Best way to do it is to actually do 4 inspections each year. Don’t have to worry about the course then! I do somewhere between 30 and 50 inspections a year and still do one or more of the renewal...
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Best way to do it is to actually do 4 inspections each year. Don’t have to worry about the course then! I do somewhere between 30 and 50 inspections a year and still do one or more of the renewal...
I’ve used tail Stands on 2-33 gliders parked outside lots of times. Decrease AOA and lots less lift. Also do 4 point tie down, pretty easy when you have the release hook on the nose!
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Wonder how that fits in with the crank bolt AD? Guess it’s better than loosing the airplane!
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I’ve used a couple tube coping web sites. Most work pretty good, just need to mark a centerline to be sure you use the same center on both ends of the tube.
Someone mentioned using aviation snips...
Just this week, I got a number of field approvals for my PA-16, Sutton exhaust to make room, and EarthX battery on the firewall chief among them. It will likely be a year or so before I have it done,...
For anything that is 2D, I agree, make it out of Alcoa’s 2024-T3. Anything that has compound curves, it’s a lot easier to make it from 3003.
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Most of the fairing drawings I’ve seen call for 3S material which would be 3003 today.
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Go for a Field Approval and put a Sutton exhaust on it. Gets rid of the AD inspection on the muffler.
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Since he says the airplane is in standard category, whoever provided “approved data” for the changes should have provided appropriate rigging instructions and travel limits. If those don’t exist,...
Different bushings in the prop flange. I don’t recall if there is a SB that allows the model change. Not sure if those bushings can be changed with the rank installed, or if it has to be done with...
If you don’t trust the work, don’t fly it. If you trust the work, you shouldn’t need a helmet! I used to run a repair station where all we did was insurance repairs. Never even considered wearing a...
Another option would be to put a Sutton exhaust on with a Field Approval. Save some weight and get rid of the recurring muffler AD.
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Given the diameter limit on the prop TCDS, an inspector, DAR, or DER would be overstepping their authority giving an approval for that prop on a 160 hp engine. Once done, it can’t be undone except by...
And lots of pacer and tripacer owners loosen up that interconnect so it flies like a real airplane.
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No, flew down in NJ for Aerial ADs and a couple other companies. That was back in the 1980s when I was young and foolish!
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You need the pump to prime it. The L19 (305) has a PS5 pressure carburetor and needs fuel pressure to work. Without the boost pump, no fuel gets to the engine. I’ve seen check lists that say use the...
In all the time I flew L19s towing signs, the only thing I used the boost pump for was to prime it. Never used it on TO or landing.
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I agree, but like I said, the installer makes that determination. I remember years ago when the FSDO I was working in said EVERY radio installation need a Field Approval! The pendulum swings back and...
For NORSEE, the manufacturer (US manufacturers only) needs to apply for it and be granted by FAA. You can’t just say since it isn’t certified you can call it NORSEE.
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Umm, I think that’s why they call it EXPERIMENTAL. I suspect that during your Phase 1 testing you may end up making several in different lengths and pick the one that works best through your entire...
Best thing it to talk it over with your IA. If you do it as a minor alteration, your IA will still be the one signing your annual and you want to keep him happy.
Next thing, are you an A&P? Minor...
I had 22 lbs of lead bolted to the tail post of my Howard to get it to fall in the forward CG. Still carried tie downs, survival gear,spare Tailwheels tire and tube. Unless needed for range,also kept...
AirTech uses catalyzed materials. Very bad for your respiratory system. Get a fresh air breathing system. I’ve got a Hobby Air system that’s works well, but it isn’t NIOSH approved.
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No provisions for ferry permits over published gross unless it is for ferry tanks and fuel, not people.
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The concept of FAA regulating intellectual property has always bothered me. It is simple to identify that the data is copyrighted and there are already laws that cover that outside 14CFR. I’ll agree...
