Forum: Soaring
June 14th 21, 08:02 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Russia AC-5M Engine Problem
Increasing throttle after turning off the ignition might just make it
diesel longer.Â* Perhaps reducing the idle RPM with the idle adjustment
screw would help but you may then need to apply a...
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Forum: Soaring
June 13th 21, 11:36 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 7
Views: 779
Russia AC-5M Engine Problem
Do you have a fuel cut off valve?Â* How about a choke lever, pulling the
choke on a hot engine might kill it.
Dan
5J
On 6/13/21 9:34 AM, Branko Stojkovic wrote:
I have been having a problem with...
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Forum: Soaring
June 10th 21, 07:19 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 3
Views: 216
X-change Dittel for Becker
I've never seen such a thing, but it might not be too much work to
simply remove the panel, remove all of the switches and instruments, and
plug the square hole with fiberglass or carbon.Â* Then...
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Forum: Soaring
June 9th 21, 11:08 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 8
Views: 940
Im ashamed for all of us.
My my...Â* This reminds me of the kindergarten game wherein the teacher
tells one student a simpla story and he passes it on to another and she
to another.Â* At the other end of the line the story...
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Forum: Soaring
June 7th 21, 05:01 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 3
Views: 211
SSA Sailplane Tracker
Thanks Mark,
I was following on Flight Aware, noted his landing, and texted him a
welcome down message.Â* He told me this morning that the ground crew
helped him put the glider into a hangar and...
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Forum: Soaring
June 6th 21, 08:26 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 3
Views: 211
SSA Sailplane Tracker
I've been looking for a friend on the SSA Sailplane Tracker but there
are no flights currently shown for Moriarty, NM.Â* A quick look at
Flightaware 0E0 clearly shows him south bound out of...
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Forum: Soaring
June 6th 21, 07:51 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,856
Tow plane ideas
Real men fly tail draggers!
Oh, what I really meant was, at least for high altitudes, I wouldn't tow
behind a 100 hp tug.Â* My gut tells me that the pawnee 260 has more
excess horse power than the...
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Forum: Soaring
June 5th 21, 12:55 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 22
Views: 643
Flarm Target direction
While it's not the ideal solution, I connected my Powerflarm portable to
both my ClearNav and to a Dell Streak running XCSoar using a simple Cat
5 cable splitter.Â* A better way would to use a...
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Forum: Soaring
June 3rd 21, 11:35 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,856
Tow plane ideas
Not so noisy if the pilot would only reduce propeller RPM after
achieving a safe climb.Â* I was the only tuggie at Moriarty who did
that.Â* The others make ear shattering noise as they over fly the...
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Forum: Soaring
June 1st 21, 10:59 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 1
Views: 230
Testing
Had to /reconfigure/ _Thunderbird_ settings following an *"update"*.
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Dan
5J
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Forum: Soaring
May 29th 21, 09:22 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 15
Views: 491
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Forum: Soaring
May 29th 21, 03:53 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 15
Views: 491
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Forum: Soaring
May 28th 21, 08:50 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 27
Views: 668
replacement instruments
Nah, I meant enthalpy, the sum of the system'sinternal energy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_energyand the product of its
pressure and volume, not entropy, a state of disorder,...
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Forum: Soaring
May 28th 21, 08:45 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 15
Views: 491
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Forum: Soaring
May 28th 21, 08:42 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,856
Tow plane ideas
The C-180 has 230 hp.
Dan
5J
On 5/27/21 4:09 PM, wrote:
On Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 2:43:28 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 3:56:29 PM...
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Forum: Soaring
May 28th 21, 01:35 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 15
Views: 491
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Forum: Soaring
May 26th 21, 08:42 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,856
Tow plane ideas
I did a few tows using a Maule back in the 80s and I didn't like it.Â*
Flying with a stick is much easier for towing and the visibility out of
the Maule did not compare to that from a Pawnee.
I've...
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Forum: Soaring
May 26th 21, 08:26 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 15
Views: 491
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Forum: Soaring
May 26th 21, 05:56 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 27
Views: 668
replacement instruments
Last time I set foot in Steve's hangar, I could feel the rise in enthalpy...
Dan 5J
On 5/25/21 9:58 AM, Steve Leonard wrote:
On Monday, May 24, 2021 at 1:45:52 PM UTC-5, Mark Mocho wrote:
One...
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Forum: Soaring
May 24th 21, 06:15 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 27
Views: 668
replacement instruments
Don't send it to him - not even if he offers money.Â* One more item in
his hangar and it will probably explode!
Dan 5J
On 5/24/21 8:30 AM, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
Dear Phoenix: If you are not...
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Forum: Soaring
May 23rd 21, 03:31 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 12
Views: 567
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Forum: Soaring
May 21st 21, 02:30 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 27
Views: 668
replacement instruments
How about a nice ADF receiver and indicator that I'm pulling out of my
C-180?
Have you got an electric vario?Â* I would highly recommend a ClearNav XC
vario, if not.Â* My CNII is RAM mounted and I...
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Forum: Soaring
May 21st 21, 02:12 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 13
Views: 459
Starter Ship FS
Conjugate, Man, conjugate...
Dan 5J
On 5/21/21 7:02 AM, Waveguru wrote:
Where is Lenny when we need him?
Boggs
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Forum: Soaring
May 18th 21, 09:04 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 7
Views: 308
OLC viewing question
Didn't mean to trigger anyone.Â* Just was happy to recognize the desktop
in the picture. 😂
Dan 5J
On 5/18/21 10:09 AM, kinsell wrote:
That was just Herb. He's easily triggeredÂ* :-)
On...
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Forum: Soaring
May 18th 21, 03:17 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 7
Views: 308
OLC viewing question
Oooooo... Another Linux user!
I'm gonna have to go back to HTML despite folks complaining that I'm
yelling at them. I'm not.
Dan
5J
On 5/17/21 8:05 PM, kinsell wrote:
On 5/17/21 12:27 PM,...
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