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Hi all, Been doing a lot of short takeoff and landing a lately and have a started some off airport landings in farmers fields that I know. When I do stall practice, my speed goes down to 38 knots pretty accurately. Below that is falls pretty dramatically until I stall. I'm assuming the aoa...

Hi all, I bought an eagle ea-100 (same as ibis magic 700) a few months back and need a pic of how the oil cooler was originally mounted. The last rotax mechanic mounted it on the firewall to keep it warm in winter, but it's too hot in summer. I want to put it back to the original design. If...

Hi all, My ,new to me, plane keeps giving me... "no altitude input is being received". Has anyone had this or can some of the experts give me something to check? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks Aaron

Hi all, Have a couple of smaller air leaks. The inspection panel at wing roots that cover the leading edge (the skin isnt perfectly sealed, it is a tiny bit wavey in between the screws. Im only worried about this if I left it out over night in the rain), a 1/4 inch by 5 inch right at the 90...

Hi all, Maybe this is a stupid question, but can my 420 be updated? I tried Garmin and nothing, but they have it for 420 waas, would that work? Any thoughts would be appreciated Thx Aaron

Hi all, I have an oil leak from a fitting. It is loose and hoping I just need to apply loctite and torques (please, please...) Loctite 243 has a fixture time of 10min and full cure in 24 hrs. It's a rotax and I have to purge with a hot motor due to a thermostat installed. Do I have to wait...

Hi all, My plane was just delivered and I only flew it a couple hrs when I noticed a leak at the oil pump inlet nipple (bottom left brass fitting in attached pick) By twisting the hose, the nipple would move. So I tightened it with a wrench. It tightened until it bottomed out. Seems like it...

Hi all, Picked up my first plane, an eagle ea 100. They only made a couple and went out of business. Also called an ibis magic 700 in columbia. I know the rotax doesn't like 100ll and nonethonal fuel is ideal. poh says auto fuel up to 10% ethonal is fine. I have access to non ethonal 91...

Sorry, but I have to vent. I know I'm stereotyping and want to apologise for the brokers that are good at there job. Maybe it's just my bad luck, but I have dealt with 6 brokers in about 6 months and i would only deal with 1 again. By "dealt with" I mean just calling to get information on...

Hi all, I've been looking for a reliable time builder/traveller for me (180lbs) and my wife (150lbs) and i came across a 1974 Cessna150 with 800 hrs, nice paint, nice interior, and stol kit. Most of the 150s in this condition I've seen list for around 25 to 30k. It was looking good then seen...

I've read about some people putting a radiator hose on the front struts of there Cherokee if they fly grass strips to stop the strut from fully collapsing. Anyone have a pic or can explain this further? Thx Aaron

Hi all, I'm hearing alot of conflicting info about rotax. Does anyone know if there is a PDF with the maintenance schedule or anything like that?. I'm hearing... carbs need rebuilt every 200 hrs Rubber replacement every 5 yrs Rebalance carbs ?? Hrs Sprag clutch need replacing ?? hrs Gearbox...

I'm in the market to buy a plane and the 601 is one that would fit my mission. Question 1: would the 601 hold up on tie downs the same as a Cessna or Piper? (No hangars available in the area at this time) Question 2: has any wings follen off since the "b" has been installed? (From the...

1962 Cherokee 160, paint and interior less than 5 yes old, 3600tt 1100 smoh, Florida plane, no sb's for corrosion done. Vgs and speed mods. 25k 1952 150 tripacer, 2500tt, sboh 175, stoh 711. Not sure when covered or interior, but looks ok from pics. 17k First plane and am not looking to...

Hi all, I'm looking at puting a down payment on a early Cherokee 160. I asked about service bulletins 1304, 1244, 1006, 977 and he didn't think they were done but would look. The plane has been hangared but airport is on the coast by the water. Paint is 2 years old. If not done, how would you...

I've been in the market for a reliable plane. Been searching for the elusive bulletproof airframe. In my search, one of my cfis mentioned that he use to instruct in a and ch2000 and it was close with no ad's. Unfortunately, I need a little more baggage. Does anyone else know of any other...

Hi all, I'm looking at a thorpedo t-211 with a jabiru 2200 second generation serial 2987. I've been researching the jab and keep coming upon the through bolts, pushrods, flange bolt. Are all these issues now taken care of with service bullitens? The 2nd generation is the one that had all the...

Hi all, I've been looking for a 2 person plane for a while now. I came across an Europa xs trigear that I'm going to look at next week. It's a composite kit built by an a&p Any info on composite planes or this plane? Good, bad? Any way to test the composite? Does a tap test work? Any tips on...

i am looking at picking up my first plane. looking at an ibis magic 700 e-lsa. the plane should handle like a cessna 150, just a little lighter on the controls and faster all around. i am from Pennsylvania and was hoping i could find someone close by that could run over, take some pics and...

I'm in a club and it's harder and harder to schedule and there is no hangars available at any airports within a hour from me. Started thinking of building a runway on my property, which would limit me to something like the zenith( I like the tricycle gear idea, it's what I'm use to). I have a...