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    Airspeed/Altimeter calibration

    Jim I was using 3/16" ID and I was getting air locks between the water. I used 1/4" and the water worked fine. I tried again today and after putting water in the tubing and push the tubing on the back of the ASI the needle goes up some and I think it is making my reading too high. Tommorow I...
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    Airspeed/Altimeter calibration

    Jim Weir, I tried calibrating my asi using the manometer. You indicated using tubing the same size as the port going into the instrument. This is about 3/16" ID, but I couldn't get the water to flow down the small tubing without blocking up and getting bubbles between slugs of water, even with...
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    Partial Retirement....

    NW Pilot, You sound like a "Dave Ramsey" man. Way to go. I retired at 49, 16 years ago, but I lived like him before he was ever born.
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    Names on Planes

    My first homebuilt was a Kolb Firestar. It was named "Iced Tea" because it took many gallons of tea to build it. My second homebuilt was a Rans S7. It was named "Iced Tea Too" because it took many more gallons of tea to build it. Dale
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    Anyone need Garmin 196 GPS cables?

    I could use them, I bought a used 196 from a friend who was upgrading and he couldn't find his. PM me wzyteck@gmail.com Dale
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    TV show about pilots.

    Jim Campbell!!!! Without a doubt the most famous of them all.
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