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No, I'm not moving to California just yet! I can't find the thread, but a few weeks back someone posted about finding a strange piece of abandoned equipment and wondering what it was. I found this photo of excavation work being done on an airstrip in southern Canada about 90-years ago...

Well, it finally happened! 100-miles from the nearest human and I had a dead battery (left master on - will I never learn?) and a defective Earth-X jump pack (those fuses blow so easily!). On floats now. My arms are not long enough to hold onto the doorframe with my left and crank with my...

I've been using Shell 15W50 year round. Good oil, I'm sure, but I find I get more oil leaks and ...it's expensive. I have six cases of Phillips 20W50 TYPE "M". I presume the "M" means it's mineral oil. Okay to use it in my O-320B2B? Do I need to be concerned about making a switch from 15W50...

Intermittently, my master solenoid seems to "stick". Turn on the Master switch - can hear the solenoid activate. Turn the key - engine turns over to a compression stroke and stops. No further power to the starter when the key is turned. No power to the avionics or anything else. It appears that...

Recently I ordered a battery charger from EarthX. It was shipped promptly by USPS and I tracked it into Canada. From there it went MIA, six weeks ago. Despite the fact that the loss was not the fault of either EarthX or USPS, EarthX refunded my money. I have another charger on the way and I'm...

Home-built PA-12 replica, hangared, seasonally on floats or wheel-skis. EAA Insurance (in Canada the agent is Nacora) is quoting $3,600 CAD ($2,984 USD) annual premium for $80,000 hull insurance, up 25-percent from last year. Is this about in line with what others are paying for similar coverage?

I ordered $15 worth of nuts, washers and bolts from Aircraft Spruce Canada a couple of weeks ago. Weighed about nine ounces and the envelope was the size of my hand. They were shipped from Toronto to Kugluktuk. They wanted to charge me $63 for postage! The actual postage charge, confirmed by our...

I have a 30 amp alternator. What would be the approximate current draw of the alternator field with engine stopped?

It took almost a month to get my beautiful Bushpod. FedEx shipped it all over hell's half-acre (Alaska to Washington state, then Oregon, then Montana, then Alberta and finally to Yellowknife). I air freighted it the final 400 miles. The shipping charges, brokerage fees and taxes added about...

As I age and lose flexibility I'm having trouble squeezing my fat ass between the door frame and the seat back. What can you tell me about the sliding front seat? How does it install? How much travel? Where would I buy the parts? Photos? Many thanks. Larry Edit: It's a homebuilt PA-12 with...

Home-built PA-12/18 with flaps, -18 gear and tail, O-320 160 hp, extended wings, Catto prop, 3-inch extended gear. In the summer months, with those big compartments in my 2200 Clamar floats we can carry all we need. In the winter, with more survival gear to haul, it's a struggle to fit...

Self-isolating at my cabin for the past week. I often listen to the HF ICAO aircraft frequencies. I noticed that there were at least four Air China flights in the air for every "other" call-sign. Seemed unusual. They seem to be quite active - the other airlines not so much. What do you think...

I have a B&C oil filter adapter installed on my O-320. Should I remove the oil screen or leave it in place?

In a previous working life I was a weather observer, but we dealt only with surface conditions. I imagine that the inversions that exist in mid-winter in interior Alaska would be similar to what I could expect here in the Canadian arctic, though we do have more wind on the coast which probably...

https://canadianaviator.com/electric-beaver-set-to-fly/?utm_source=BenchmarkEmail&utm_campaign=Aviator_Newsletter_-_292F-_Dec_07&utm_medium=email Doesn't say what the range or payload might be.

I asked the Datum Ski guy in Quebec to send me a couple of springs to replace the bungees. That was a couple of years ago, and he sent me a pair of (what looked like) garage door springs. Damn things must weigh ten pounds apiece! Needless to say, I never used them. Where can I get a proper pair...

My skis have been on for a month (working outside, I like to do it before the weather gets too cold). Lakes are frozen up now and the smaller ones will soon be safe for ski landing. Tired of guessing how much to cover the oil cooler. Invariably, I guess wrong. Does anyone make an...

I feel compelled to write a plug for this amazing little device. My wife and I just returned from nearly a month at our camp, 110-miles from the nearest human being, just east of the Coppermine River at latitude 66 degrees 17 minutes north. After finding out that my first-generation InReach...

My O-320 has always had oil pressure over 80 psi even on a warm day. Lately, it's up around 95 and I'm starting to worry about blowing the oil cooler. ALL the washers have been removed from the (old style) relief valve. Cylinder and oil temps are good. Suggestions? Question: Is the newer-style...

Just discovered that my first-generation InReach will no longer be able to request weather forecasts. Otherwise it works fine for text messages. Now, I'm not really tech-savy, but I'm guessing that the data stream for the weather request is unchanged- except they know you have an older model...