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by mit
Thu Aug 03, 2023 9:33 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Tailspring Stiffener bolt
Replies: 10
Views: 22015

Re: Tailspring Stiffener bolt

$139 sounds cheap.
by mit
Sat Jul 15, 2023 1:40 am
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Gross Weight
Replies: 21
Views: 73600

Re: Gross Weight

Even has a parking brake!
by mit
Wed Jun 21, 2023 7:24 am
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Surprising Discovery - Failed Piston Ring/Land
Replies: 13
Views: 17030

Re: Surprising Discovery - Failed Piston Ring/Land

So you think the steel was ring wear? Looks like much more Al missing?
by mit
Tue May 02, 2023 10:31 pm
Forum: The Pilot Lounge
Topic: Accident Report re: electronic gyro install error?
Replies: 15
Views: 10055

Re: Accident Report re: electronic gyro install error?

Avee8or wrote:I will be removing vacuum system shortly--I have an O300 with the Universal Tow All alternator/vac pump STC. Should my A&P fabricate a plate or would one such as the Superior SL60430 Cover (aircraft spruce) be suitable? Yes--they sell the gasket too!
What is a universal Tow All???
by mit
Tue Apr 04, 2023 10:46 pm
Forum: The Pilot Lounge
Topic: Amateur Modifications
Replies: 10
Views: 20929

Re: Amateur Modifications

I was driving a rental car east on I-10 east of Tuson. In left hand lane, passing an 18-wheeler. When the two cars in front of me applied brakes hard and a Truck tire carcass come out from under the car in front of me. I was trapped nowhere to go braked and hit the tire dead center. Pulled over at ...
by mit
Sun Apr 02, 2023 7:46 pm
Forum: The Pilot Lounge
Topic: Amateur Modifications
Replies: 10
Views: 20929

Re: Amateur Modifications

I was driving a rental car east on I-10 east of Tuson. In left hand lane, passing an 18-wheeler. When the two cars in front of me applied brakes hard and a Truck tire carcass come out from under the car in front of me. I was trapped nowhere to go braked and hit the tire dead center. Pulled over at t...
by mit
Tue Feb 21, 2023 10:01 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Oil Pan Heater Pad
Replies: 11
Views: 10437

Re: Oil Pan Heater Pad

by mit
Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:01 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Oil Pan Heater Pad
Replies: 11
Views: 10437

Re: Oil Pan Heater Pad

Herman Nelsons work great!
by mit
Thu Jan 26, 2023 11:08 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Glareshields
Replies: 11
Views: 19704

Re: Glareshields

I won this one as a door prize at the very first 170 Convention I attended (Blakesburg, IA, 1985). It was manufactured and STC'd (SA152NW) by now-deceased member Bob Schroers. The picture isn't very good, but the glareshield is aluminum sheet covered with padding and vinyl, with lights and extra pa...
by mit
Thu Jan 26, 2023 11:06 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Flap handle
Replies: 13
Views: 17574

Re: Flap handle

redacted wrote:The EZ Flap handle is sold under an STC. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/ ... ezflap.php

Seems like the guy that made that use to be on here and other Aviation boards. I remember some fireworks on the discussions.
by mit
Sat Dec 31, 2022 12:58 am
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Removing Door Upholstery Panels
Replies: 4
Views: 2017

Re: Removing Door Upholstery Panels

The last time I took mine off. I left them off, put some insulation in the door, made covers for the holes and painted them to match.
by mit
Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:45 am
Forum: The Pilot Lounge
Topic: Accident Report re: electronic gyro install error?
Replies: 15
Views: 10055

Re: Accident Report re: electronic gyro install error?

Yes, but where the gas caps on???? :lol:
by mit
Sat Oct 08, 2022 3:04 am
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Shoulder Harness
Replies: 2
Views: 2096

Re: Shoulder Harness

Wag aero
by mit
Sat Sep 24, 2022 9:08 am
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Battery
Replies: 23
Views: 55852

Re: Battery

The new Concorde RG25XC arrived and the included literature makes a statement I’ve never noticed previously…. They suggest replacement every 4 years. The logbook entries indicate that the last two RG25XC batteries each lasted 5 years in this ‘62 172-C. I’m not ready for lithium…. at least not publi...
by mit
Fri Sep 23, 2022 6:23 pm
Forum: The Hangar
Topic: Please help me determine my exact model of C-145
Replies: 2
Views: 1191

Re: Please help me determine my exact model of C-145

What is on the data plate?