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This concerned the hysteria that has been ongoing over the last many years on the red board. But I think you knew that before you posted. This accident now makes two where someone died from fire in a Cirrus since it was developed. Both seem to be stall spin accidents. While none would be...

And we are waiting for that guy who started this whole Cirrus fire concept by misreading data to include brake fires to step up and correct everyone. Now who was that...... It will come to me.....

Not wanting to hijack the thread, but one other important bit of information. As I was changing the plugs I did a cylinder flush using a mixture of Seafoam and 100L fuel. This has nothing to do with the exhaust valve, but my compressions on an 1820 hr engine were 71 / 70 / 70 / 65 / 0 / 64 ...

Never took one. I was changing plugs when I found it. My annual had been scheduled for a few weeks after, so I just moved it up. We pulled the cylinder based on the condition of the exhaust valve with the intention of simply repairing it. But as I mentioned, the crack issue surfaced to change...

You would think it would show up in the EGT, but it didn't. But those images are about as clear as you can get that the valve was getting ready to go. Mike Busch gave it another 20 hours or so. Anything that is not symmetric around the entire face is suspect. In this case it was very clear...

I am an owner who found a bad exhaust valve during a plug change. Used a $60 dental oral camera. I have taken Mike Bush's two day course. That's how I knew to look and what to look for. Check the video and see if you can tell why it's bad...

With a Cessna I might be less inclined to worry about it. Any aircraft with a relatively low stall speed has a better chance of getting it down in a pretty small area. With a Cirrus no matter how you slice it the horizontal speed is going to be in the 70Kt range. That is a lot of energy to...

After gaining my instrument rating I file IFR on anything going out of the Atlanta area. I really like being in the system and having them look out for active MOA's, TFR's, and other restricted areas. They are also looking out for other traffic. But the best thing is to get in the habit of...

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Having trouble getting my ID picture to show. It says it is in under the User CP section, but won't show up in posts. Any ideas?

Stormscope will pick up in cloud lightning that will give an indication of convection and turbulence. With that, and XM or ADS-B it should give a pretty accurate and timely picture of what is going on. But as everyone is saying, stay visual.

A Bonanza pilot asks me to be safety pilot. I fly a Cirrus. I have a complex and high performance endorsement and current Instrument rating. I have flown in a Bo, but never as PIC. Can I legally fly as PIC without a specific checkout in the Bo? Should I?

I think you are going to find it is fun and a little challenging. Not as fast as the SR20, but better than almost anything else without going to retracts. I can't go back now to a Cessna or Piper without feeling like it is hanging over the ground on final approach. And compared to the...

I did not actually do the test, but was standing there when it was done. It showed 0. I have the valve on my desk. It wobbles on a flat surface. I have to assume that would do it?

One cool trick I learned with the Grumman's. At takeoff cock the plane just a bit to the right. When applying power the nose will come straight without ever touching the brakes. Otherwise it might take a tap of the right brakes to keep it going straight before the rudder kicks in.

No, when we pulled it in and checked compression on that cylinder was 0. That one was easy. I had one a year ago that was pulled only on compression. Nothing showed in the borescope or when the cylinder was pulled. I wish I had that one back to try staking the valve and re-flying. Bet the...

I just had a jug pulled based on finding a burned valve with a $55 dental camera. Trying to put the picture up with no luck yet, but it was clearly marked with a line across one edge and had limited time before it would have failed. I have looked at the picture posted and can't see where...

Time to stop lurking and jump in. I could not resist this thread. When going for my private at the now plowed under Houston Gulf airport 33 years ago, I was told that I could get my ticket faster in a Cessna, but be a better pilot learning in a Grumman. I took the Grumman and have never...