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  1. edo2000

    Manually pulling prop though in cold weather

    I agree. This myth comes from bush flying exploits in the 1920's and 30's (maybe 40's and 50's, too) with pilots parking beside a tiny cabin on a lake at 30 below. Those guys didn't have red dragon heaters, high quality engine covers, multi-vis oil, or electric starters. The only heat source...
  2. edo2000

    Manually pulling prop though in cold weather

    I thought the opposite direction propping question was covered pretty well, so I didn't address it. It is less likely to get an inadvertent engine start. But I assumed you were mostly interested in effective starting procedures for colder conditions, which is what I, and a few others were...
  3. edo2000

    Manually pulling prop though in cold weather

    Because it is that cold much of the time in northern regions and flying goes on anyway. And without crawling in the baggage compartment and removing/replacing the battery before/after every flight. I flew a C185 and Bellanca Scout on skiis for decades in Alaska; I removed batteries when they...
  4. edo2000

    Manually pulling prop though in cold weather

    Usually, you do. But if your battery is in the aft fuselage(typical) it is still at 15 below, or whatever. You really want the engine to catch on the first couple of blades. The procedure described makes a big difference.
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    Manually pulling prop though in cold weather

    I learned to fly in Alaska, and this is pretty much what I always did, including pre-priming and pulling the prop through. I don't know how effective propping is for freeing up the oil, but the pre-priming and propping does make a huge difference on starting when cold. If your battery is a...
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    Mixture Leaning

    Yeah, that's the way I remember it on the Kenai Peninsula. It was a definite reeducation to go from a 300hp/C185 based at sea level in Alaska to 180 and 160hp fixed pitch prop aircraft based at 6000 msl in New Mexico. You use the mixture control a lot more and you use a lot more runway, too. I...
  7. edo2000

    Mixture Leaning

    Yes, I read your post. In it, you said a lot of things and you even mentioned that in Colorado it makes sense to lean to best power for takeoff. All I said was, that for large sections of the country where high DA is common, including states other than Colorado, you better know how to set the...
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    Overhaul local or factory

    I think staying local is a good idea, if the local shop does several engines every year and has a good reputation. It seems that the big-name engine shops have approximately as many complaints as the little guys do. I have purchased several overhauls over the years and always went with small...
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    Mixture Leaning

    But, then, many of us do operate at higher altitude airports. I learned to fly in Alaska (Soldotna - PASX - altitude ~110 ft). Summers were cool, full rich worked well for T/O and pre-landing checklist. Recently, I moved to New Mexico, western slope of Rockies. My hangar is at ~6000 msl and...
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    Is it time?

    I think you mean overhauled in Mena, AR. I lived in Alaska for 50 years and never heard of Mena. :) Good luck with your engine issue. It does sound like you have gotten pretty good service out of it the past 21 years.
  11. edo2000

    Handheld Radios

    I have an Icom A14 that I bought used on Ebay. No problems with it in 3 years. Don't use it a lot, but have never had any complaints of weak transmissions. Didn't know about the Sporty's model with VOR/Glideslope capability when I bought the Icom. I think I would have gone with the Sporty's...
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    Clipper photos (late 1930s)

    Yeah, thanks for the post. Those were fantastic airplanes. That was a pretty horrific story about the Japanese arresting and executing all crew and passengers on a commercial airline flight in order to gain some engine technology. I'm surprised to have never heard of this before if it is true.
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    Good flying books?

    The Thousand Mile War. Non-fiction about WWII in the Aleutians. It isn't strictly aviation but flight operations make up most of the content. Interesting read.
  14. edo2000

    O-320 Cruise Rpms

    Interesting thread. I've wondered about this myself. The RV9A I'm flying now has an 0-320 and I find myself running in the 2300-2400 range a lot. It has a fixed (cruise) pitch Sensenich and a placard that limits max rpm to 2600. Fuel consumption is considerably higher at the higher rpms. TAS...
  15. edo2000

    When can you afford an airplane?

    To continue this, it probably means is that if you are a U.S. citizen, you are probably in that top 15% that was mentioned, whether you work for wages or not.
  16. edo2000

    Title Search/Insurance

    Title searches are fairly inexpensive- usually $60-$90. On one fairly recent aircraft purchase of mine, my title report showed a $16K unreleased lien against the aircraft. I showed this to the seller and he ended up paying the same title search outfit to research the lien and clear it. Turns...
  17. edo2000

    Grumman AA-5B Mechanic

    I owned a Tiger for a couple of years and upgraded to an RV for more or less the same reasons as @danhagan - mostly better high altitude performance, since I'm based well above 6000' now. I agree with most here that a Tiger is one of the best bang-for-buck, fun and inexpensive, short to medium...
  18. edo2000

    Experimental Aircraft

    I think this is very true. When I was shopping for my RV, I noticed a surprising number of completed planes with very low hours, placed on the market by the builder. Several of these didn't even have the flight testing done. I was trying to imagine putting blood, sweat, tears, and all of my...
  19. edo2000

    What would you do if you found out the plane you bought was not airworthy?

    I think this is generally true. I am guilty of taking shortcuts on aircraft purchases myself. I don't do it any more. It is always tempting to skip the expense, complexity, and effort of doing comprehensive pre-buy inspections, title searches, and creating well-crafted contracts, especially...
  20. edo2000

    757 vs bird

    Must have been a big bird. Serious damage but they landed OK. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/thunder/2017/10/28/thunder-team-plane-dented-nose-carmelo-anthony-steven-adams/809649001/
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