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Flaps, VG's, Crosswinds STOL kit (leading edge cuff), Crosswinds cargo door, 150 or 160 HP, extended baggage. Battery somewhat aft for CG to balance the heavier engine/prop (not under the front...

Here's what worked well for me - cut the wire a little long, then melt each end into a ball with the TIG torch. Looks nice, and no way it can come out.

I read on this forum to slip a strong pipe over the axle and simply pull to bend the gear - no heat required. I had some toe-in, so to correct it I used a chain and comealong between tailwheel and...

He told me that too, when I inquired.

Nice. "One good test is worth a thousand expert opinions."

Emphasis on "was". Nobody would be that foolish anymore.:wink:

For years on end I hauled our 6 - 7 ft christmas trees on the struts, from Gustavus to Juneau. I'd truss up the branches snugged up tight to the trunk, and tie the tree on bottom-end forward. ...

I think I might - I'll look.

Edit: No, not exactly what I thought I had. I must have discarded it by accident. I do have one load testing the battery for 18 g. You can see the lever...

Thank you - it's certainly a picturesque setting. I didn't check for cell coverage - sorry!

Why not?

My -12 at Owyhee last Aug, when I stopped for lunch. OAT was 115 - a swim in the lake felt REALLY GOOD!!! Hey, DW - when?
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Re the dispute, I gotta say this.

If one could pull up a nice blooming cherry tree by the roots, and one person could only see the root end, and another person could only see the top, they'd...

In essence, yes that's correct. As an additional minor detail, the hole in the block was at the center of gravity of the ELT, determined by testing to see where the ELT would balance. Turned out...

Actually, it was pretty easy. I made a block of wood with a hole in it to run a piece of rope through, and a 50 lb fish scale with a 5:1 lever to obtain the required force. Pulled off of rigid...

Here's the pertinent page from the Ameri-King Installation Manual, Document No. IM-451 Rev. NC-4.1c. It is for the Ameri-King Model AK-451 ELT I installed in my plane. I double checked my 337, and...

The cylinders look exactly like the North River set setting on my desk. But mine aren't stamped PMA?

Edit: Oops, Mike beat me by a few seconds!

The 100 g can be of very short duration (say for example 100 ms), in which case a rigidly mounted object could actually experience the 100 g, while something less rigidly mounted (i.e. pilot) would...

Not necessarily - the airport manager at CLS (uncontrolled) told me in writing that he would report me to the FAA for "careless and reckless" if I landed on the grass again. Whatta crock. So if...

I used .040 on the cockpit floor of my 12, with some .040 channel stiffeners riveted onto the bottom side in the spots that would bear weight. Works fine.

Darrel do you have any data on that strength / toughness ratio and/or alloys? I've always been curious about that.

I agree, I would never use gr 8 bolts in that context, just because I don't...

Thank you Marty, for sharing information with us. It definitely provides food for thought.

I'd say the weld "looks" superficial (shallow), laid down with moderate heat and high travel speed, but that's a pretty off-hand perspective. If it was laid down fast, as it looks like it might be,...

Marty, I'm sorry for the sad news. Words are insufficient - -

Very sad news, indeed. Just retired, and no doubt had been looking forward to many good years closer to family. Blue skies, Torch, and may your family find peace.

Yes, the meaning of "installed" seems questionable in 43.13 - 2B table 1-1, but the governing FAR, 23.561 paragraph B (3), is clearer. It simply says "items of mass within the cabin, that could...