I think that most aircraft that were originally fitted with -20 or prior model engines now have STCs available (from a variety of people, not the OEM or the engine manufacturer) to fit either a -27 or a -34 in place of the original engine. The -20 and predecessor engines were among the very first en...

Since aircraft are some of the worse vehicle polluters (only after big ships I believe)... Eh? :?: What substantiation do you have for that statement? I doubt that it is correct. Fuel costs money. Any unburned hydrocarbons that come out of the back end of an aircraft engine represent 100% wasted mo...

...I am generally for hiring people based on qualifications and character and not on gender. Sure, so am I. But, considering that there is no shortage out there of appropriately qualified candidates for this type of position, you can then apply secondary criteria to further refine your intake. Seri...

..We will need two new pilots but not for about 4-5 months from now, and are thinking that instead of hiring then, we could start training two up now... ...At the present time we have a 1000TT, 500 on floats, and 100 on type as minimum hiring requirements. If I were in the position of making decisi...

...what is the answer? Should the reserves be completely dismantled? Or will that not work because some Natives will prefer to live separately in order to maintain traditions? If so, how can that desire be reasonably accommodated without being detrimental to those living within the boundaries? Is t...

I must be missing something here. How does a GPS tracking unit on an aircraft send its position to the outside world? Via satellite relay. It's similar in concept to sending a SMS (text message) by cell phone, except that instead of sending the message out through the cell phone network, the messag...

Is there an alternative to installing the 406 ELT in our light aircraft such as installing a GPS Tracking unit... If everything in the aircraft continues to work properly up to the moment of impact (or forced landing), sure, a GPS tracking unit would likely provide pretty much the same functionalit...

atpl53 wrote:...I am advocating for self censorship...

Hi Dan:

You hit the nail right on the head. That's the only approach that will work on a large scale.

Moderators can deal with the occasional problem participant (usually by PM), but in the big scheme of things, it has to be self-control.

Michael

Regarding whistleblowing, and the need to create another identity to do it - isn't it time we stopped living in fear? Is it so wrong to stand up for what is right, and to support others for doing so? Hi Kirsten: Well, the whole topic of 'whistleblowing' is a subject unto itself, and I would not wan...

Hi Square:

Jeepers, neither would my employer. The only option any of us have in those circumstances - whether we are absolutely anonymous or whether we sign our full name to every post - is to recuse ourselves from discussions that present such a problem.

Michael

Snoopy: There is a "third way" down the middle between absolute anonymity and outright disclosure. I have been encouraging this for about 5 years now on a very large and very active Volkswagen discussion forum that I moderate, and it works very well. It addresses and substantially solves the problem...

About $5.5 million per copy. I sincerely wish Dornier success with this venture, but I'm a little worried that they might have difficulty finding a market for this aircraft other than single unit sales to high net worth recreational owners. I saw this aircraft on display at NBAA last fall. It certa...

So to summarize, there is more than one size for the main gear. They are:11X12,15X12, Borek STC (unknown size but bigger than 15X12), and First Air STC (similar to Borek but slightly different). As for the nose gear there appears to be a selection of the standard small gear and 11X12. Or is the 15X...

Ah, that would explain it then (the STC). Thanks for that information. Below is a photo I took some years ago showing an aircraft with standard main wheels and a IFG specification nosewheel. I think it compares with the upper of the two Borek photos. This aircraft was based in Kenya, and would have ...

ETTW: I'll bet you a cup of coffee that the main wheels in the upper photo of the Borek aircraft are standard (Goodyear) rims fitted with standard landplane gear. I'm not sure enough that I would bet the rent money :D , but I will stick my neck out for a coffee. I've seen that hybrid configuration (...

I can't blame you for being confused - there is a lot of confusion in the industry about what wheel and tire sizes are available for the Twin Otter. The AFM only provides one supplement for larger tires, and that addresses the use of 15 inch mainwheel tires on standard 12 inch mainwheel rims. In thi...

Lostinthebattle: Uh, I think there is a bit of confusion with the two photos above. The top photo (larger photo) appears to be an aircraft with standard 11.00 x 12 wheels (rims) on all three positions, and the wheel (rim) on the nose position has been fitted with a tire that is approximately the sam...

Yes, that is Manual - wow, 18 years after the fact, everyone involved seems to be here on AvCanada...

Michael

Does anyone here know about any modification/replacement for the seat in the beaver? That damn metal ridge behind where the parachute used to go is excruciating after sitting there for an hour or more... Jeepers, the seat cushion does not last forever - it is made of foam, it degrades and eventuall...

No, there was no fire. By the time I turned my head to look, the propeller had feathered and stopped turning... this because all the oil was lost when the missile exploded. The fire bell rang, but that was because the wires in the detection loop had been damaged and the electrical circuit closed. Th...