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I'm not near the hangar right now but am hopeful that someone here can help me out. The DG in my new to me plane is missing the knob used to adjust the heading. Is there a standard size that can be used? I was thinking of ordering a guitar knob off amazon but it looks like they are made either...

The main reason for this description of light IFR is because I am unsure of how good of an IFR plane a Piper Colt would be. As a tube and fabric airplane I can't imagine it doing well if it encounters icing. There is no autopilot which I imagine is at the very least a huge advantage. I would...

Just looked at the install manual, it definitely shows that a turn indicator is still required for IFR flight. Unless you specifically replace the turn indicator with a G5.

That price is actually better than I would expect. I'll have to see if the local prices are similar or if I'll have to pay the California and Covid tax. :)

The installed venturi is an 8" venturi. Looks a lot like the 9" super venturi but the logbooks label it as an 8".

To be fair, the more I look at prices and the fact that I don't want to spend a ton before the first annual I'm thinking a vacuum pump could be a good solution for now. However, the financial part of me hates the idea of buying something knowing I'll likely replace it in a few years.

If the venturi actually created enough vacuum this wouldn't be a discussion yet. The current venturi only pulls 2-3" of vacuum at 80+ MPH IAS. The AI and DG both require 4.5" of vacuum to operate correctly. The T&B doesn't have a label showing required vacuum but it has its own regulator to...

I've always heard to buy the plane with the avionics you want. But in todays market that's dang near impossible. We chose to buy a plane that appears to be well taken care of with a solid engine. Part of the reason I'm not really entertaining any discussions with the wife to go full bore on the...

Yep, I also don't think an autopilot exists for any of the Tri Pacer aircraft. Ultimately, we just want something that I can train for IFR in and use minimally to get in or out when the weather isn't terrible but also isn't VFR.

Definitely a consideration I'm having. Although if I'm talking about adding a GPS nav unit and making it IFR capable this plane is already headed down a path of possibly more upgrades than make sense to some. Our kids are grown so as long as we can resist the urge to get a faster plane, I could...

Good point on the CDI/HSI ability of the AV-30 vs G5. I actually think the most difficult part of either will be finding a good location for the magnetometer considering its a steel tube and fabric airplane. The fabric is in great shape so I'm not too keen on the idea of cutting into it on the...

Our new to us 1964 Piper Colt needed a new battery. Instead of just replacing it with the same type/model/series the wife opted to upgrade to a battery with better reviews from other pilots and shaved 15 pounds off our total airplane weight. Now she's thinking of other improvements we can make...

Velocity's website implies you can get a fixed gear version SE or XL. Claims to have a landing distance of 1500 feet. You lose some cruise speed with the fixed gear version but it meets the benchmarks you listed.

I too am thinking it was a stall spin but I'll let the youtube crash professionals determine a cause. :) In the end, glad everyone is okay, but the only thing I can figure is a low altitude stall into the hangar.

https://wgntv.com/news/national/plane-crashes-into-hangar-at-long-beach-airport-pilot-survives/#:~:text=%28KTLA%29%20%E2%80%93%20A%20pilot%20avoided%20serious%20injury%20after,nose%20down%20through%20the%20roof%20of%20a%20hangar.

If bring up to spec is getting the vacuum system working properly that's all I'm wanting to do right now. As the plane is great otherwise and I only need it for VFR at the moment I just want to get what's in the plane working so I don't worry about it. After I've spent some time flying it and...

64 Piper Colt. It had a vacuum pump a long time ago but a previous owner opted to remove it for a venturi. It's had the venturi for the better part of 40 years. The plane is new to me and flies great, this is the only real problem with the plane. The DG was replaced a decade ago and my best...

The way the turn & bank indicator is connected seems off to me. Am I wrong to think it should be connected directly to the vacuum line with its own regulator? It already has its own regulator and by being split off the filter line instead of the vac line I think it limits the effectiveness of...

Looks like he wanted his 15 minutes of fame and the news had a slow day.

The plane is new to me so I'm not sure how long the problem has existed prior to me but its been like this since I picked it up. Wonky is my way of saying the DG precesses excessively, even spinning at a moderate speed on downwind and final then speeding up real fast on rollout after landing. I...