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Forum: Messages 10-05-24, 09:36 AM
Replies: 7
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Posted By n86121
Thoughts...

The uavionics stuff I THINK is adsB over UAT, aka 978 Mhz only, which is only a USA thing and upfeeds weather too. I don't know if there is any ADSB WX up in Canada.

But that is all invisible to...
Forum: Messages 10-05-24, 09:25 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,916
Posted By n86121
Interesting

Trying to visualize and understand airflow around a 45 deg angle...
Forum: Messages 09-27-24, 04:54 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,916
Posted By n86121
Oil vent tube - An "Inny or an outey?"

All-knowing Skymater Wiseman (and 'wimmen), lend me your ears...

Instead of schmeering my elevator with oil,
my rear vent tube goes down and vents out and below as attached in the photo.
Fancy...
Forum: Messages 08-25-24, 03:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,621
Posted By n86121
For what it is worth

The basic requirements are obviously the right ratio of fuel and air for whatever conditions need to be such that combustion will occur.

An old grizzled mechanic, (Danny Fragass, Clinto Aero MD)...
Forum: Messages 06-30-24, 10:39 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 8,149
Posted By n86121
Thoughts from a T model owner, non-pressurized

What year/style is your currrent bird?

What I've heard is insurance on the P models getting harder / pricier.

Other thing not obvious, in the P model the AC MUST be working,
you can't just open a...
Forum: Messages 06-16-24, 10:24 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 8,054
Posted By n86121
I say superficial

I'm not an AI, but it looks ugly but superficial to me.

My limited knowledge comes from owning 84 alfa spider that I had restored, and a boat.

Thing to do would be to have someone knowledgeable...
Forum: Messages 05-04-24, 11:56 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 8,534
Posted By n86121
Spousal Market Study - Initial result

Good News!

Having now flown from Washington DC to Kissimmee and Venice FL on two trips, I then asked my wife,

"With those trips to FL, next time would you prefer the skymaster or commercial?"

We...
Forum: Parts For Sale 04-28-24, 02:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 43,845
Posted By n86121
Still for sale?

Still for sale?
Forum: Messages 04-21-24, 01:44 PM
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Views: 18,659
Posted By n86121
Interesting: Gals/100 miles

Last night I was thinking about not GPH but MPG for a long trip ~1200 miles each way.
To come up with a good rule of thumb factor,

"What is the difference in time and gallons ...per 100 miles?"
Or...
Forum: Messages 03-31-24, 01:33 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 20,118
Posted By n86121
Interior plastic bits

My interior was done by the crew who do Air Force One, next door, at Andrews AFB.

First I bought new plastic bits, which are thicker than the original.
They mostly fit, but a heat gun got them...
Forum: Messages 03-30-24, 05:47 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 20,118
Posted By n86121
Airtex has the pattern for carpeat and headliner,...

Airtex has the pattern for carpeat and headliner, so that's the easiest there.
You can just buy them and they will ship to you,

Everything else, go to a nearby high end auto interior shop.
There are...
Forum: Messages 03-24-24, 07:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 23,705
Posted By n86121
I gotta say I have come to really like my turbos

As a former helicopter pilot/owner, I saw little need to even go to 1,000 ft AGL.

A heli can always autorotate and land w zero airspeed, so you just stay near open areas in case. No need for...
Forum: Messages 03-08-24, 11:17 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 22,997
Posted By n86121
From my excruciating review of TCM manuals,...

From my excruciating review of TCM manuals,
interlaced into T337D performance charts...

75% ROP will give around 150knots IAS @ 13.3gph (ea) x2 = 26.5 gph
65% LOP will give around 140knots IAS @...
Forum: Messages 03-07-24, 06:28 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 22,997
Posted By n86121
Another lean of peak question

The logical time to put in an engine analyzer will be during annual when the other things are being done. I just came out of annual, so it will be a while, unless I decide to ground the airplane for...
Forum: Messages 03-07-24, 05:26 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 43,506
Posted By n86121
"Serenity" - Nice name

I read somewhere that Ceasar had a war horse with strange feet named "Toes"

But, I just couldn't reconcile that name/image with my 337...
Forum: Messages 03-07-24, 05:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 29,604
Posted By n86121
And uplock microswitches

It's been a few years, but as I recall,
the system is designed to prevent doors from closing
until all the microswitches confirm the gear is fully locked either up or down.

I vaguely recall an...
Forum: Messages 02-24-24, 01:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 51,313
Posted By n86121
This will make you feel better

When in my 20's (1980's) I bought an Enstrom helicopter....to impress girls.
And yeah, it was a lot of fun.

I had the requisite 40 hours or so in a Robinson R22 to get the rating,
then went...
Forum: Messages 02-11-24, 04:16 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 115,674
Posted By n86121
excellent, thanks!

excellent, thanks!
Forum: Messages 02-10-24, 09:37 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 115,674
Posted By n86121
I'd love to see the LOP chart for your RSTOL T337D

That will help inch me over the line to buy the engine monitor..
Forum: Aircraft For Sale 02-04-24, 12:13 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 36,878
Posted By n86121
As owner of an RSTOL ref 4 kids

If you can find a Robertson STOL (as is mine)
your gross takeoff weight goes up to 4700 lbs.

IF you takeoff full, 128 gals, 768 lbs, and 3k empty weight,
that still leaves you 932 lbs of people...
Forum: Messages 01-19-24, 10:40 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 38,377
Posted By n86121
Consideration

Unless you are trying to maintain the antique style, I'd step up to a shadin or equivalent.

I was the first person to put a shadin in my helicopter in the 1980's. A helicopter fuel gauge is only...
Forum: Parts For Sale 01-07-24, 10:15 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 43,845
Posted By n86121
Insight G4 considerations

What does this G4 include?

There is the basic EGT CHT
Then options for
Fuel flow, which requires either dual sensors or interface to exisiting sensors
Vibration, which requires RPM
Engine power,...
Forum: Messages 01-06-24, 12:28 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 50,790
Posted By n86121
Is that installed price for 2 G275s?

"My family has 275s installed on one 337E and I'm doing another install now on my 337G"

"Figure all in 10-13k"

Is that 'you' doing (two) of them, them" and just the price of parts,
or fully...
Forum: Messages 01-06-24, 10:03 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 115,674
Posted By n86121
9.5 gph per engine about 60%

About 60% power?

I've got GAMI's I installed two years ago,
when TCM was backordered for injectors for months,
and I could buy a complete set of GAMIS shipped next day for about the same.

It's...
Forum: Parts For Sale 01-03-24, 06:02 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 28,604
Posted By n86121
SEATS - one front, two middle gray cloth

Years ago before I decided to just fully redo my OWN 6 seats,
I bought a set of two front, two mid, about the same color gray.

One front was damaged, the two mid row seats fine.

I don't need them,...
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