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Yes I lost LPV several times yesterday and had to resort to LNAV on some practice approaches.

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...

Are there any good screens protectors and cases that work well in the cockpit and keep it cool? What window mounts and other mounts are you all using?

What do you mean by "chasing the numbers"?

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.

They sent off samples to two different companies

They do changes every 50 hours. So I think they skipped a couple of oil analysis.

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.

I understand compressions were great but haven't seen the numbers yet and accessories seem to have been maintained or upgraded.

I was looking at an airplane with a friend the engine had an O-360 with only 600 hours SMOH but it was last overhauled in the 80s. The engine runs smooth, good compression, and the owner had the crank borescoped a couple years ago. The engine maybe 300 hours in the last 3 years. Should I...

I appreciate the responses and emails so far. I am still looking for a mechanic who has enough availability to take this on as a project.

The engine was from another airplane and has not been run since we acquired it and started the overhaul. Yeah I get there will be some headaches and will take time to sort out. The engine will possibly need to be disassembled and inspected and tested. I'm not sure. This is part of the reason...

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