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Any chance is second COM is tuned to 121.5 and someone hooked up the com interlock wrong and it's just both radios transmitting? I just did a 215 recent without issues, it's a nice little unit.

I’ve always used a small spanner wrench, the pin goes in that little hole and turns it nicely. With the threads cleaned up it usually goes together pretty easily.

That’s a good plan, sometimes that nose piece is semi-corroded on there and hard to get off. When you already have a new nose piece you don’t have to be afraid of using channel locks or something marring to get it off, and then you can put the new one on with the proper spanner wrench.

Yeah, the ST-901 would have been strapped for the KI525 and the S-tec 30 would have been strapped for the ST-901. That's quite possibly the issue with the heading tracking (though I still don't understand how GPSS is working properly), but the lack of nav tracking will be entirely due to the...

Should be able to replace the heating element. It's not a ton of fun, but doable. The nose unscrews, then the thin outer sleeve comes off and the ceramic element then pulls off. The most difficult part of the replacement is feeding the wires for the new element back up the body of the pitot. P/N...

Which installation manual, the G5? I don't see any references on those pages (of the current Rev 30 manual) At any rate the G5 manual is not the complete view of the interface to the autopilot, it's only showing the GAD29B interface to the navigator & autopilot. I assure you that nav tracking...

For the VOR/LOC issue ... my guess is they ended up eliminating the +L/+R signals from the 430W to the S-tec computer. Those would normally run to the KI525 and then on to the S-tec, and they probably just completely left them unconnected. The G5 only generates course error signals (and the...

It's usually 5 days or less for the standard service level. For more money, they will overnight an exchange unit.

Are you sure it's not SK (vs AK) AK177-18X is for a ground service recepticle. SK177-18X (-18B is current) is for flap actuator modification. If you PM me your email, I can send you the PDF (I don't think I can post a file here?) for SK177-18B and SE72-2.

Yeah, the IO-470F is P/N 652436-1

Not sure if they are the same across all the models, but 652436-1 is at least one of the PNs

We keep both the Michelin Air Stop and the Aero-Classic Leakguard in stock at the shop. The Michelin is definitely our preferred tube when doing the replacements, but they are a lot pricier, so some folks prefer the Leakguard (usually the same folks using AirHawk tires). I can't say we've seen...

What's your serial #? The early SN's (18280001-18280944) have lighting very similar to the older ones, and you'd likely be best served with the Wilco adaptor plates (https://www.wilcoaircraftparts.com/product-p/whelenorioncessna.htm) and some Whelen Orion 650 lights. If you have the later ones...

I got my replacement SD card a month ago for my map bought in 2018. The upgrade works like a champ and I majorly appreciate Richard's efforts in continuing to support that really early hardware.

Unfortunately it’s not. I don’t understand that decision by Appareo, but it is what it is.

What transponder do you have? I’m going to assume it’s a Garmin and interfaced to the GTN. If the transponder is configured for pilot editable flight ID (it’s a setting in the transponder configuration) then there should be a flight ID button on the transponder code entry screen for changing that.

Lycoming moved away from the graphite based (the black stuff) and now wants the copper based anti-seize. “Use a copper-based anti-seize compound or engine oil on spark plug threads starting two full threads from the electrode, but DO NOT use a graphite-based compound.” See SI 1042AH. Continental...

The ELT is a TSO'd system. You'd at a minimum need to swap the antenna to the one required by the unit. Depending on what you are upgrading from/to there would also likely need to be wiring run for the remote switch, etc. Also, this is an alteration, not preventive maintenance, so you'd need...

Tap in to your messages with her, then at the top where her picture/icon & name are, tap that, then scroll down to where it says "Hide Alerts" ... I'm guessing that is turned on.

Yeah, as mentioned above, in most (if not all ... but I haven't seen every install manual, so there might be some it does) the 55X does not plumb in to the aircraft static system, it uses its own separate ports which then feed in to the pressure transducer. The earlier transducers were made of...