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10% !!!!!!!! Try 30 to 70% on some of us. If you have more than one airplane, can the stuff be moved from one to the other? I paid $4000 for my Pacer, Dad paid $4000 for our Cub, and I recently acquired a Grumman AA5 for $10000. I never could understand why radio equipment cost more than the...

Dad's last ride My father was a crop duster for around 28 years and 22000 hrs. He had quit crop dusting for about 5 years when he came down with colon cancer. Our Super Cub was a crop duster that he had acquired for a two week stint of army worms in the wheat fields that I had acquired from...

Hello Rob, Imperial Ne is real close to home. Grant is where I am originally from. My father Floyd Pankonin, ran the original airport around Grant from the 40's through the 60's. Was the first crop duster in Perkin's county. Started with a modified J-3 and quit 28 years later, with 150...

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The new Just Highlander Super STOL has that... Saw a pic of it posted I think on on BCP... Brian

Recently picked up my father in laws 03 Tundra.... 65K miles.... Nicest truck I have ever owned... Just drove it down to San Diego and back, averaged 18MPG for the V8 and was more comfortable than my 03 Honda Odyssey.. Brian.

Grant is right, know where you are at. After 45+ years and some 6000+ hrs I have found the most unreliable part of an airplane is the electrical system, and the stuff it powers. I too use the GPS as a backup to my maps, but when the GPS quits, I know where I am at on the map. As far as a compass...

That is interesting on the R-985. Used to hand prop those all the time on the crop-dusting Stearmans. Thought they were one of the easiest engines to hand prop there was. Low compression ratio, long prop, hardley get it moving, and away it would go. Considering that, you ALWAYS thought it was...

Vickie is right in checking the switch system during mag timing procedures. Toggle switches can also go bad. The last inadvertant start I had was with a toggle. The previous one was an old military style rotery switch. An AD is out on Bendix switches to check them for open grounding. The AD...

A similar situation once turned out to be a engine breather vent line plugged. Steve

Yes, mains on the line when the airplane quits flying.

Finally, a contest run somewhat right. 100 foot either side is a long ways, would rather see 25 foot to tighten up the hole. Main thing is closest to the line, either side. Lost a few contest by being 6 inches short of the line and guy who claimed the prize was 100 + feet beyond. Since I moved...

Humidity is the real issue. Add salt to the humid air !!!!!. Steve

Customer acquired an engine that was overhauled, than boxed up for 1 year from Florida. Was rusted up so bad internally that we could get no more than 1/4 turn on the crank. On the other hand, I pulled down our Cub engine a couple years ago for it's first overhaul since new. New was on a Pawnee...

The Pacer is a 120-125 MPH airplane at cruise power of 2450 RPM. Top speed with the throttle to the wall can hit the 140 mark. My 180 fixed 56 pitch runs 125 at 2450, but can hit 155 full power @ 2750 RPM. Our customer with our 180 constant speed STC cruises 140-145 @ 2400 squared. I do not...

Seems to me that there was not a soul there that did not want to be. They knew the risk, and should take their own responsibility for being there. The lawyers are only out to make money, they could really care less for the anything else.

I agree that what you learn on and develope a natural instinct too, is what is most comfortable. I learned heel brakes originally, and in the Cub quite comfortable. My Pacer has toe brakes and normally is not a problem, however I have had some interesting times when I needed only rudder in a...

The Challenger filter appears to be a remake of the old Air-Maze filter used 30 some years ago. The FUZZ on the Air- Maze did catch fine particles for awhile, but had to keep an eye on them, because they did become nothing more than a rock collector after a few washings. The new brand may have...

The seat reel system Cessna has probably would be used considerably more if Cessna would provide them to shops other than Cessna Service Centers. There is not one in our area. It is not always easy to "run" to a center requiring overnight time away from work. Not all employers are simpathtic to...

Been flying a 22/20 180 hrsp fixed pitch since 1983. Very good airplane. Have an STC to install a 180 with hartzell constant speed and that one is a real hot rod. Will top out next to red line (red line 172) cruise is 140 at 2400 squared. Usually have to pull it back to get under the yellow...