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Beech Skipper by
Dave
I posted before about buying an inexpensive aircraft and got good
information from this group - thanks. I've been looking locally,
Philadelphia area, for a good aircraft in the $30k range. I found a
very nice Skipper for less than my budget ~ 27k. I never considered
one before. I flew it...
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July 24th 03 03:45 AM
by Dave
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Buying Warrior - Guidance? by
Dave
OK.... we are planning to make an offer on the1976 PA28-151.
700 SMOH, 60 since top (new Cyls) , 60 on prop, clean annual 2 mos
ago. All logs since new. 7700 Total time.
What should we check, watch out for?
Logs indicate this A/C is on it's 3rd set of Stabilator bearings.. ??
Had a wing...
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Transponder prob.. by
Dave
Had a strange one today..
While squawking IDENT , our "ident" stuck "on"
ATC confirmed we were continuously "identing"
Cycling the transponder to off then on again cleared the
ident fault.
Pressing the button again locks the ident light on again
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November 21st 05 03:43 AM
by Dave
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Engine stumble, Any thoughts? by
Dave
Hi All!
OK, since the collective talent in this group greatly exceeds
mine and those around me... :)
Today the engine in our 151 (O 320-150hp)Warrior stumbled
during power reduction, and we were able to repeat the symptom.....
Here are details
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Engine stumble followup by
Dave
OK..
By "feel" there is a little looseness in the throttle valve
bushings in the carb.. we gona look further.
Thanks to all for some great thoughts/solutions.
Can anybody suggest some tests to confirm an intake system
leak that allows excess low DA air to lean the mix when the throttle
valve...
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December 11th 05 03:52 AM
by nrp
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Need help with fuel guage .... by
Dave
OK...a 1976 PA 28 151..
After a few minutes of running, the port guage will start to fall
towards E.
It is showing 3/4 now (fuel at tabs), and will sag to 1/4 within
about 15 min, while I am operating on the starboard (other) tank.
Shut down for a few hours, guage resumes normal (correct)...
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March 2nd 06 02:53 AM
by John_F
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It was the guage! by
Dave
After the problem stopped being intermittent, and the failure sayed
with is for a while, we got a chance to nail this down, with an extra
tank sending unit to test it with..
Surprising enough, when the guage failed, the resistance was still
about the same as when it was working normally. I...
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March 24th 06 04:05 AM
by Dave
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GNS 480 Simulator by
dave
I'm looking at an airplane, Beech M35, that has a 480 already installed.
I downloaded the manual and the simulator. The simulator crashes. I
also noticed that it pushes my CPU up to 100% usage. My computer is a
newer 1.8GHz with more than 2G of ram. I can't find any instructions
on the...
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November 25th 06 06:25 PM
by dave
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November 22nd 07 04:19 PM
by mikem
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Insuring a C310 vs. Piper Seneca by
Dave
I've got about 750 Total Time, 50 complex, 100 IFR. Private, IFR,
Commercially rated.
I have no multi time, but am about to go to a school to get it. They
estimate 10-12 hours in my log book when I finish my checkride. So,
in research mode I asked my agent to get me some rates on Senecas...
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October 27th 04 03:29 PM
by Dave
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152 with high time lycoming by
Dave
I am considering going to take a look at a 152. I need something to
fly while doing th efabric on the Taylorcraft and the kids need
something to learn in. Student pilot solo insurance in a taildragger
might just be spectacular.
The plane has about 7500 TT which may or may not be OK depending...
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Rigging a Cherokee 6-300 by
Dave
My maintenance shop rigged my control surfaces, at my request. The
plane 'seemed' to have been flying in a bank, despite having the AI
centered and DG on the same track.
They found that the flaps were the biggest culprits and adjusted them
accordingly.
When I flew it and took it up to cruise,...
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ARC cessna transponder information wanted by
dave
i'm working on a plane and his RT459A transponder is not working properly.
I would suspect that it may be cheaper to replace than to fix it.
Are all the ARC transponders interchangeable?
If not, which ones are/aren't?
Are there any replacement transponders that will fit the tray?
Thanks
Dave
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December 15th 03 03:48 PM
by mikem
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Can vacuum AI be removed if a certified electric one is installed?? by
Dave
I had an interesting discussion with other pilots about converting my
Piper Cherokee 6 to all electric. This would basically require
replacing the AI and DG with electric AI and elec. HSI. So, then,
there would be no use for vacuum pump. But, one pilot said that the
certified elec. AI only...
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January 12th 04 06:08 PM
by Michael
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replacing plastic panel overlay w/aluminum by
Dave
I want to make my own aluminum overlays to simply replace the plastic
in my Piper Cherokee. I've been told over and over that this is
cosmetic, non-structural and therefore legal without an approved 337.
The only thing is that on the middle and lower strip of instruments
(fuel guages, RPM, etc.)...
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January 10th 04 10:52 PM
by Dave
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STec-30 doesn't pass startup test after I shorted something.... by
Dave
Okay, I screwed up. I was relocating the 3 panel switches for my STEC
30. The main power on/off, the nav 1/nav 2 and the alt. hold push
button.
When I relocated them and powered up, the self test succeeded and I
heard the servos testing themselves. But then one of the insulators
covering a lead...
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Electroluminescent Lighting by
dave
Hi all,
Anybody use Electroluminescent Lighting for their instruments/cockpit?
Pro's, Con's ...
Anybody notice any RF noise or other problems from the power inverter?
Thanks
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Antenna informtion needed by
dave
I have a bent whip antenna that I'm about to mount in a friends Lancair
and I'm wondering if I should see any connectivity between the center
conductor of the BNC connector to the stainless steel element?
The ohmmeter shows nothing.
Is this thing have capacitance coupling?
Thanks
Dave
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April 12th 04 05:05 AM
by dave
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April 16th 04 04:54 AM
by rip
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Hangar information in Connecticut by
Dave
I'm on a temporary job assignment in Stratford, ct and have been
thinking about bringing my old Bonanza up from Texas.
Anybody know of a good place to hangar an aircraft in this part of the
country?
Haven't flown in a few months and having withdrawals at this point.
Might need to rent something,...
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February 2nd 08 10:26 PM
by Dave
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