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"The mechanic replaced the EGT sensor on cylinder #3" Most likely, he inadvertently caused a bad connection in the sensor system. Have him recheck EVERY wire he touched, or might have touched. I do not believe in coincidence in electrical problems just happening at a time when electrical...

Do your studying, and watch for charter pilots to come in, carry luggage to the car, and return. Say Hi to them and ask how the flight went? If they stiff you and keep going, so what. Some will be happy to have someone to kill time with, and will be a real resource.

Those highly skilled drone pilots have reduced real, live, flying in the dangerous airspace. We do not have any idea how many fatalities have been prevented by such reduced risk for airmen and airwomen. I do not know how much comfortable the working conditions are now, but early on, they were...

I do not think the people in front of Ed Haywood did informed consent. I know that I did not as a draftee in basic training. They fired 30 caliber machine guns over us as we crawled through dusty dirt fields, in day light, then watered to change to mud, for the night version. There were logs...

172andyou said: "The armorer had a job to keep the firearms safe. It's a specialized skill and one that requires a dedicated person (or team in some productions). She handed Alec a gun that he had every reason to believe was safe." Bad quote, the armorer did not hand Baldwin the firearm. She...

Actors in western movies are trained in the basic movie safety procedures. As I posted last year, the protocols are rigid, and there should not be exceptions for the "Star", or anyone else. Baldwin has starred in many movies made by reputable companies. They followed the union rules and...

Back in the '70's, a low income neighborhood had a Chinese carry out with window signs for CHITLINS CHOP SUI SOUTHERN FRIED RICE

The total is more than 100% because I am voting what I have, rather than the ideal. I suspect others do too. Craftsman bendy 1/2 inch, my original, take it to work occasionally to calibrate. Micrometer 1/2 inch, calibrate at home to bendy. Micrometer 3/8 inch, calibrate at home to bendy...

Your quote is very much in agreement with my own view. "German poet named Ludwig Jacobowski wrote, "Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened." My flying is no where near your exploits, but the memories are very much in my thoughts, as I age away from 90. My last time PIC was16...

For the twin, 10 nmiles at reasonable landing configured 90 K is 6.6 minutes. 10 nmiles at 180 knots, not configured for landing, 3.3 minutes. The twin arrived 3 minutes before the Cessna 152 reasonably expected him, after hearing the 10 nm out report, so flying a tight pattern to be down, and...

An alternative to dry nitrogen is block dry ice, CO2, to displace air. Cheap and easy to get in most cities. More can be added while borescoping, to keep venting any new evaporation. It is normally sold in blocks, and it can be broken up with a hammer and chisel to fit the opening. Do not...

Takoma Park, MD is nuclear free, but they have yet to install a filter to keep nuclear generated power out of their electrical system.

Our 1960 Cessna 150 had two venturis, one to the DG, the other to the AI and the vacuum guage. The AI is the critical instrument, thus the vac guage. The two systems are completely separate to assure that one vacuum failure does not kill both devices. Magman mentions multiple types of...

Camouflaged? looks to me like basic BROWN tones, should stand out like a beached whale on the snow that this guy was zooming along on. Surprised no one has commented on the drastic difference in actual color, snow to the damage pictures.

Buena sera :)

First of all, congratulations! Commercial was my easiest test, but I had 400 hours of long cross country before I started on it. I simultaneously trained for instrument, and that was the hard test. Since you already have your instrument, you were way ahead. Ryan, don't let them fool you, the...

Not specific to the 140, but my early instructors in J 3 Cubs insisted on keeping the tail light to reduce wear on the very small tailwheel. As a student in the rear seat, I had no brakes, so keeping the tail off the runway until quite slow, then gently lowering while still moving was a safe...

Out near Denver and the mountains, 400 pounds of passengers and full fuel. Cessna 172 with 160 hp engine. At 12,500 feet, ran into a 500 plus rate of descent and went to full throttle, leaned to max rpm, max rate of climb air speed and still had more than a 200 fpm descent. This continued for...

You have to wonder what hit that to produce such ragged damage, assuming it is aluminum.

Carb heat test in dusty places. Yes, the air is not filtered, but if you have just done a proper mag check, most of the dust has blown away, so lack of filtration is not as important as if you were taxiing. As Dan Thomas explains, keep the heat on long enough to clear the ice, and ANY...