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- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:10 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Oil Pressure Gauge
- Replies: 1
- Views: 110
Re: Oil Pressure Gauge
(I know this isn’t what you’re asking….) I once replaced such a gauge…and to keep the original look…. used a knife-blade to peel up the rim, slip the glass aside…. swapped out the face behind the needle… reassembled. https://baspartsales.com/2525-5-168-rochester-mfg-oil-pressure-ind/?gad_source=4&am...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:52 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Piston Rings for Chrome Cylinders
- Replies: 1
- Views: 113
Re: Piston Rings for Chrome Cylinders
Likely a “superceded” part number situation…. AND another example of how an “online auciton” site can be problematical when sourcing parts. That PN 693394 is available at the same price directly from a more reliable source….AircraftSpruce/Superior….. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/co...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 4:33 pm
- Forum: The TradeMart
- Topic: Wanted: Climb Prop
- Replies: 3
- Views: 525
Re: Wanted: Climb Prop
He’s in the Directory. (I’m always reluctant to post personal contact info on the WWW)
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:58 am
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Searching for a CFI near KWDG
- Replies: 1
- Views: 76
Re: Searching for a CFI near KWDG
You may not realize how this post/msg appears…..
I have a sympathetic view of the Enid area… having a considerable number of memories there…… I”m not nearby…..but hope you’ll have a favorable response….
I have a sympathetic view of the Enid area… having a considerable number of memories there…… I”m not nearby…..but hope you’ll have a favorable response….
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:18 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Great trip KDIJ to KHLN
- Replies: 1
- Views: 129
Re: Great trip KDIJ to KHLN
Since we don’t have a “Like” button in these Forums. I’ll use this: ![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
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- Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:09 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: CS Prop info
- Replies: 10
- Views: 717
Re: CS Prop info
The airframe certainly has the strength … anecdotally there’s a 150% design factor. The horsepower is the issue…. surprisingly long takeoff runs and frustratingly shallow climb-performance will be evident…. even frighteningly-so if you do this without consideration of Density Altitude….Flying a 170 ...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:51 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: different engines in 170,s
- Replies: 1
- Views: 133
Re: different engines in 170,s
I once inquired into the idea of converting a B-model to an O-470…. but discovered the engine weighs 140 lbs more than an O-300 ….. which, sitting forward of the firewall…. made for some CG compromises that were untenable. The IO-360 only weighs about 35 lbs more than the O-300…but produces similar ...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:40 am
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: 82 Years ago…..
- Replies: 0
- Views: 227
82 Years ago…..
82 Years ago this week…. It’s a good time to Remember what Real Patriots Do in America:
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:26 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: CS Prop info
- Replies: 10
- Views: 717
Re: CS Prop info
https://media.mcfarlaneaviation.com/documents/cessna170-172-175performancetestdatar1.pdf That’s interesting data….. They operated it 250 over gross wt…. and claim a shortest ground roll with a 3 blade over a 2 blade… something out-of-the-ordinary. Usually 2-blade props outperform 3-blades in takeof...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:43 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Primer Knob Spins
- Replies: 6
- Views: 724
Re: Primer Knob Spins
So I decided to punt the final fix on this issue and just bought some thin CA glue and put a few drops down between the knob and the shaft. It has been working well for the last dozen flights. It is super nice being able to easily rotate the primer to lock it again. If the glue doesn't last I'll ha...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:33 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Broken rudder return spring
- Replies: 8
- Views: 489
Re: Broken rudder return spring
It’s impossible to think of the Blueldr without a smile and a tear. Even a “corrective scolding” from that man was a humorous pleasure….(not that I’d know anything about that…) :lol: I once (anonymously and without a return-address) sent him a “racy” photograph taken of an “extra-curricular cockpit ...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:07 am
- Forum: Events/Fly-ins
- Topic: TX Solar Eclipse Fly-in Apr. 6-8
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1233
Re: TX Solar Eclipse Fly-in Apr. 6-8
Let me Add that our own Bruce Fenstermacher contributed a set of his “MouseTrap” springs-kit to the Fly-In as a “door prize” offering. :P Unfortunately, due to weather, few airplanes flew in…and none of those that did needed such a kit. :cry: The kit will be brought to the KY convention and anyone i...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 1:13 pm
- Forum: Events/Fly-ins
- Topic: TX Solar Eclipse Fly-in Apr. 6-8
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1233
Re: TX Solar Eclipse Fly-in Apr. 6-8
I’d like to mention that Member Patrick Bramlett (AL) contributed the Solar Glasses. Thank You!
(But Patrick, you might want to mention to your supplier they’re combustible and not too durable for welding…. had to resort to other means…)
(But Patrick, you might want to mention to your supplier they’re combustible and not too durable for welding…. had to resort to other means…)
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 12:09 pm
- Forum: Events/Fly-ins
- Topic: TX Solar Eclipse Fly-in Apr. 6-8
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1233
Re: TX Solar Eclipse Fly-in Apr. 6-8
Glad to hear of the good turnout. That's a nice shot. As the eclipse passed over us I was exiting my optometrists office with my eyes fully dilated. I wished it had gotten that dark here but it hadn't and wasn't going to. It was overcast and for the most part we could not see the sun though I wasn'...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:34 am
- Forum: Events/Fly-ins
- Topic: TX Solar Eclipse Fly-in Apr. 6-8
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1233
Re: TX Solar Eclipse Fly-in Apr. 6-8
I had not anticipated that my Runway Lighting would activate and my WindSock Spotlight would illuminate during the Total Darkness. :lol: Here’s a shot of the SOLAR FLARE which occurred during the Total Eclipse…. (We had a great turn-out and a Fantastic View as the Weather cleared EXACTLY at the Righ...