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  1. Southpaw

    Santa Maria Ca.

    Any POA members in this area? I'm here visiting Daughter and will be here till Thanksgiving. 10" of new snow in North Montana . Seemed like a good time to visit a snow free area. A few years back I met a couple of pilots by a chance meeting at the Local McDonald's .Had a nice visit over a...
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    Fatal accidents last year in Aviation ?

    Just read this report . Tom Krisher ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT ? The new chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board wants governments and businesses to change the way they look at highway safety, considering the whole system rather than individual driver behavior. Jennifer Homendy...
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    Fuel Sender/gauge problem fixed.

    I posted quite a while back of my non functioning fuel sender gauge problem. finally got the system working. Some where in its 9200 plus hour past history some one changed out the instrument panel .(Plus much other stuff) The gauges were of the wrong type for the old SW tank senders. Different...
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    Play day !

    Got the MX-5 down off storage rack. First time in 2 years out the door. Last time fueled was 8 of 15. Time to get it moving again. 2008 with 33333 miles on odometer. Air a bit rough . Thunderheads moving in so quit practicing shallow 8's. Good day.
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    Thinking I have a Johnny Cash 172

    My 1959 C172 has been put together one piece at a time , But cost more then a Nickel or Dime. Been chasing down fuel gauge inop or irregular functioning problem. I had to replace one tank sending unit early on . The old one was a Stewart Warner and got a McFarland replacement for the year...
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    Owner Advisory SEL-79-03

    Just today received an owner advisory letter from Textron . Piston pin bushing material being found in oil and filter inspections. Air plane is in for annual so this is quite timely. Recommendation is fine screen filtering of oil and opening filter to check media for contamination . Am going to...
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    C172 Fuel gauge/sender trouble shoot .

    Can't get on the Cessna172Club. Com site to ask. Has any one a useful link to follow ? Gauges worked some what when I first got aircraft in December of 2018 Now just empty. Thanks
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    Trouble shooting C172 Fuel gauges.

    Been trying to get on Cessna 172 Club. A rather frustrating experience . I'm sure at one time I signed up but have forgotten where I wrote down the User name and password. Then it says email sent . Don't know who they sent it to but not me. :( I can access the site through a internet search...
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    PA 28- 140 wreck

    https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/no-serious-injuries-after-small-plane-crash-in-wheatland-county Thinking a bit of a load on a hot day.
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    Replacing Vac pump and Attitude and Heading Indicator

    In Dec I bought a Cessna 172 that had the above removed and a Mini I-pad mount installed. My CFI thought today it would be nice to have the 6 pack back. Wondering what that would cost. Not realy liking ForeFlight and I-pad set up.
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    Trouble shoot Fuel Guage

    The fuel gauges on my 1959 172 are always off . Some times close others not even close. Look for ground problems , continuity ? Have a good VOM where to start ?
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    Adjusting KX 125 LED brightness

    New to me C172 has a Bendix King KX125 com-nav. radio. It has a port on the front called R908 for LED contrast adjustment. What type tool goes in the hole to adjust brightness ? Allan wrench , flat blade , Philipps ? Non metalic ?
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    Stall warning horn + light ?

    I have trouble hearing the stall warning horn. Can a light be wired into the same Circut ? It's on a 172 , the 150 is a bit louder.
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    First Night landings

    Did 4 take offs and landings to full stop to day . Last two were night landings. Tough cross winds but not as bad as I thought they would be. Actually thought night landing by the lights was easier than in the day. On the way home passing north up a hill on the interstate just on the east end...
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    What to do with old Cessna 310 ?

    This fellow did this.
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