chemgeek

No reason to switch unless there is not enough fuel left to be certain of flying the approach and missed, if necessary, on the current...

I'd recommend using your PPL to take some long XC trips to gain real life experience with flight planning, weather avoidance and...

User fees will impede safety by making it more costly to flight plan or maintain currency. My experience with privatizing public...

4(!) nuts loosened up at the same time? Not likely user error. Occam's razor says most likely cause is improperly torqued exhaust...

I was taught to ensure takeoff before the big jet rotation point (should be a non-factor in a light single) and sidle or turn upwind...

Typically, the oil sample is diluted with an organic solvent to reduce the viscosity for proper nebulization. I have my students dilute...

@chemgeek how is an oil sample introduced into an ICP? I’ve run water samples through a nebulizer, but have no idea how oil is done...

What is you mission payload? People + luggage? You usually need 2 seats more than your people payload to have enough useful load to fly...

Heat destroys avionics unless you get a good cockpit cover.

$338.62, but we get $90 rebate per month on local fuel purchases to encourage active pilots to hangar their aircraft at our airport...

High silicon levels are typically indicative of an air filtration issue. I never saw high silicon levels when my undergraduates were...

So, over nearly 40 years, I have rebuilt wheel pants, new spinner, mostly all new plastic fairings, new windshield, all new interior...

I think most 40-50 year old planes, like mine, are basically the "Ship of Theseus." The panel and many of the parts no longer look...

FYI, the older Grumman carburetors had a slew of service bulletins regarding the venturi. I hated that carburetor. None of the venturis...

I have the impression that a lot of these innovative avionics units,made in relatively low volume, often have understandable but...