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Good reason to keep your toilet closed.

I am thinking he meant 10-20 minutes? before taking off for the first time?

I don't think that would be best? I took off for the first flight from a drag strip with a unknown aircraft and engine. I flew a pattern above the strip for an hour or so in case I needed to land. The owner was right there swearing the plane was good to go. Hour later I ventured a whole 5 miles...

I got lucky here in humid Cincinnati Ohio. When I started flying friends plane it sat mostly for 10 years prior showing 9 hrs flight time during those prior 10 years. I think some of the time aircraft sat outside. And it had the dreaded 0-320 H2AD engine in it. Turned out to be just fine. It...

In 2016 I did my PPL oral and flight in one day. I think it was around 5-6 hours long. If I remember right it was 500 cash. The flight school made arrangements with the DPE. 2 years later I took my instrument oral and flight in one day with a different DPE that I had to call.Took it in my...

Yes you’re right. Was that a short field landing?

Beautiful!

Wow he did a great job getting it slowed down and on the ground before stopped against the building. Luckily there was no fire…keeping the gear up probably helped?

I once had a guy who bought eye bolts from the hardware store to install in the strut's of a 172 that was being rebuilt that was bought from an insurance salvage company. I was helping him a little for the experience. I said no way. He says that he would weld the eye shut to make them stronger...

So sorry for your loss and for his family. That is terrible and tragic. Yes always new gaskets and o rings whenever you take anything apart and put it back together.

Unless you get a job flying local like AG spraying then you will be away from home a lot with a career in aviation. My friend has been flying since he was 16 and got his PPL when he turned 17. He started like everyone else as a CFII. He then flew many small planes delivering all kinds of stuff...

Any updates on your missing mechanic? How did your cylinder swap go? Did the rings seat and what is your oil consumption rate?

Reading the campground rules state each spot should be 20’x30’ and NO scooters, one wheels or motorized bikes or other vehicles. WTH

Been there 2 times in April via car. One time no airplanes on the ramp the other time one twin and his little dogs were there. I think there is parking/tie downs for 6-9 planes last time I was there which was 6 years ago. Hope to fly in also some day.

The flight school also had a large hangar that the trainers got put into ahead of big storms. Out in the sun and being flown by 3-5 students per day I bet any rope, nylon tie down would wear out pretty fast? Now Sporty's did use rope and you better know the correct knots to use. It's the first...

They used chains at the flight school that were left a little loose. I have a set of nice quality rachet straps with closed ends for the plane that came from Sportys. I found I needed short pieces of rope in some cases since the ratchet S hooks wouldn't work in all cases on some ramps. I would...

Moving on to the next issue or repair. I used.035 over .025 cracked bulkhead with a .030 factory bulkhead behind it that had 2 rivets that were drilled out and replaced with longer rivets through the patch.

Part of my old dragster body is now part of my plane, permanently. I cut and bent a few pieces until I got the right grain orientation so it wouldn't crack when I bent and stretched it .035" thick.

Then like said, why not ask your AP do them? Isn't he who you trusts the most? How much were you paying to have them cleaned?

So far I have been OK just using the basic hand tools to clean and maintain my plugs. The only thing I use that is big is bead blaster at work, I use it lightly with the right size beads in it. Then pick the lead out by hand.As you know you can use a small portable blaster if you believe in...