Ifly, what make of borescope works well for your typical small lyc/continental? I've tried a couple different cheaper units but image quality and positioning of the camera is almost impossible (o-200 cylinder).

I was wondering what the Colonels thoughts would be on radiotelephony procedures so I did a quick site search and dug up this gem. :lol: If I was God (or Merlin Preuss - I am told God must answer to Merlin Preuss) I would require a new TSO be enacted for all PTT switches, applicable to all certified...

I lurk here not only for the occasional drama, but for gold such as this. Thanks Pie.

Come on guys, development is going exactly as planned and right on schedule. Here's a current pic...

I just bought a runout O-300 that has 3000 hours since factory reman, 1900 hours since MOH, and it just had the original oil screen setup. Crank still measures new limits and no other part in there showed anything but normal wear. My current engine has an STC'd filter adapter and its a leaky POS tha...

Beefitarian wrote: What else?

I'd like a fairly involved checklist for your C150 please. Too many things to forget for this dumb driver.

BTW how many GPH does the Hummer burn??

Is it parked at Airdrie? Unfortunately not Beef. And a few days ago I went to check up on it and found that it's surrounded by 3 foot snow drifts and has 2" of ice on all the critical surfaces. The price of neglect I suppose, but with our nice winter last year I wasn't prepared for what happened th...

The easiest thing to do is just fly it once a week Exactly! I don't know why owners find this such a difficult option I'm too lazy to figure out how to make more money, so I'm stuck working 60 hours per week to pay for my spam can... :rolleyes: Hey Beef, Stag chilli for Mooney time? Keep a case of ...

http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/c ... 01-185.htm

This SB shows the control yoke setup fairly clear, not sure exactly if its the same setup read about in this topic.

I hear what you're saying Robert, but maybe it's better in forums to be told without reservation that your idea sucks or whatever. I've asked a few AME's around here a similar question to the guy in the that other thread you're referring to, and you can tell that they are holding back to spare my fe...

Basically my understanding is that he is going to move the prop ccw two bolt holes from its current position. It's a vibration that starts around 2000 rpm and is pretty much gone by 2450-2500. Personally I think it is prop/engine balance issue but both mags are getting overhauled this go round as we...

Good tips on carb ice, especially this time of year with the ambient temps where they are. Thanks Colonel. Your postscript really got my attention though. My O-300 runs rougher than the lyc O-320 im used to flying behind, I just had the exhaust valve guides reamed so I'm pretty sure its not valve(s)...

No insult Beef, as it's not my plane anyway, and even if it was I find it really hard to get all mopey if someone doesn't like my stuff. I just threw the link your way in case it struck your fancy. Maybe I should study real hard and become a dokter - then I will give you first chance to buy mine che...

Looks nice but it's $77k. I aint no dokter. :lol: I kinda gathered that, but were you not hypothetically considering a restart 172 for 100K or so earlier on? Ok, if I'm allowed to I'll throw in a vote for an early 172. Just bought a 57 for under 30K. Just one Com radio, Mode C, carries 800 lbs, and...

Check out Kijiji, this one might be worth a look.

http://alberta.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicle ... Z339404132

Google led me to a "magnalabs" page explaining a technology that they are currently working on. Apparently they say the sulfur crystal's natural frequency is 3.26 Mhz. As Azimuth pointed out my confusion was that this was a technology already out in currently available chargers; agreed that it sound...

I've been looking at buying a battery charger/maintainer for my rv (not a deep cycle) and for my plane. Battery sulphation seems to be a common issue, I basically know what is going on here but I have a question. Some chargers are capable of reducing sulphation by inducing a signal that matches the ...

Thanks for the link brownbear. It appears I should be ok based on what they say. I'd just rather not have an expensive surprise down the road if I can help it.

Hey, I'm an Alberta resident looking to purchase an aircraft located in Ontario (private deal), it will be registered here in Alberta of course but I'm wondering if I have to pay the extra 13% HST? I can't seem to find any info regarding my exact scenario, at least tax jargon that I can understand. ...

After reading the comments on this thread I hope that all this stuff is due to the economic situation and is only temporary. But I can't help but be nervous about buying an aircraft after being enlightened to these issues. Down the road I hope I don't have to resort to buying an x punch, hammer, lab...

Sorry for my part in the thread derailing operation, but i have been looking myself for a 172 for a while now and it seems that all the good ones sell by word of mouth before they have a chance to even get advertized. It's a small community so networking is the key. There may be a low time 150 for s...

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I'm not a fan of the comparison of automotive vs aircraft maintenance expenses, simply because in 9 years owning a 4 x 4 truck (and 250,000 k) I might be approaching 20 hours of shop time in maintenance/repair. A fixed gear single should take 20 hours for a snag free annual as far as I understand si...

Thanks Boogs!