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  1. kgruber

    A frustrating GNC255 / Aera 660 mystery - solved

    This person can fix your 660.
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    Log book error

    Don't ask.............Don't tell!
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    Pivotal altitude. Why it matters...

    Mattered in Vietnam with "Puff the magic dragon!"
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    Aero Commander twins pros/cons

    Bob told me that he bought those Panama hats by the gross and sold them to his fans. He gave the $$$ to charity.
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    Can a CFI without Complex or HP endorsements provide these endorsement?

    My instrument instructor, Lyle Flick, of Flick's Foggy Flying......stated "simulator time shall be subtracted" from your logbook. Granted, this was 50 years ago and the sims were from WWII. His favorite saying was "God hates cowards." He flew water bombers in the summer............taught...
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    Can a CFI without Complex or HP endorsements provide these endorsement?

    Yes. Like me. But you had to have had time in these types. But I'm an old fart!
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    How do I become a fighter pilot?

    I crewed with a guy who was in the Air National Guard. He married the base commander's daughter. The dad then sent him to Fighter School.
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    Can a CFI without Complex or HP endorsements provide these endorsement?

    """"Can a CFI without Complex or HP endorsements provide these endorsement to a pilot? I can't find anything expressly prohibiting it.""" I don't think so, since not being endorsed herself, he couldn't act as PIC or give instruction in such aircraft.
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    Cessna 150 fuel stick

    https://www.google.com/search?q=fuel+stick+for+my+cessna+150&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS744US744&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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    My 1st aviation hiccup

    I had the carburetor ice up in my 67' Corvette........going over Loveland Pass (11.990').Before the Eisenhauer tunnel.
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    My 1st aviation hiccup

    Except the Cessna 152 has a Lycoming O-235-L2C And while the 152 is an ice-collecting machine, the 150 is much more.
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    My 1st aviation hiccup

    That airframe is particularly susceptible to carburetor icing. On the takeoff roll I like to apply full carb heat and full throttle...........then in a couple of seconds push the carb heat back in. Here is my 150J on the beach!
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    If you have a stabilator, this is worth the watch.

    Bolt falls out............airplane crashes
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    Battery or Both

    You get just the slightest more energy from the battery if the alternator is off.
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    For Sale Alaska Corporate pilot position

    My time in Alaska was mostly Beaver amphibian. It was a GREAT job. All I had to do was fly fishermen into a private fishing camp.........and fly into town every day to shop and deliver food. But then they let me fly to anywhere else I wanted. Like Brooks Park to see the Brown Bears. Often the...
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    What to use to clean my oily belly?? lol

    Not true. Hot-rodders have been using it on their aluminum engines and manifolds for almost a century.
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    Stoots IO-370 Prime STC for 172, 175, 170s

    I'd rather have the 215 Franklin.
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    What to use to clean my oily belly?? lol

    You guys kill me with your laborious work! Spray on.....Hose off!!
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    Is it possible to manually trip the flush circuit breakers?

    Change the circuit breaker to pullable
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    Picture uploads too big?

    I use "Imageshack" and host my own pictures. Cheap.....fast.....good
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