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  1. Checkout_my_Six

    Plane purchase 1st time

    Meh, how can we complicate this?....I'd find out who was doing the annuals (from the current log books) ...the last couple of years and call them. They will have no allegiance to the current owner. Ask them if they remember the plane?....what is their impression of the plane?...what kind of...
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    Auto conversion ideas

    Auto engines are so retro. Why not be more progressive and go with a nuke or electric of some kind? ;)
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    The death of an insitution

    Sin is a cancer.....and it is no respecter of persons or organizations.
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    Low-cost, portable CO detector?

    Amazon has plenty of them....I have one.
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    If you own a truck and live in the rust belt.

    Give it a few more years. my Yukon XL 2002 is accelerating fast. It was fine till the last few years. It's my tool truck and sits....but is quickly decaying
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    McCauley prop corrosion

    It would "not" be common to remove a prop....just because....even for an annual.
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    To be or not to be ... commercial availability of G100UL

    Who...George? Nah...He's the smartest guy in the room. ;)
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    To be or not to be ... commercial availability of G100UL

    more competitor chest beating.....nothing more than commercial politics. ;)
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    Thick black sticky residue under my wing.

    Did you spill some bong water? ;)
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    McCauley prop corrosion

    I guess you're background is in aquatics....swimming pool corrosion is very common. ;)
  11. Checkout_my_Six

    McCauley prop corrosion

    Sounds like a made up term....well done. It's not found in AC 43.13....nor was it taught at my prestigious university....and giggle was no help https://www.aircraftsystemstech.com/2019/04/forms-of-corrosion-aircraft-corrosion.html ;)
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    Why haven't you been to a POA fly-in ?

    sausage? o_O
  13. Checkout_my_Six

    Why haven't you been to a POA fly-in ?

    They have fly-ins?..... :eek:
  14. Checkout_my_Six

    McCauley prop corrosion

    That’s a new to me technical term. Please explain.
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    Engine rebuilds - how many times?

    Cranks can live well into 8,000 hrs….
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    Why are Rotax engines limited to 150/160hp?

    Why don't we have larger Rotax engines?....because not every design scales up easily.....and the market may not be there. ;)
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    McCauley prop corrosion

    From my untrained eye....that does not look like corrosion. It appears to be a manufacturing defect....called occlusions or porosity formed when pouring the billet. I've not looked at enough of these to know if this is normal or allowable. It could very well be common and not an issue. A prop...
  18. Checkout_my_Six

    McCauley prop corrosion

    At least it doesn't have seals....that are unobtainium. ;)
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    Does AvGas 100LL hurt paint?

    my belly looks fine....and I wash with 100LL regularly. ;)
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    Citing Valve Damage, UND Drops Unleaded Fuel And Returns To 100LL

    How many engines did GAMI run to 1000 hrs?
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