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Not sure if it is still the case, but I used to buy “new” Hartzell props from one of the local prop shops. They were overhauled props with 0 time in...

91.417(a)(2)(I) requires total time for airframe, engine and prop. That said, there are no life limits or required inspections/overhauled on fixed...

I can't approve them per se, but if they have evidence that they meet AC20-30B, I'll give them night, and if requested IFR.

Bob, the only way to Zero time an aircraft component is to “Rebuild” it. Per 43.3(j), only the manufacturer can rebuild an item. Based on that, an...

And have the proper color and field of view. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Part 15 certified of the old CARs is the same as TSO today Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Going all the way back to CAR 4, every group of regulations require “certified” position lights if they are installed. So your choices are TSO light...

Yup, worked for Pete Billow at Trinca for several years. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The aircraft always has to meet “type design”, and you need to have instruments and equipment required by 91.205. All that stuff has to be...

I used to live just around the corner from Africa and flew over to Aeroflex quite often, but that was back in the mid ‘70s. Sent from my iPhone...

https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/airwater/aviation/twolock.shtm Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Glenn, you do know that NJ has a law that says you can’t take off from other than a NJDOT licensed airfield? I’ve recovered a lot of airplanes over...

Oh, and don’t forget the Soviet republic of New Jersey requires not one, but two locks on all aircraft left for more than 24 hours! Go figure. ...

We had some vandalism at a seaplane base on the Hudson River. We set up a battery powered fence charger with alligator clips to the inboard chine....

Aviation red and aviation white are ok for anti collision lights. There are pretty specific color requirements based on the Certification basis for...

For antique airplanes, cars, trucks, motorcycles, and boats- buy the very best one you can afford because if you buy a project, you will have more...

When you build up an engine, check torque on every fastener, then re-check the next day! It’s amazing how much the torque will relax overnight after...

You guys need to copyright your photos, then charge the news outlets when they use them! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

All well and good to be able to see ADSB out equipped aircraft, but how about the thousands of non transponder equipped aircraft that fly in the NAS...

Years ago, while doing major repairs on a Mooney, I plotted out airfoil templates for various wing stations to ensure our new skins conformed to the...

If this worked, there should be a pdf file with the regulatory history of data plate requirements from 1926 to present

The regulations about what info has to be shown on the data plate has changed over the years as has the material requirements, so there are at least3...

Stalls in Bonanzas of any variety are a non issue. Remember, the E33C and F33C are aerobatic airplanes! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I believe it was late March, early April ‘46. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

O-470-50? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

But clearly a violation of the STC limitations unless they got some other engineering approval. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I recall a 206 that I put together years ago. That airplane had well over 35 STCs and several Field Approvals for deviations to STCs. Each one was...

I may be wrong, but I don’t recall any O-520 engines, aren’t they all IO-520? If so, it shouldn’t have carb heat. Maybe alternate air, but not carb...