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  1. MikeS

    Peltor Headsets Repair

    I drug my Peltors all over the place when flying bush in Africa, starting 1990. They never failed and I've still got them hing on the wall at the airport. I went from Peltor ro Halo. Halos are where it's at.
  2. MikeS

    Tires: how old is too old?

    Aviation tires go from the very worst (TON KEEP) to the very best so the "on condition" inspection seems to make the most sense. On motorhomes, whether in use on the highways or not, seven years is considered to be about the time to be thinking of new ones. So they say.
  3. MikeS

    Air-to-Air Cessna 310

    With the R model Cessna took this design to it's ultimate and perfect state. The extended nose to allow CG balancing, together with the extra 25 HP per side takes this design into perfection. Perhaps the Colemill and Riley conversions with the IO-550's (Riley? Dunno) is even better than the...
  4. MikeS

    KR Wing Skin Installation Video

    I just posted my first and probably only YouTube video, thinking this information (up until now fairly obscure since only those who bought the wing skins got the video) will be ov value to a great many out there, particularly those interested in the KR series of aircraft. Dan goes into a lot...
  5. MikeS

    Need vacation idea

    https://sheldonchalet.com/legacy/
  6. MikeS

    White Lightning

    Hopefully your friend is giving some attention to the prop. For this being a racer I'm surprised it's got a paddlewheel propeller. Paul Lipps, designer of Phantom's prop, has influenced just about all the prop makers these days and seeing a prop like this on a fast plane gets my attention...
  7. MikeS

    TurboArrow IV in Sinaloa

    If you'd read the comments as I suggested instead of getting scared . . . . Try Tractor Pulling. Less scary.
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    TurboArrow IV in Sinaloa

    " . . .should be able to read a runway and make a reasonable determination on if the runway is usable or not." True. We would have been fine if I had listened to my passenger and filled in the gully halfway down the runway. A plane with normal gear would not have had a problem with it. A...
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    TurboArrow IV in Sinaloa

    While looking for something else I noticed Sporty's AirFacts Journal still has an article of mine they published some years back. Since this forum is "Aviation Mishaps", this incident is possibly unusual enough to be of interest in case anyone has some time to kill...
  10. MikeS

    Dynamic Prop Balancing PIREP

    Sometimes there are resonance/harmonic issues with certain engines with certain props. (RPM & power setting combinations to avoid) Owner needs to do some research.
  11. MikeS

    Dynamic Prop Balancing PIREP

    Some odds & ends - 0.07 or below is the target IPS since (I've read) humans cannot detect vibration at or below .07 IPS. The accelerometer can. I bought the Dynavibe when it first came out 2007 - one of their first customers. I've done dozens of planes since then. Some interesting things...
  12. MikeS

    Tailbeacon X ??

    What is behind this comment?
  13. MikeS

    TailbeaconX

    Mine was recalled almost as soonn as it was delivered. I didn't ask what the issue was (or maybe I forgot), but is it overwith? Are they shipping this unit? I'd ordered the AV-30 aong with it. Just putting an inquiry out there . . . anybody know? Yes, I can call the factory in the morning ...
  14. MikeS

    Air Conditioner

    Didn't you read the instructions at all?? Of course it has a fan. It also apparently has some type of cooling apparatus to lower the temperature of the air. Sound like it might be water. Evaporative. A small swamp cooler perhaps. They're not expensive and might be worth it. Why express an...
  15. MikeS

    Air Conditioner

    Is this just a small, portable swamp cooler? If so, swamp coolers work great if humidity is low - Nevada, Arizona, even SoCal to some extent. Maybe not so good for Texas, Florida. Even in these humid environments the cool, humid air of a swamp cooler can be better than nothing . . . and...
  16. MikeS

    Air Conditioner

    Portable, so suitable for rental aircraft. Independent of aircraft's power. Self contained. Just, possibly, the thing to put in the cockpit/fuselage half an hour before departure when getting ready to fly a heat-soaked airplane that's been sitting on the ramp for two days since last flight...
  17. MikeS

    Medical vs Aviation O2 systems?

    Well if my understanding is wrong I appreciate the corrections. Mixing concentration with saturation is apparently a thought malfunction on my part. So many responded I'll agree I may very well be all wet. I see references however to 90% saturation somehow being acceptable. If my saturation...
  18. MikeS

    310 Twin Cessna Annual Inspection

    Everything certificated costs a bundle to annual, repair, etc. You've sure got with the R model the best light twin ever made.
  19. MikeS

    who has right of way, backtaxi vs landing aircraft?

    Curious. Just what terminology would you use for back taxiing?
  20. MikeS

    Medical vs Aviation O2 systems?

    If you'll look into the actual specs of the unit - which is nothing more than a re-badged Inogen One G5 medical unit, you'll find it's maximum saturation capacity is 90%. You apparently are taking your information from the intro splash screen at the website where they sell these re-badged...
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