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  1. biplanebob

    "Mild ADD"

    mscard88, being denied a medical, your student is knocked out of Sport Pilot, His 1988 medical is too far back to use toward Basic med. His only chance is testing and a special issuance( $$$ )for 3rd class and the letting it lapse into Basic or Sport.
  2. biplanebob

    Sky Diving...

    Be sure that one of the family jewels is not caught under a leg strap.........you will know it when the chute opens !
  3. biplanebob

    Pennsylvania GA pulse

    Pottsville,PA is home of Yuengling beer. :)
  4. biplanebob

    Hoppies #9

    for cleaning Lycoming fuel injector nozzles, goggle Lycoming Service Instruction No. 1275C, it discusses the various solvents and recommended soaking times.
  5. biplanebob

    New Grill

    jallenO: clean the grill, turn all the burners up to MAX, let it run for an hour with the temperature gage redlined.....that should kill all of the hanta virus. LOL
  6. biplanebob

    Gotta love a pretty spring day

    pulling prop thru to check for hydraulic lock in the lower cylinders. yellow rag attached to a manifold drain valve.
  7. biplanebob

    Attempted Scam

    My mother got the scam call from "her favorite grandson" she stumped the chump by asking "which one" and then hung-up. She may be old, but she is not stupid !
  8. biplanebob

    Kidney stone

    go to the general practice doctor for a wellness check.....sit in a waiting room full of sick people......a few days later you have the same cold. flu or bug that they had.
  9. biplanebob

    Have u ever scrapped a flight because of a “feeling”?

    Winds at 30MPH on a roof by way of a ladder would be a No-Go for me.... and I am a former skydiver and fly an open cockpit biplane. :)
  10. biplanebob

    I Gotta Problem With My Radio

    Many years ago, I had a Genave Alpha 200 that did the same thing, the shop's repair was to open the cover and flex the long selector shaft enough to slip the gear back into the proper mesh, followed by lubing the bearings at the ends of the shaft.
  11. biplanebob

    DWI/3rd Class Medical/HIMS

    watching an old topic with a new OP, we have all seen this argument before.
  12. biplanebob

    [N/A] City Road Repair

    Pennsylvania potholes
  13. biplanebob

    Tire Wear Caused by Runway

    I saw that kind of tire wear in the late 1970's at Queen City Airport in Allentown, PA. The runway was coated with a "slurry seal"and fine stone chips........very abrasive for a while. Bob
  14. biplanebob

    Lets make Friday 'Joke Day'!

    Norwegian Virgin Wedding Olaf Swenson, out in his pasture in northern Minnesota, took a lightning-quick kick from a cow...right in his crotch; writhing in agony, he fell to the ground. As soon as he could manage, he took himself to the doctor. He said: "How bad is it Doc? I'm going on my...
  15. biplanebob

    Mini 4 Yoke Mount

    Search ebay for mini4 hybrid case and for RAM mounts, combine the two with a few pieces of hardware, the attached photo is a mount for a Nexus 4
  16. biplanebob

    Battery Heater

    Tanis makes a battery heat pad but it appears to be for batteries much larger than our typical GA light aircraft batteries. ( It is 115 volts 74 watts, size 38.5 x 4 , part # TBP2648-38-115/74 ) So the concept works, it is just a matter of finding a compatible size, and FAA ? approval for...
  17. biplanebob

    DIY iPad Yoke Mount??

    Mount for a Nexus7 tablet, Assembled from a rubber case from bobjgear, a piece of birch plywood from a local craft store, and a Ram ball mount. Fasteners are #10 countersunk screws, tinnerman washers and acorn nuts.
  18. biplanebob

    DIY iPad Yoke Mount??

    tablet mount from the previous post, mounted to the panel. Used a Ram ball mount into an unused instrument hole cover.
  19. biplanebob

    DIY iPad Yoke Mount??

    Old cell phone used as a tablet for Avare, a hybrid case from ebay with a Ram ball mount and arm.
  20. biplanebob

    Most memorable experience

    Wake turbulence and 90 degree bank just after take-off, in a small homebuilt biplane while taking off behind a Stearman.
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