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    Who likes good PEX?

    There are high temperature versions of PEX used in floor heating and heating loop circuits. YMMV
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    How do aircraft fuel injection systems work?

    I'll just throw the name Hillborn into the mix, just to see what happens, lol.
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    Airbus Ceases A380 Production

    I read somewhere the whole market changed based on what was legal to fly over water. Once they certified aircraft with two engines to fly across the ponds, the three engine jets went away and the four engine jets barely hung on due to large passenger capacity and freight capability. Smaller long...
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    Sniff.....

    If she's gone cold, then all I can say is "Well done". But hey, if a bit of dust is all that's wrong, you just never know, some sunshine may yet reboot her. Or maybe someday if a human hand ever reaches that red ball, maybe they'll leave a plaque on her out of respect.
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    When is a weld OK?

    If the shaft actually snapped, don't try to weld it. The auger has a hollow tube with the stub shafts welded in, you should be able to cut the stub out of the end of the tube (Or have some local shop or friend do it) and either put a new shaft in it or get a new stub assembly made, then stitch...
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    Cylinder compressions low on an IO-360

    First off, they will as long as the operator is proficient. Second, if the issue is lead buildup, it's like a haircut, it will grow back and tighten up on it's own.
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    How is the twins market ?

    I think they're looked at as a bit of an orphan child, and that low drag translates to highly sensitive it would seem? I'm asking because I've never met one in person. I'm trying to bad mouth them a bit because I would love to own one someday and I'm trying to keep the prices down!
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    Top of the market?

    LSA, I can haul myself a small lunch and full fuel for one thing.....
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    Depression and Medical

    It's a catch-22, you may need help but seeking help may get you a diagnosis of depression which will follow you. Refuse any attempt to prescribe SSRI's if you do see a medical professional. I have heard that there are some effective counseling and group therapies, but I have no personal...
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    Let the crazy begin...

    Being on the North side of 250 pounds (I ain't heavy, I'm his brother) most LSA's won't carry enough fuel to leave the pattern if the instructor is coming with..... and flying solo, you have to put all the fuel in the right wing, LOL!
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    Cessna 414 down in Yorba Linda

    I find no such business name registered with the State of Oregon, nor any business listed under the name Antonio Pastini. Given this guy's purported history, I'm betting it was just another sham deal, tax dodge, etc. Maybe he was in witness protection?
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    Cessna 414 down in Yorba Linda

    America is gender fluid now, hadn't you heard?
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    Cessna 414 down in Yorba Linda

    The NTSB dude has a starter armature in his right hand. Wow.
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    How much do you trust sight gauges?

    Or you are running on the wrong tank......
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    Frozen Battery

    If the case was noticeably swollen it may well be toast, or have a very short remaining life. How cold was it? (Geeze that's a loaded question)
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    spotting traffic using the 'lean' method

    In an Aerostar you look straight up through the sun roofs... just because you can, by then the traffic is behind you....
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    Any recommendations for hangar floor epoxy?

    A lifetime ago the Deere dealer I worked for did the floor of the shop bay next to the ones I "owned" when they turned it into a teardown bay for parting out heavy equipment. I cannot recall the name of the product used, but it was professionally applied. Water activated light grey polyurethane...
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    UPDATE: Cable internet signal strength…

    I don't think the modem "falls back" at all, but in order for the LED to turn blue you have to have both sides operating at Gigabit speeds. Plug your laptop into the modem directly and bring up the network connection, it will tell you what speed you're connected at locally. Hell maybe you got a...
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    Millennials

    Texts are digital, so recorded for eternity and no chance of mishearing or being walked on by noise or other transmissions. If the computer generates the strip, it could just as easily transmit it.
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