hotrod180

IMHO the most effective place for a single anti-collision light is on top of the tail....but it is also the ugliest. Even the lowest profile lights...

FWIW N311T & N323T are both owned by the same guy who hangars them at my airport. Both are pretty much stock, although 323 has (I think) been...

My take on this is that the prosecutor avoids the cost of a trial, and gets to put a checkmark in the win box, although justice has not been...

Seems like displaced threshholds are usually done to insure clearance above terrains, trees, roads etc. But I think the threshhold at Seiku WA 11S ...

I had the TV news on, getting ready to go to work, and that was my first thought also- that it was an accident. I was flabbergasted when the second...

I'm curious who you worked with at the FSDO? In m y experience, our most recent PMI was not responsive or very helpful-- esp compared to the one...

Off topic, but the other day I saw a guy on the ramp climbing in & around his old biplane. Turns out he was looking for a phone that his front seat...

I agree. But you forgot the "dude".

Good job Chris! I'm sure you breathed a big sigh of relief once the plane was back home. Good luck with the repairs.

It's pretty common for GA airplrane engines to go 20 or 30 years between overhauls. I wonder how many are "corroded" inside without the owner...

I have a set of DC's with a Headsets Inc ANR conversion, it runs on a 9V (aka "transistor radio") battery. I don't recall which brand / type they...

This was re a helo recovery: IMHO that's great advice... if you're talking about hoisting an A/C unit, logs, or shake bolts. About...

Dave, look him up on the FAA airmen site. No phone number but they do have an address in PA. FAA Registry - Airmen - AirmenInquiry - Name Search

I believe Aeroflash is out of business, unfortunate because IMHO it was a reasonably priced alternative to Whelen. It might be that a Whelen "bulb"...

There's that 180 again!!

Mandatory Service Bulletin Released for Crankshaft Counterweights (continental.aero) turned into an AD: Federal Register :: Airworthiness...

Kook, read this: Minimum Cruise RPM (tcmlink.com)

My thought too. I've seen projects like this drag on for years, and some never get done.... taking only a year & a half is pretty damn impressive.

I'd say the cowl louvers are a change to the engine cooling system.

Interesting that bolt failed, because the tailwheel bolts through a single leaf on a 170. More common is the main leaf breaking right at the end of...

"Properly adjusted" are the key words here. He describes his stall horn going off at well above stall speed, imho that isn't much help & in fact is...

FWIW my old 1948 Cessna ragwing 170 was not certified with a stall warning system. But I'm pretty sure that it was required equipment for the 1949...