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172, 182, Dakota, Cherokee.. all good choices for somebody with under 500hrs. I wanted complex and high performance endorsement so bought an Arrow II

I try to forget I'm 69.. bye now

Just ONE reason I don't like foreflight.. now try not screaming at me

I've installed a few and don't like them. High failure rate, intermittent functioning

You can install an inspection panel.. just saying

Ignore it, hot pipes igniting small amount of gas vapor in the exhaust probably

Small yard only, don't let the grass grow too high. I've been very disappointed with battery powered chainsaws, etc.

Under 75 watts only for me.. thermostat or not

Actually I've seen a lot of belt driven reduction drives. Rotax 503, Subaru water cooled 4cyl, VW when not direct driver

T This ^^^ hail damage will seriously hurt your plane's value

This is correct ∆∆.. impulse coupling retards the spark to TDC for starting without kickback AND snap/swings the magnet fast enough to generate the secondary spark energy

Thanks for the detailed information. My lyco with Bendix injection hot starts best with mixture cut-off, 1/3 throttle.. when it starts toss in normal mixture

Newest stealth aircraft

Aircraft manifold gauge reads ABSOLUTE pressure. Open throttle allows HIGHER absolute pressure in the manifold. Automotive manifold gauges are reading amount of VACUUM in the manifold. Open throttle creates LESS VACUUM.. for whatever reason the auto industry chose to measure vacuum so more...

Well, the stall horn should function without being dependent on the alternator field power. I would change that when convenient. Main DC bus is appropriate, very low power draw on the stall horn

I started with light sport to save money. A year later I upgraded to ppl.. very logical

FYI: some owners install an impulse coupled mag on the RH location for better starting. They must remove a wire "jumper" on the mag switch that grounds the p lead for the RH mag (for start only)

As you stated the LH magneto should have the impulse coupling for start-up. The RH mag kicks in once the engine is running. The magneto starting SWITCH disables the RH mag for starting.

When I was just an AP without the IA ticket, I maintained trainers for a flight school. For annuals a local IA would come to my maintenance hangar and inspect/discuss my work. His preference was to sign ANNUAL under my log entry in the aircraft logbook, and just leave my entry in the engine...

Agreed