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Are your CHTs low enough to worry about it? My winter CHTs haven’t been. Even when well below zero.

Acroeric, it took awhile to find these pics. Here’s my alternate air closed and open. And for the critics? When I swapped the engine I did use a...

Now there’s a topic! How to fit alternate air was a project. The FI Cubs I know don’t have it so I didn’t have anything to model after. We put a door...

I presume Narwhal’s insuring for around $350K? The $10K rate sounds totally reasonable relative to declared value.

My engine came with that sump. I think the height is very similar to the Superior, so fitting it should be simple enough. I’d bet Clint has an...

Another option. https://skydynamics.com/index.php/products/engine/sump-cold-air-intake

I’m a fan of Superior’s cold air induction, which is forward facing and quite low profile. I have an Airflow Performance 200A injection on mine. My...

I’ve never seen unpainted floats used on an airplane. Lake Hood water quality is different than it used to be. AIA added runoff control for...

I used 800s with mine. Close, but they fit. You’ll need all the ground clearance you can get.

If oil temps aren’t getting up to 180° in flight? Cover part of the oil cooler with duct tape. You shouldn’t need to do anything else.

There is no oil temp low limit for takeoff with Lycomings. Continental requires 70°. I use that for my Cub. I use 275° CHT as my minimum before...

Instead of talking about what temps to use preheat, we should talk about what temp is required to start the engine. Lycoming says 10°. Most prefer to...

Any local sign shop should be able to cut vinyl letters for you in lots of colors and lots of fonts.

The best little air heater I’ve used is a Zero Start Little Buddy. All metal, tough, and no tip switch. For a silicone pad heater any 50-75 watt...

My opinion? Warming the oil provides a faster spin from the starter. Warming the cylinders provides faster firing. Personally I want both if I’m...

Two weeks out from yet another surgery, my perspective on OTC pain relievers vs opioids? Not even close. Hydrocodone and Oxycodone are fantastic pain...

Your best bet will be to bundle it with your 180. Declared value may limit your choices. I changed my Cub from hull to liability only but will...

Cardiff, you ask good questions. Here’s a cold weather article by the authority on the topic. https://www.lycoming.com/content/operating-cold-weather...

Reiff’s Hot Strips can be removed and reinstalled. My Cub’s Reiff is on its second engine. Not a big deal.

From the user manual for the exp G3X Touch. The approved model may behave differently.

My observation as a G3X user. If I haven’t flown for a while my G3X flashes a yellow message notification. If I tap on that I get a warning about...

When you do load an SD card with updated files, the G3X will present this screen, so you have another chance to disregard parts of the update. I...

I’ve never had luck with SD cards >16gb capacity. Garmin recommends 8gb. That said the database manager usually fails to load the bigger cards. I’ve...

You’re prompted to choose between current cycle and next cycle on the database manager page. Once selected and the files downloaded and that SD card...

Maybe a moderator will move it to an open forum? I was looking for info about your bicep after having tendonesis. I had a rotator cuff repair with...

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