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You always have to check your W&B. Just pointing out that you can make a baggage compartment without having to buy an STC. Also, Mike beat me to...

You can install a baggage compartment without STC as long as you don't cut or weld structure. Fabricate the compartment and install it with steel...

Dear Santa; Please don't make me go camping with a couple of these guys. Web

If you are in Alaska, we ARE one continuous fly-in. Lots of J3/PA-11 around ANC and the valley. Web

I've had good luck with it when assembling connectors for aircraft exposed to water/salt water. I'll dip the stripped end of the wire into ACF-50...

Put a dab of ACF-50 or similar on the ground hardware to help keep the corrosion from getting a start. Web

'Good night Chesty, wherever you are' Web

As long as they meet the leak test criteria then have fun with them. Web

How did you test them for leakage? If they seal properly then great. But if you just installed them without checking the system for leaks then you...

Have you pumped these up or down on a test box to see how 'gas tight' they are? There are strict limits for leaks on the pitot and static systems. ...

Wow. What are the odds? Large enough bird, past time to migrate, and right there on the spot. Crazy Web

Swans should be south by now. Perhaps a bird sitting in a tree top? Web

Where is your battery mounted? If it's on the firewall, moving the ground strap to the crank case is easy. If the battery is somewhere else, I like...

Since he's a Scotsman, I can bet on what 25% of his apparel is 'off'. Web

You have a bad connection on the 'big' cables. Check each connection (ground and positive) for proper crimp, corrosion and clean, metal to metal...

Installing a part that meets the criteria of the certification basis and doesn't fit the definition of 'major' alteration, doesn't require a 337. ...

Also, add up the total electrical load for the aircraft systems (actual amps during use, not breaker size). And if you go with LED lighting, you'll...

I like Sky-Tec starters and B&C or Plane-Power alternators, especially the direct drive stuff. As far as being 'approved' make sure the installation...

And just for all of us that can relate... Web

Men like your Dad are the reason I became a Marine. Once and always a Marine.... Web

We're using an engine that spends a large portion of it's run time with the throttle at a set position. The easiest way to sense the load on the...

I don't see an issue with dual electronic ignitions, as long as there is some type of backup power source. Having the internal generator in systems...

Thanks for the real world feedback. Web

Low voltage lights are available on charging systems like Plane-Power and B&C. Also, as you noted, in many instruments from Electronics...