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I thought it was all over when the wingtip hit. Glad he was able to straighten it out. Curious as to how much damage was done. (besides to the...

I thought the bump looked great.

I know a lot of people badmouth Mike Busch for some of his comments about mechanics, but he does come up with some good stuff-- thought provoking if...

IMHO buying used cylinders isn't a good option-- that used cylinder might have ten zillion hours on it. Esp if your cylinders are known time since...

Yes, a 74DM6S5. I think the whole FWF package came off a Cherokee. An engine driven fuel pump (with electric backup) is part of the STC, mine even...

Seems like it runs kinda slow on my Samsung android phone, but works just fine on my HP laptop using Microsoft Edge.

FWIW that same prop is also used on at least some C150/150 conversions. Mine had a 52 pitch when I bought it, too flat. Borrowed a friends 58...

A friend of mine worked as a mechanics helper (aka apprentice) in a couple different airplane shops, then went to one of the "finishing schools" to...

Don't go into the prop shop when they're repitching your prop! Just like don't go into the kitchen of your favorite restaurant.

FWIW the story of Nate Saint is pretty interesting, he was an early pilot for MAF. I've read at least one book about it.

Several of these rigs at the Renton WA airport KRNT on Lake Washington.

FWIW here's a pic of the fuel selector & fuel cutoff arrangement in a friend's C182 with the Air Plains IO550 conversion. You can see the cut-off is...

I don't think I want to know how you can tell when you're on the glide slope.

An "owner maintenance" category IMHO would be a mixed blessing. On one hand-- wow! I can put those BF Goodrich monster mudders on my factory...

https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20190107X60530 Wow!! Two serious injuries per the accident report, but (amazingly) no...

900 useful, about like mine. No problem so far, I travel light. If I was an outfitter, I'd want all the power & useful I could get.

Open end of the boot trailing? Hope that smoke pole's lashed in there good & tight.

If anything, I would guess that 80% is on the low side.

Maybe not feasible in a C185, as I understand the fuel shutoff (separate from the fuel selector) is woired open, but what about running the system...

While we were on our way to a recent fly-in, I passed a friend of mine just a few miles before the destination. When I made my initial radio call...

I have quite a bit of time in a ragwing 170, I sold it to buy a C150/150 taildragger. Sold that one to buy my 53 180. That 150 did fly like a...

Actually, "wheels forward" gear legs started in 1955. same year as they moved the fresh air inlets farther outboard. Fuel capacity went from 60...

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