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Let us keep in mind, there are a host of aircraft with airframe limits such as the Tomahawk at 11,000/hrs (has an extension available) Cirrus has a 12,000 airframe limit at which time major inspections and repairs will be required. Trying to sell an airplane with 8K-10K TT already has its...

Thanks. Yea, I have read up on the revisions over the years. Hopefully they have those issues resolved. There are some good comments on the RV forums etc. They are pricey so again, hopefully I get what I paid for.

The instructions make it appear fairly straight forward. What are some of the pitfalls?

I'm finally over my worn out cowling Lord mounts. The firewall rubber mounts are swollen, some are played out so I have an assortment of southco fasteners and sheet metal screws. What a PITA So I broke down and ordered the Skybolt Conversion kit with doublers. For those who have done the same...

I realize this thread is 8 months old but thought I would share a video from the folks at Savvy. He gets into some detail about metals in an oil filter. What are acceptable amounts etc. He also reviews a concerning oil analysis from Blackstone. I just finished cutting open my filter after...

I've been looking at Mooney's lately as well. For reference, I'll add a comment about insurance since it was mentioned a couple times. Asked my insurance folks I've had for 8 years recently to drop me a quote on a 1970' M20C. Pilot- 64/yrs old 970 flight hours with 55 hours in Make and model...

I'm wrapped around the axle on whether or not to buy a homebuilt. I know these aircraft are reliable and have an excellent safety record. I'm not certain a risk analysis would conclude the RV6A is more likely to have issues than say a 1967 Piper Cherokee. I need to start at the VANS forum...

Thanks. I have the second set-up srewed to the firewall. Makes sense now after your explanation. I plan to lube up the hinge/lever etc when I go back out to the plane.

Thanks Dan. I'm behind the curve in understanding the airflow from the exhaust to the heater. When the air reaches the housing on the firewall, and the heater is off, where does the heated air get vented out of the housing? I noticed in heater off condition the scoop door is closed but there is...

Nope, or in annual back in Feb. I'll go out on a limb and say its happened sometime between Feb and now because the shop has a good reputation around here.

When I bought the plane 16 months ago (120/hrs) it had a fresh overhaul and pretty much everything was new including prop, carb to fresh O/H mags etc. But for some reason they slacked on the exhaust. Going to fix that. She's getting new on both sides. :)

Well its not an inflight photo but I was on my way to the airport. :) This road in on Fort Campbell KY as I made my way to Hopkinsville. Its very quiet out on that part of the range.

I did the same thing years ago at HNL. The approach toward, and eventually over Pearl Harbor and Ford Island, I was told was the exact route the Japanese had flown. Had a hard time pronouncing the local waypoints along the way lol....

Took the shroud of my muffler and found the culprit Going to replace both sides.

Not under the cowl. But I do have white near the tips of my exhaust that protrude through the cowl.

That's a good idea. I'll give it a go with the SCAT off the heater inlet.

o0pps. Carbon Monoxide. Maybe the gas got me.

I'm getting high levels of Carbon Monoxide in my cabin. With all the air vents closed it reached ~200ppm on my digital meter. Opening the vents and leaning out the mixture it dropped to about 25ppm. I returned to the field and need to sort this problem out before flying it again. SCAT tubing...

Received my report yesterday. 21 Calendar days from receipt. I might try another vendor next time Anyway, 102 hours SMOH and they think it looks good, sans high Silicon which they say is typical with fresh overhauls.

Thanks for the information folks. Still nothing. Here is a response I received on 17-July about the timing. Good morning, Your sample is here and is getting checked in. You should see your test results via email sometime around 9-10 business days. Right now the full turnaround is about...