Recent content by thomasdr72

Another vote for Don George down in FL…

I ONLY use Michelin Airstop tubes, they outperform every other brand I’ve tried.

+1, I use it too! -Dana

I'm all for electronic ignitions, but I find that a large number of mag failures are due to lack of maintenance (IMHO). The flight school I just started wrenching at has one plane that the mags haven't been touched in 1,300hrs. Kind of like a ticking time bomb for ignition related items. If...

When I'm flying mine, I've realized that most of the time when I'm tempted to touch the screen (during an approach) I'm usually about to screw something up...

Soo much fun in here! I use a technical mix of 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, and 1% of other trace gases (Carbon Dioxide, Neon, Argon, Helium, Zenon, Radon, etc...) normally compressed with a 12v flex hose car tire pump. Been using it for years. It's more important to cycle fresh fluid through...

Just to share a success story: my buddy has a Cherokee-6-260 with a hard-working history of 16,570 flight hours. Much of that was flying part 135 cargo in various locations in the Northeast, Alaska, and other challenging places. With a significant amount of off field and soft-field work. Some of...

Just to share a success story: my buddy has a Cherokee-6-260 with a hard-working history of 16,570 flight hours. Much of that was flying part 135 cargo in various locations in the Northeast, Alaska, and other challenging places. With a significant amount of off field and soft-field work. Some...

Mechanical tachs start doing that when they want to be replaced with a new digital tach. EI has one that will cost you about $450 plus install. Never have to worry about tach cables or tach oil seal leaking on the engine again...

CAUTION: IF it sounds too good to be true... Re-read the first part of the second sentence: "Return your like-model OPERATING engine..." I've personally seen times when they gave ZERO core credit for an engine that was obviously disassembled, inspected and then the owner determined they...

As owner/operator, definitely your call on what you want to have done... I remember the first oil change on our bird after purchase was a bit unsettling with a fair amount of ferrous "sludge" on the oil filter magnet. But no recognizable flakes and no other debris in the filter paper or...

What's your operating history? I've seen plenty of engines that only get run occasionally and then will have high iron content from being in a fairly corrosive environment (Florida) and sitting idle for a week or two between flights. I'd be hesitant to split the case if all of your other...

Had some dealings with Beaver Avionics at KRBL, seem like good folks: www.beaveravionics.com

Just submitted mine today, we'll see how long it takes to come back...

Get your shots, and go to SNF! Florida is FREEDOM! V/r,