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You are absolutely right, it makes no sense. In my case the airplane never left the US, just that the registration was administratively revoked in...

Got it, I’m in the same boat with my PA-16, have to finish it before they will issue the registration. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Have you gotten the deregistration confirmation from TCCA yet? You will need that to get the registration here. Start looking for a DAR now, and be...

Couldn’t agree more, one of the reasons I’ve never put much faith in the ramblings of MB. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I wouldn’t say that, I’ve got quite a few published articles and average 30 to 50 annuals a year. I do a lot of aircraft certifications, lots of DER...

Keep in mind that to qualify for exhibition, you have to show a true exhibition purpose in your program letter. It isn’t just a slam dunk. ...

Sutton exhaust is about 6 lbs lighter than the Piper exhaust and gets rid of the 50 hr AD. If your FSDO will do a Field Approval and 40 amps is...

If you have never had the “privilege” of machining a “green” casting, you can’t appreciate how much metal moves when stresses are either applied or...

The proper way is to retorque about 24 hours after the initial torque. This is clock time, not engine operation! Torque it today, and then retorque...

With the SkyBeacon, and watching on FlyQ, even in anonymous mode the N# shows for about the first 5 minutes of the flight, then goes to “VFR”, and...

$7000 for a 9000 hour total time run out engine?Maybe only ~2000 since overhaul, but likely the fourth time around. Unless the case was replaced...

Just for grins, what would you sell the FJ for? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

There is a market for the FJ engine, you may find someone willing to trade with you for a non fuel injected engine. Anyone building a Rose Parrakeet...

Interesting thought, have the system on a working, but throw a faraday bag over it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

You might be ok with removal and placard per 91.213(d)(3). Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Like everything avionics related, it’s a crap shoot. Check weight, the cost of battery replacement. Internal gps if that’s important to you, what are...

If you are using ATC for flight following, you aren’t operating on a clearance, unless they clear you into some airspace that requires a clearance....

Don’t forget, with administrative law you are guilty until you prove innocence as well. The deck is stacked against you. Sent from my iPhone...

With the airplane level, run trim so stabilizer is also level, that is your “0”. Now run the stab all the way up and measure, then all the way down...

When the came up with a Mode S, I could see user fees coming. For something like data transmission, the size of the data block in part determines the...

Don’t downplay your Boeing background. All these companies need logistics support folks as much as pilots and mechanics. Even if you get a desk job...

Fluid flow is from high pressure to low pressure. Having the tip plate below the rib outline helps meet the high pressure where it belongs, rather...

You are only required to have it in specific airspace. Class B, the 30 mile veil of some Class B, Class C, and Class A. If you aren’t going to fly in...

Since the OP is talking PT-6, I pretty sure he has a 28 volt system. My point was if his generator is a B style connected to a carbon pile A style...

If your voltage regulator is a carbon pile regulator, you need to wire the generator so it can use it. A style or B style, forget which it is, but...

FAA infractions are Administrative, not criminal. They can fine you and take certificate action, but unless there is a criminal statute, no jail...

Looks like the Piper exhaust. With the Sutton exhaust you save 6 lbs, and you get an AMOC that gets rid of the exhaust AD. Sent from my iPad...

Grind a deep socket so it is a really thin wall. I’ve got a couple that I’ve made up over the years. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

So given all the discussion, if one were to remove or deactivate the transponder in accordance with the provisions of 91.213(d), and the ADSB out is...

Parts catalogs have never been considered approved data. You may also want to consider reading 45.13, you can’t change data on a data plate...