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Something trapping air in the oil cooler? Sort of a vapor lock phenomenon. Maneuvers move the block out of the way momentarily. Maybe time for an oil cooler flush? Steve

Earplugs for all - definitely. They may have them available for purchase in the Museum store, but probably best to pick some up ahead of time at the local Wal Mart or sporting goods store. After the show, make sure you tour the museum. Lots of cool simulators for the kids (and you?). They have a...

You can just park at the Naval Aviation Museum and walk back to the ramp about 30 minutes before flight time. They have bleachers set up adjacent to the taxiway, and usually a few docents are there to tell sea stories. If you really want a unique perspective, make a resrvation to view it from...

Kestrel is my home field. I flew out of there today and passed right over the crash site. Charred wreckage in big pieces... Didn't know the fellow who crashed, I heard that he had only based there for a month or two. Kestrel can be tricky to get in and out, but I can only recall one other...

But vision is only tested at the medical. I'm being (somewhat) facetious, but simply to illustrate that absence of a condition from the 'disqualified' list doesn't mean you aren't disqualified... Steve

It doesn't list blindness either, but that omission doesn't allow you to fly 'blind'.

I'll second the suggestion to check/change your plugs. My IO-360 (with Slick Start) had started flawlessly for 11 years. 2 months after the annual (which included sending the Champion massive electrode plugs off for cleaning/gapping/testing), I began to have trouble starting. It ran great once...

Yes, but they also used the Slingsby Firefly... Steve

They went out of the kit business years ago. You still can find some kits (and manuals) on eBay (at a premium).

Fahnestock clips. Also haven't seen them in a long time... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahnestock_clip Steve

I will do almost anything to avoid airline travel. Obviously, flying to HI, or time critical trip, and i have to. I like to think of my airplane as a highly exclusive airline: You know everyone on the flight Every seat is a window seat Your luggage always makes it, since you load it...

As do I. Stuff happens... Steve

The problem I have with three ring binders is that you can lose a page more easily than a bound "logbook". My aircraft came from the factory with 4 separate bound logs for airframe, engine, prop, and one titled "Record of Installations and Modifications". Steve

Nice pictures. We fly down there frequently (from TX), but usually fly into Jack Edwards (KJKA) in Gulf Shores, which is closer to our condo on Perdido Key. They also have a couple of good FBOs.

Use "Copy Module to Unit" There is a firmware module in the rack that retains configuration data if the unit is removed. If the configuration in the unit differs from the module (because of a memory battery swap, replacement unit, etc.) it allows you to specify which configuration data set to...

On the GoPro I use, viewing angle is 185 degrees. Steve

Check the battery and battery contacts. I recall mine doing something like that many years ago. I wound up replacing it with a CO Guardian 553 carbon monoxide detector, which has all of the timer functions, a DA computer, OAT gauge, plus the CO detector, of course. Steve

I have to agree with Henning on this one. Converted the AC on my '89 vette to r134a a few years back and it cools better than ever. I know all about the theoretical thermodynamics arguments, but in my N of one, it works! Of course, I was probably low on r12, and I did replace the orifice as...

I fly to (and hike in) Sedona a lot. The area is not conducive to off-airport landings. High DA (especially in Summer), up- and down-drafts, and the relative scarcity of runways means you had better be on your A game... Steve

Shorten it 1/2", drill new hole?