Dan Thomas

The online free manuals are usually far out of date. They're better than nothing, though. Here's an example of a free online 1977 Cessna...

I see yellow pages in that thing. Those are temporary revisions issued by Cessna. Because they're yellow, I'd say that the whole thing...

The PL-1 was a complex airplane so as to keep it light. It's much more complicated and more work to use many smaller bits to make a rib...

No. If the inside of the gasket failed it would drain into the case. No external leakage. The only thing to check in there would be the...

Anyone remember these? Is the brown one a Scout knife? Never was in Scouts, but I've had three of these. Lost the first one long ago...

I've never carried pliers on my belt, except on the rare occasion when I wear a full tool belt for a home project. However, I have had...

I carry a 3.5" clip-on pocket flip folder religiously. It's just part of my leaving the house gear like wallet and keys. A Kershaw for...

I have frequently needed a knife at church. Slicing open cartons full of shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, cutting plastic off...

:yeahthat: When I was 8 years old, my Cub Scout uniform included a belt clip for hanging a Scout knife. Once a week, we Cubs had a...

From the TCDS: They do look low, especially the one in cruise. I'd still suspect a sticking relief valve. One other possibility is a...

Weird. But I know I'm weird, and so does everyone else, which is why they're forever asking me to fix something. They know about that...

I am not a Franklin expert, but I do fly behind a Franklin 150, which is substantially similar to a 165. - The Franklin is the...

Baloney. That idea violates the gas laws. When there is no movement in the system, the pressures are equal throughout the system whether...

Re the oil pressure indication: I don't think any 150s had electric oil pressure gauges. All mechanical, IIRC. But that doesn't mean...

The engine itself--the case, crank, pistons and cylinders, gears--are all robust and very seldom give problems unless the engine is...