Search results

Thank for pointing that out. What I meat was that looking for something that is capable to landing on water

Thanks . Thats great info. Right now I am at the tire kicking stage.

Thank Jim That would be awesome. looking forward to getting p/n from you . you can PM me

They call it heavy duty ducting. I have one which I use when I go home to Allentown to preheat as I do not have a hangar there. The hose is torn up after years of bending and normal use. The new one from them is over $100. Any cheaper solutions out there ? I can try to repair it. Need to find...

As someone said buy an airplane and fly it. Every airplane is a compromise.

EDIT: if any of this interests you, read "Go to Hull" by Steve Reep...you can google that and find the pdf, it's a really entertaining read. Covers pretty much every aspect of Lake flying. Thanks I will check it out

Thanks . Thats why I am considering something similar but not the same. having said that, if repairs were done according to the book I do not have problem.

I got my seawings in 2006 . Never used it , it was just to fulfill bucket list. I have been thinking about getting into twin for quite a while but love my current plane too much and not wanting to let her go. Solution I came up with is having two planes rather than a twin. Seriously considering...

Cowl blanket and cowl plugs on windy day and after 1 hour oil temps should be at least 50 d F

Loose connections needs to be crimped. It worked in JPI 730

So flying has always been an expensive thing. Lets stop complaining and enjoy what we do

Don't go to LOM . If you have any mechanical issue the repair shop is rip off.

I think pre 1970s Cherokee 6 260 has that kind of fuel tank configuration with fuel cap towards the tip of the wing but still its not a tip tank

Not seen any cherokee with tip tanks. I don't thinks that there is even an STC out there. While using say left tank fuel drains from outboard tank first by design and then from inboard tank. In other words two tanks act like one.

I don't thinks they are sent by a school . Most I know are kind of freelance independent contractors

I have Piper Lance which would have similar fuel system as cherokee six . These planes have interconnected two tanks on each side so you can not control which tanks gets used first. The fuel selector is either right or left

An Old man goes to his doctor for routine check up . After seeing him he sends him home with some instructions. Couple of weeks later doctor was walking down the street and he saw the old man walking with a young beautiful lady holding hand in hand. Doctor gets a chuckle. Few weeks later the...

Prediction : This thread will even get better at 10 PM tonight when everyone has some Dalwhinnie or something similar

good thread in a while. keep going guys

I always thought battery performs better when its warm. In my experience after refueling stop on a hot day , during the start it spins the propeller like crazy. The battery is 6 + years old and it sits right behind the engine underneath the froward baggage compartment