Craig

Arrow: 1 psig in 9-10 days, for the tube compounds we get these days is what I would call an acceptable loss rate.

Arrow: How did your experiment come out?

You could also use a clamp on current meter and see what the starting current is when powered by the normal wall circuit.

Arrow: Yep, a stab gauge is one you simply push on to make a measurement, rather than screw on.

I think the AC-130 is the only a/c that actually has a Nav anymore. Nav does all the coursework to and from the area and then assists...

Arrow: For an information data point on servicing tires...We typically over inflate by 5-20 psig, then remove the inflator rig. We then...

Typically they are thru their Instrument, Commercial, Multi and working on the CFI by the end of the first year.

Ours are Mil-Spec Miltons, but they go to 750 psig. Milton, Longacre or Intercomp are all high quality. We've gone to all digital at...

Roller: These students are essentially at the airport campus 8 hours a day, 5 days a week flying, studying or when they get their CFI's...

First thing is to stop using an inflator kit to check pressure. Use a stab only type gauge. The only time we hook an inflator up to a...

Be ready for sticker shock on the costs for even an R-ATP. I just went thru the info session at our local community college that has an...

Here was the reference that I found: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/479837.Robert_N_Buck

Ross: Bob passed in 2007. He was author or editor on at least 15 books, most dealing with weather for pilots.

Lots of material available from the EAA about getting started. I'd recommend downloading the Aircraft Building Sourcebook and watching...

It's now a parts kit, with some new parts needed.....