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Generally, the only engines that need to endure the Lycoming additive (TCP or TPP depending on whose formulation) are the O320H2AD and the handful of other engines where it's required by AD. It would be even better if someone got an AMOC approved to use CamGuard instead of TCP/TPP, but there's...

For the benefit of the lurkers, the location of Seattle Center is immaterial. What matters is the location of the radar antennas and the ADS-B antennas. The B in ADS-B stands for broadcast, so even, or maybe especially, if the radar is out or not received by the aircraft, the aircraft ADS-B...

the communication broke down somewhere. Read Phillips website... NONE of Phillips' aviation oils contain any synthetic base oils. None. Paul

Their patent says 250 mg/gallon, an order of magnitude more than allowed in mogas in the first world. Paul

AVWEB reports this morning that Phillips has paused unleaded avgas testing due to failure of the fuel. That leaves Swift, who says their fuel may not satisfy all of the fleet, Lyondell who plans to combine Swift's and Phillips technologies for a best/worst mashup, and of course GAMI's fuel...

Bruce, What's the remediation when one does BasicMed, but the FAA airman's registry never updates? I did the Mayo CBT as it seems to flow more smoothly to me, and printed out my completion certificate. But, six months later, and the airman registry still shows my two years ago BasicMed date...

Drop 'em a note! Paul

PAFI is an FAA entity, which has been kicking around over a decade now. First with Shell and Swift, who both withdrew when they determined they couldn't succeed following the FAA's anti-science procedures. Then relaunched with Phillips 66 who is now sitting on the sidelines and Lyondell (Swiss...

That's definitely a thing in aviation... the breakers aren't special, you can find them on Mouser or Digikey. The only thing "special" in some cases is the terminal orientation, and that's just a different dash number to the commonly available breaker. Of course, some breaker manufacturers (and...

That's a bit of a scale-up problem. The challenge isn't turning one carbon form to another... we have legions of processes to do that. The issue is that it takes energy to drive such reactions... and that energy generally liberates CO2. Kind of sounds like corporate click bait. Paul

UND was of course using a different product, with a different formulation and different additive package: 94UL, approved under STC. I don't have my notes in front of me, but at ASTM in New Orleans last month, Swift's CEO Chris D'Acosta mentioned dates in 2024... they have a bit of a path ahead...

He needs better clients! :-) We have a single family home rental 400 miles away (where we used to live). It's appreciated 1000% since we bought, and returns a nice positive cash flow. We've had the same management company for 37 years, and they handle all the details just fine... reviewing...

Hmmm. Your airplane came from Piper with a generator, not an alternator. Whose alternator retrofit kit was installed? What's the make of alternator? Rising above that, the alternator is not the problem... it's heat at the bus bar, whether due to aged breakers, corrosion, bad wire crimps...

If there’s corrosion between your breakers and the bus bar, the resultant resistance heats the bus and the adjacent breakers. Since the breakers are thermal, they pop. Pull the attachment screw, clean away any corrosion, spray with ACF50 or CorrosionX, then retorque carefully. Or, when this...

That is true, and often overlooked. Not everyone reads context as well as you and I do, hence my rejoinder for the peanut gallery's benefit! :) Paul

A pilot can, but it has to be under supervision. Also see Coleal letter for scope expansion beyond the appendix. Paul

Yes, did my own. No, not an attorney... I'm an engineer. Had an attorney review the trust when I got married ten years ago... we made content changes, due to the marriage. But she said the form and organization of it was fine, Paul

Please sign this petition to save Aviators' Restaurant at KSAC!!! https://chng.it/4PbtwBpCKg Chick who has held the lease on this location for almost 25 years was recently informed that his lease would not be renewed in the interest of attracting an "upscale" vendor to take his place. Any...

No worries! We're not planning to take up a collection any time soon! :) On point... some states, it's quite straightforward to create your own trust... even supposedly high-cost states. Paul

yeah... and you weren't paying attention! :happydance: