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  1. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    the "not worthy of it's own thread" thread

    "I'm Rylee Linting, when I'm in Lansing [pause] I will... " I've got it ****ing memorized....
  2. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    The self-flagellation of the frugal and mechanically minded(a rant)

    Does this work? https://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Tub-Nut-Wrench/22038313/1590
  3. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    FFS. I need a new hobby.

    My guy was tearing down an engine from a helicopter that had just been ferried from someplace like Florida to Michigan - I was looking at the guts and spotted about 1/2 of a boss that had broken off - some part of the magneto drive. So, apparently, this happens. (And, the engine was still...
  4. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    The self-flagellation of the frugal and mechanically minded(a rant)

    My go-to is repairclinic.com they have an amazing range of stuff for appliances. Just replaced the lid lock / sensor on my GE washer for the second time.
  5. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Aircraft Spark Plug Services Inc

    Also, back when there were no emission regulations and cars ran rich of peak (particularly at idle and wide open) and burned oil.
  6. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    First Tailwheel flight + Back to Basics with POA Pilot

    I typically land on one side or the other to distribute the wear across the whole width of the runway - kind of a public service.
  7. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    First Tailwheel flight + Back to Basics with POA Pilot

    '49 perhaps? I done learnt to fly in a '46 120. Once you get it, it's a real easy airplane to fly without those stupid flaps and things to make it complicated.
  8. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Absolutely crazy Bo fuel tanks

    The obvious solution is to only use one of the tanks and leave the rest dry. Never move the fuel selector. No confusion.
  9. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    FFS. I need a new hobby.

    FWIW,Thank you Jim K for posting pictures and walking us through the teardown. I will likely never in my life be splitting an IO-540, but non the less, this sort of thing is fascinating. (I know, more ****enating than fascinating for you, but...)
  10. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Rant: Exercising PIC, no not that PIC

    I am reminded of my dad's buddy Mack - Mack ran a one airplane flight school and shared a hangar with the old man. When my sister decided to get her private ticket, the old man said she could use Mack as an instructor, but she was not allowed to fly in Mack's airplane because he had seen how...
  11. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    BasicMed medical reporting requirements

    And even more aircraft that are not S-LSAs or E-LSAs (and do not show up in any registry as an LSA) but can be flown under the sport pilot rules. Guess who...
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