Recent content by Jake Simpson

Good evening! I will be flying my girlfriend down to Fernandina Beach this weekend in my Piper Arrow. Looking for a fun little day trip for the two of us within a two hour flight from KFHB (135kts cruise speed). Considering Vero Beach and Daytona Beach but am looking for other options. Also eye...

Considering upgrading interior with a partial or full Air Tex interior, biggest things I need are seats/carpet/wall panels. Has anyone done this in an Arrow and can share their experience installing it yourself? Along with that, what's the cost for a full interior on a PA28? Will get a quote...

Good evening everyone, Was doing the first oil change after 50hrs on my 1969 Arrow 200 (IO360 C1C). I unscrewed the gold cap of the drain plug and pushed up on the inner cylinder to let the oil drain. All was fine and the oil came out, however once I went to let the plug down it just won't come...

Thanks, appreciate the advice!!

Out of curiosity, why would you recommend getting it fixed before flying, It won’t hurt anything besides me being cold, right?

Hey all, i was doing some exhaust work on my PA28R-200 with the IO360 C1C 200hp. I found this before I removed the shroud and am not sure if it was like this already before I started working on it. This is on the left hand side of the engine right below cylinder 4 riser/muffler. Is this a hose...

Well guys, the culprit has been found. Exhaust pipe from Cyl 1 completely detached, explains the low EGT (Yes it was EGT, not CHT my bad) and shaking. I checked all the other cylinder pipes and while the left side (cyl 2/4) look fine, cylinder 3 is cracked at the flange. That is definitely going...

As I was flying my 1969 Arrow I today, I was doing some light maneuvering at 6000' normal cruise power setting. Upon feeling a slight shake begin coming from the engine, I looked at my CHTs and noticed cylinder 1 was far lower than the other three, which were running normally. The engine ran...

Has anyone here wrapped their yoke or purchased covers somewhere like the photo I included? Would love to do this to my Arrow. I'm just curious as to what's the most efficient/cheapest way to do this? Is there a good place to order covers for them from?

Haha! Love your vids man. I've seen the angle you use from the top of your tail on the 310, whatever mount that is must be pretty strong?

Hey guys, What are the best and most secure mounts for a gopro for the exterior of an airplane? I plan on putting a gopro on the outside wingtip of my arrow as well as possibly on the bottom of the tail for some future videos. Anyone here have used any mounts on this aircraft type and have...

Ok great, yeah interior isn't a big deal. Asking $98,700.

Thanks for the advice!

Thanks for the great information. How much would a "thorough" prebuy cost and where do you recommend finding a good A&P for the job? It has 5,315TT and 785SMOH on the IO360. Hangared in SC. I'll include the spec sheet here. From what I can tell the wing spar AD has not been complied with but...

Also: along with the insurance, would it be accurate to expect them requiring me to do 5-10 hours dual in the plane with a CFI before I can carry passengers?