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  1. jim73CQ

    Insurance for seniors

    60 year old lady goes to the doctor for a checkup exam. Husband says, "How did it go? Wife says, "The doctor said I have the breasts of an 18 year old." Husband says, "What did he say about your fat a$$? Wife says, "Oh we didn't discuss you at all, dear." jw
  2. jim73CQ

    Weak transmit - radio problem? Bad ANR batteries?

    Actually, if the subsequent clause bears directly on the precedent clause, the punctuation can be either a comma OR a semicolon. (Jim, running and ducking under a cloud of errant punctuation.) That is according to my MA-English partner who I have to sleep with tonight, so PLEASE don't start a...
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    Weak transmit - radio problem? Bad ANR batteries?

    Oh, sure, np, that's where we started from, absent distractors. We've got three for sure. perhaps five or six possible problems. In addition, the OP might not have the technical expertise to deal with this him/herself. I'm willing to talk him through this if it takes the rest of the year. I...
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    Weak transmit - radio problem? Bad ANR batteries?

    If you want advice on how to solve the immediate problem, please let me know. What you choose to do or not to do about the radio and intercom is up to you. jw
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    Weak transmit - radio problem? Bad ANR batteries?

    The original advice was to test the system components (radio, coax, antenna) separately as opposed to throwing parts at the problem to see which one sticks. If that ain't constructive, I humbly apologize. jw
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    Pre-buy inspection. Is it reasonable?

    The saying is that the guy at Continental designing the bottom end used to work for Caterpillar, but the jugs were designed by a TonkaTruck engineer. jw
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    Pre-buy inspection. Is it reasonable?

    And ... Cessna Marketing was no dummy... *Get the LIGHTEST test pilot you can find ... and put sandbags in the back to bring the CG to absolute aft at max gross... *Make sure the tensiometer on the aileron cables was at max permissible to keep aileron droop to a minimum... *Don't put ANY of...
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    Weak transmit - radio problem? Bad ANR batteries?

    Even a blind pig picks up an acorn every now and again. To be perfectly picky, you did not use the same airframe. Type? Perhaps. Model? Perhaps, but if you used the same airframe he's already GOT a new radio. jw
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    Pre-buy inspection. Is it reasonable?

    And I could give a rat$ a$$ less. Goodbye, go find a a mechanic that can translate your language into American and give you what you want. Best wishes. Jim
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    Weak transmit - radio problem? Bad ANR batteries?

    And it STILL may not solve the problem. Why don't you understand that? And it is "too hard', not "to hard. i find that people who aren't attentive to detail don't know what they are talking about either. JW
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    Pre-buy inspection. Is it reasonable?

    Yes, your (IM)HO is truly an HO. You will wait until he!! freezes shut to find a early 150 that will come anywhere NEAR "book" numbers. And when you can put A&P or even better IA behind your name I might listen to you. More engines have been prematurely overhauled when the aviation industry...
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    Weak transmit - radio problem? Bad ANR batteries?

    Too much money to solve a simple problem ... and it MAY not fix the problem. jw
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    Weak transmit - radio problem? Bad ANR batteries?

    Just because I like to learn more than I know, what does the PTT switch have to do with a weak signal report?
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    Weak transmit - radio problem? Bad ANR batteries?

    ... including the screws holding the antenna to the airframe. Be sure that there is a lockwasher between each internal nut to get a good "bite" of the screw into the skin of the aircraft (makes sure that the skin acts as a ground plane for the antenna above.) jw
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    sound quality — radio or audio panel

    Good to hear from you again, Mark. Next month's Kitplanes article is on how to check your antenna for VSWR and failing connectors. For pennies, of course. Jim from RST
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    sound quality — radio or audio panel

    I wasn't trying to do a good job or make a good point. I was simply asking for a technically correct reasonable answer so I could make a correct answer. Jim
  17. jim73CQ

    Cherokee 140 annual

    If the owner is willing to do all the grunt work, like opening up all the inspection ports, washing the crud off of the engine, pumping up the tires, and such, any mechanic worth his salt can do the "annual inspection" on an airplane this simple in 8 hours, max for the first one and then 4 hours...
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    sound quality — radio or audio panel

    WHAT ??? That makes absolutely no sense. Having an intercom function has absolutely no bearing on whether a radio has speaker output capability. Jim
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