bob turner

Me too. Old. I do remember, with a fed in the jumpseat, all that TCAS stuff going off at about 300 feet on final. Don't remember the aircraft;...

If you are in formation, I think ATC considers you a single entity.

Wilco - I will report back in six months.

Is there now a regulation that transponders must be on when on the ground? Last I heard, it was strongly advised, so you wouldn’t forget at airports...

So I can fly all day long without a transponder, even in an aircraft with an alternator, pretty much anywhere except under Class B or C, or...

As I understand it, you may fly in class E without a transponder - but if you have a transponder installed, you are required to have it on. Given...

Responding to BS called: From an FAA informational publication Any airspace that requires the use of a Transponder, described in 14 CFR 91.215,...

No - I think rudders with sagging weld beads inside that tube might not be amenable to the insert idea. There may be a way to insert a cutter to...

Got the 4 ft 4130 tube today. It slides in to roughly 1" past the top cluster, where the forward part starts. I did not force it further, but I...

So, HT - should I try a pair with Grade A throughout, or just the tapes? Where can I buy fresh Grade A - drapery stores?

As to cleaning a four foot tube, why not a shotgun bore cleaner? Or a bottle brush on the end of a long shaft? I no longer have weapons, but I...

Well, I am still sort of in the opinion mode, but are you confusing the requirement to have this equipment with the requirement, once you do have it,...

Worth a try! These things are kept inside. On the 3D printing, I am a model steam locomotive nut, and anxiously await brass printing. We can do...

I still think that if you are transponder equipped it pretty much as to be on except in class G (uncontrolled) airspace. The G is from memory - we...

So I apologize. I thought the original question was flight in the SFRA, not outside of it and under said veils. But if you are transponder (and...

I did not realize they broke. I thought they bent. If it is torsion, then a pair of rosette welds at strategic points would be the cure. That...

Well, I did correct it with an educated opinion - see post 6. Again, you must have it all and have it on in the SFRA. Dave agrees, I think, and he...

For starters, look at 14 CFR sect. 91.215 (c). My copy is old, so I will look on-line. This is from an FAA informational site: Any airspace...

This is an opinion, based on zero research - I think if you have a transponder installed, you automatically have to have an encoder and ADS-B, and it...

I had a real job once. Then I got hired by the Airlines and never looked back. Way, way better than work.

I haven't tried that, but I have tried 101 fabric and 4" 101 tapes. I wonder if a layer of Barge cement would help? It seems to be compatible with...

Not true - we just relax the back pressure and add power. The aircraft does the rest. Agree - add a whole bunch of horsepower - and weight - and...

My fabric is now over a half century old. Gear legs are only ten years, and done in nitrate/butyrate. Tapes are slowly coming off underneath. Rest...

I get 200’ takeoff rolls with the Stroker and a dirtbag Sensenich wood cruise prop. That is at sea level and our normal 8 knot breeze off the ocean....

There is usually a huge list of affected aircraft in the first paragraph. If your aircraft is not listed it makes no difference what kind of post...

The Airtec cement appears to be related to Poly Tak or Super Seam cement - but better by a good amount? So don't put tapes down with Poly Brush;...

I think you really are missing something here. The Stroker is simply an O-200 crank, rods, and pistons in a C-85. It is derated for the STC. The...

I don’t think Don sells O-200 Strokers. The STC is for a C-85, and as I understand it, the horsepower was limited by retarding the mags. The...

That’s a thought. Thanks.