hotrod180

On a similar vein, I'm thinking about adding a non-STC'd / non-TSO'd (aka "experimental only") 6 point CHT / EGT to my C180. This would be in...

"and a Python in the other"...you are talking about a handgun, right? :-P

There was a pretty good article in Vintage Airplane magazine years ago about the flying qualities of up-emgined Luscombes. The author owned a 320...

A friend of mine has a 320-powered 12, his uses the stock mount but it has some of the tubes beefed up-- I believe you split a larger tube & weld it...

Which instrument are you gonna go with, Cameron-- that MGL Blaze unit that was discussed lately? I like the looks of that one myself.

I've seen this kind of thing in different type of failures, most notably, a scaffold-- one support was hit by a truck and collapsed, bringing down...

That stinger is $2200. If replacing mine is the solution, I think I'll continue to mask the problem. I think it's just an adjustment thing...

I sent you an email, Charlie.

Here's a pic of the tailwheel angle, parked in the hangar. Same load as usual for day-to-day local ops, minus the pilot. Tailwheel head angle looks...

Tightening 2 more flats didn't stop the swiveling, it's stopped the shimmying.

I used a wrap of velcro fuzzy around the wingroot vent cans in my C180 to prevent them from rattling & self-opening. Worked great.

Was there a "runway closed" NOTAM? Although I rarely check notams unless I think there's a specific reason to, I admit I would be at fault if I...

Yes, but tightening the kingpin nut also compresses those springs. Don't know any other way to do it, except maybe add spacers to each spring-- ...

50psi on the 10" t/w tire, good angle. I'll get a pic of the angle later today. Not much you can do if the angle is trailing, never heard of...

Interesting, don't see a trim wheel here: http://dakotacub.com/index.php?option=com_gescart&Itemid=30&category=10

The first instinct is denial, kinda like telling the cop you weren't speeding after he nails you with the radar gun, but often honesty is the best...

This is a pretty common tactic with bureaucrats in my experience. I've got a FA 337 in at the Seattle FSDO for about 7 months now. I had to laugh,...

So you're both saying that the tension on that nut doesn't matter? I don't buy that. I have enough experience with 3200's to know that head angle is...

Couple years ago, my mechanic buddy was talking to a guy in his hangar when I wandered in. He introduced me to the guy, his name rang a bell but I...

I was hoping that one of the assembly videos might have a secret, cut-and-dried method of adjusting the bottom nut. I've always had to rely on...

I've got a 337 in at the FSDO for a field approval for 26" Goodyears on my C180-- a simplemod, done many many times before, and I've got a number of...

In this case, that's exactly what the OP asked people to do.

"We're the FAA & we're here to help you." :-P

I had something like this happen on one flight in my old C170, and it turned out to be a clogged carburetor inlet screen. I'd check that first,...

I live near Admiralty Inlet, that's where the cruise ships from Seattle pass out of Puget Sound on their way to Alaska. Sunday evening there's...

One stick, one throttle, and one set of rudder pedals-- all on left side. Are dual controls really necessary, esp on something like this?

MSRP $3600 thanks for the link

I think cam / follower rust is just the nature of the Lycoming beast. Usually from extended sitting but sometimes even when it's flown a lot....

A superstol is a toy to a supercub owner, a supercub is a toy to a skywagon owner, a skywagon is a toy to a beaver owner, a beaver is a toy to a...

Don't know if she still does it, but I used to know a gal who offered sea kayak trips in the Misty Fjords.