning to fly with for my instrument check ride is planning to retire. Does anyone have a recommendation of someone who may have availability? I can fly to someone in PA, WV, VA, MD or somewhere else nearby.
Have any of you owned or flown a Cherokee 235 with the Sutton 2-blade Hartzell scimitar prop conversion?
https://www.propilotsinc.com/piper-cherokee-235-and-piper-dakota-propeller-conversion/
We need a prop fast and this seems like a nice "economical" new replacement. I'm interested in hearing...
I've recently got a share in a Cherokee 235 with a O-540. We only have a JPI fuel flow monitor and a stock single cylinder EGT gauge. What are some inexpensive options to add EGT and CHT for all 6 cylinders?
Buy a second hand JPI EDM 700 or a new 730? What are some good options that won't...
Thanks for all the input. I went ahead and joined this flight club and now will have a share. I'll make sure we normalize to 50 hour changes going forward.
2019. Just a recommendation to borescope and contact manufacturer. Which they did and were told to keep an eye on it. Nothing was found with the borescope but they didn't remove cylinders.
There were a couple labs used as you can see with 2/28 results in duplicate. Engine is O-540 with 360 hours SMOH by an engine shop
Date
Engine Hours
Iron
Copper
Nickel
Chromium
Aluminum
Silicon
Tin
Lead
8/7/19
11
279
28
4
21
43
51
38
1597
3/17/20
35
207
25
5
31
27
16
15
2021
7/23/20
61...
Ok. This has been done at almost every 50 hours oil change.
Date. Time. Chromium PPM. Tin PPM
11/23 360. 21.9. .7
8/23. 310. 23.3. 2
6/23. 260. 42. 4
2/22. 115...
I am looking at an airplane that has an O-540 and was overhauled only a few hundred hours ago. It has chrome cylinders and has been making chrome and tin above normal levels. Tin was elevated and is now back to high normal. Some of the values have gone up and down a bit. If anyone is...
Has anyone done one of these conversions to their vintage Cessna 175, 172, or 170? I'm interested in experiences with this conversion. The lead time is rather short(just a few months for everything). The engine is ECI Titan "IO-360" derivative now owned Continental and called the IO-370 Prime...
We have a call into the mechanic to talk to him.
We got a quote for an overhaul for $39k and 12 month lead time for new cylinders. That downtime scares me.