Recent content by PaSkyhawk

Any recommendations on spark plug wire brands, I have a Lycoming O-320 e2d in a 1976 Skyhawk. One mag occasionally runs rough when the engine is hot. The plugs have been replaced and it never misses in the first hour of operation so we’re trying the ignition harness. My mechanic didn’t have any...

That's right, "this is 12345 on 122.1 listening on the Hastings VOR" turn up the volume on the VOR

No, it was just a busy signal, when I tried two hours later at home I got number is not available. Rich

Well they shut down the Buffalo FSS and now the 800 WX BRIEF doesn't work in the western New York area. I was driving to the airport with questionable weather in the area and only got a busy signal. I ended up canceling the student, but kept trying for about an hour. When I got home I looked...

Who will be the first to base jump off that thing? Rich

Lawn cutting Home insulation Cook in a Mexican restaurant Cross-country ski instructor and guide Production helper in fabrication shop Truck driver Draftsman (before CAD) Mechanical Engineer Electrical Engineer President of a Manufacturing firm CFI What ever my wife tells me my job is.

The piston pump is bi-directional, which was a small factor in my decision to buy it. The redundant valves and double acting piston were more of a factor. Rich

I tried that on one student's airplane, hard to set the DG before takeoff Rich

Over the past 10 years I’ve had vacuums pump fail three times while I was flying. The last time was on my Skyhawk. After reading horror stories from other people’s new vane pumps failing after a few hundred hours I decided to try something different for a replacement. The Sigma Tek double acting...

One bar on the engine analyzer is down...exhaust temp?

You can't protect the person that was flying the plane, but you can protect the other shareholders from liability beyond the worth of the plane. Not a lawyer, Rich

Yeah, I guess we don't have to worry about pristine. Now if I could just convince the small flying neighbors that the VOR antenna is not a perch... Have a good weekend everybody, Rich

I have roommates!

So if your numbers are right and I only fly for 5% of my miles travelled, I have only increased my chance of getting killed by about 10% (total travel). I always said you can play with the numbers till you get the results you want. ;)

Yes you have to be at run up rpms, but a regular mag check will tell you if you have a broken mag ground wire.