bob turner

I just flew mine normally, which is to say, the pattern. I am now at 250 hours with no mishaps save a piece of dirt under the relief valve at ten...

It is really impolite to taxi on a busy airport with strobes on.

Thanks. No chance that I will use a starter solenoid for a master. You all covered that last year, and Wendy's story of course clinched that. ...

Parallel. Take a simple tape meaure and check front center and back center. On your tires any toe in more than about 3/4" will give you trouble. ...

Funny - they ship to me for actual postage. You have to check the correct box.

Yep. And Cub brakes as well, and Stinsons - usually folks just come to me for brake bleeding, and I safety wire that little lever forward. Steers...

Or how about when doing the pre-takeoff checklist? CIGAR TIPS?

Spruce has Aeronca caps for under $20, both vented and non-vented. Look a lot more like original Piper caps than the ones from CC and Atlee. My...

Or graphite powder. Once in a while you can get the pins too slippery and set up a chatter.

Plus, they really, really look neat! It is a little like getting a new toy when you were six!

I have to look up the zero turn lawnmower, but in the meantime have you guys seen that little $4000 radio controlled silver tank that ambles over to...

I am with Steve - just did my Decathlon exactly that way. Rugs were hideous.

Building time and instructing? A J3 is better, and at this point a more economical choice. Instructing in the 12 is ok, but you don't have great...

Gorgeous. Show us another picture after three tach hours of flight.

Don't airless guns need air pressure? I graduated from a Binks model 18 to a Graco turbine two months ago - made a dramatic difference! I could do...

I should add to that. Sensenich makes good props - I have an airworthy prop with a 1952 overhaul sticker. The interface between metal and wood is...

We can’t answer you because the federales now want all prop work done by approved shops. But think about it -that stuff starts peeling off the...

How could a ramp check possibly have access to your 337s? As as far as I can tell, only aux. fuselage fuel tanks require that the 337 be on...

Dakota?

I do the BasicMed every year, with my family doctor (required by one of my insurance policies). I strongly recommend BasicMed to my students. There...

You can't just send a 337 in (well, you can, and nobody looks at them for validity any more) - you need "approved data." The DER may be able to...

I would think the critical area is the U section on top and bottom. The rib holes do go through that, but they are not near an edge. Nicking the...

Glenn, that is an unusual ad. Did Barnstormers do the red annotation? How did they find out he was a scammer?

Try Desser, and then try Univair ($100 more per tire, but if you need them . . .) Maybe we can get Robbie Grove to stock them. He caters to Cubs.

I took Don's ski course about a decade ago. One of the highlights of my flying career. I had great disdain for Pacers until I flew his. If I...

Check the oil pressure relief valve for a speck of dirt or something on the needle or seat. Very common with new engines.

Wanna try blind? Try the front seat of a UPF-7 with a cowled engine (really a ZPF-7). I swore that I would never instruct anybody else ever from...

I am guessing about a hundred. We jacked the price up ten bucks just to cover the rubber loss. I get 300 out of a set of 8:00x4s, and I mostly do...

Roger on the tire spinup. We are now instructing on 26" Goodyears - arguably the smallest tires that go with off-airport operations. You can really...