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Forum: Parts Sources 05-09-13, 11:40 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 51,361
Posted By Rick Gardner
Thanks!

Hello Herb, than you very much.

Rick
Forum: Parts Sources 05-07-13, 04:26 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 51,361
Posted By Rick Gardner
Pressurized 337 windows

Does anyone have a source for the windscreen and side windows for a pressurized 1979 Skymaster?

Thanks
Forum: Messages 04-13-11, 03:53 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 41,330
Posted By Rick Gardner
Janitrol heater

Can the Janitrol heater be removed on a P model? We operate 100% of the time in the Caribbean, Mexico and Ceentral America. Never have a problem being too cold.

I would like to permanently remove...
Forum: Messages 04-13-11, 03:48 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 13,311
Posted By Rick Gardner
Stec 55x

I have a 1976 P model with the STEC 55X autpilot with the altitude and vertical speed pre-select option. My previous airplane was a C206 with the KAP 140 with the same features. The difference...
Forum: Messages 04-13-11, 03:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 15,068
Posted By Rick Gardner
Beware Mundo Maya airport DOES NOT have AVGAS.

Beware Mundo Maya airport DOES NOT have AVGAS.
Forum: Parts For Sale 01-29-11, 06:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 18,881
Posted By Rick Gardner
It is absolutely ridiculous

Mine needs to be replaced and I cannot fathom how they could ask for such a price for this part. I have not seen the unit removed but how complicated can such a part be? Makes the reed horn type in a...
Forum: Parts For Sale 01-29-11, 11:12 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 18,881
Posted By Rick Gardner
Stall Warning Vane "Lift Detector"

I am looking for a stall switch for my 1976 P337. Cessna calls it a "lift detector", with the Cessna part number S1672-10 or the manufactururer Safe Flight 191-1. Does anyone have a serviceable...
Forum: Messages 04-06-10, 09:13 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 27,767
Posted By Rick Gardner
Autopilot

Actually m problem is both vertical and lateral. If you set it on HDG mode to intercept an airway it reacts like a drunken sailor. It will blow thorugh it, turn back, go through it again while at the...
Forum: Messages 04-05-10, 10:09 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 27,767
Posted By Rick Gardner
Autopilot

OK Thanks, that's a new one. I will try it tomorrow. We are in Cabo San Lucas right now headed fo Puerto Vallarta tomorrow morning and then back to Cancun so there are plenty of miles to try it out...
Forum: Messages 04-05-10, 11:50 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 27,767
Posted By Rick Gardner
Autopilot

Static lines checked, servo motor removed and set to factory torque settings, rigging checked for proper tensions.
Forum: Messages 04-04-10, 01:05 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 27,767
Posted By Rick Gardner
STEC Autopilot

I have an STEC 55X in our 76 model and it reallly does not work well at all. I have spent thousands to have the computer, transducer etc. sent to STEC. We had a King KAP140 in out Cessna206 and it...
Forum: Messages 01-04-10, 09:45 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,425
Posted By Rick Gardner
Yes it works

It definately is!
Forum: Messages 01-02-10, 01:09 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,425
Posted By Rick Gardner
Many thanks to SOAPA

Herb, thanks again for the information. Got the parts, my friend the A&P/IA installed them in Playa del Carmen, we are legal and were back in operation to make a short trip through the Yucatan with a...
Forum: Messages 12-21-09, 11:16 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,425
Posted By Rick Gardner
Herb, thank you for the quick response. Yes, that...

Herb, thank you for the quick response. Yes, that looks like the part! I can call from here and get it ordered, thank you very much!
Forum: Messages 12-21-09, 10:20 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,425
Posted By Rick Gardner
Fuel tank drains

I am currently down here in Mexico and have a leaking fuel tank drain which we cannot get to stop. I have a friend who is a USA A&P/IA down here right now who can do the repair and another friend...
Forum: Messages 05-18-09, 05:14 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 33,872
Posted By Rick Gardner
eAPIS experience

Hello Paul, the CBP decal is not a REQUIRED data element and can be ommitted. You will still need to have a decal. I would recommend getting a decal before you leave the country because if not, then...
Forum: Messages 03-04-09, 05:24 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 33,872
Posted By Rick Gardner
eAPIS

Hello Steve, I will answer as much as I can. We have had multiple meetings with CBP in Washington and have made 10 eAPIS submissions thus far. Right now we are in Costa Rica headed back to the USA...
Forum: Recommended Destinations and Fuel Stops 02-25-09, 10:05 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 27,464
Posted By Rick Gardner
Problems with eAPIS

We have been working with AOPA and US Customs and Border Protection in Washington on the eAPIS implentation and forwarding the issues that we, and our customers, are having with the system. We...
Forum: Messages 01-04-09, 06:37 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 16,432
Posted By Rick Gardner
Half the route is over water, but it is the last...

Half the route is over water, but it is the last half. I am worried about what you pointed out, no prior history in this particular aircraft.

I am already looking at La Ceiba, Honduras for a fuel...
Forum: Messages 01-04-09, 03:06 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 16,432
Posted By Rick Gardner
Thanks Ernie, this is very helpful. Actually, I...

Thanks Ernie, this is very helpful.

Actually, I am from Nassau, Bahamas myself so you are in my old stomping grounds. I will be over that way visiting family during the first week of February after...
Forum: Messages 01-04-09, 12:40 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 16,432
Posted By Rick Gardner
'73 non-turbo 337 performance

I may be ferrying a '73 model 337, non-turbo. Our 337 is a P337 so I would like to get some realistic performance numbers on the non-turbo '73 model for fuel planning purposes. Since much of the trip...
Forum: Recommended Destinations and Fuel Stops 11-04-08, 05:18 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 20,997
Posted By Rick Gardner
2008 AOPA Expo

We will be at the AOPA Government affairs booth SP5 at the AOPA Expo in San Jose, CA. We will be happy to answer any questions that you may have regarding flying to Mexico, Central America and/or the...
Forum: Parts Sources 09-13-08, 06:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 16,244
Posted By Rick Gardner
Thanks

Thanks for the information
Forum: Recommended Destinations and Fuel Stops 07-27-08, 11:21 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 23,291
Posted By Rick Gardner
Just eleased - VFR WAC charts for all of Mexico

I am happy to announce that the ALL NEW VFR WAC charts for all of Mexico are finally available to the General Aviation community. The project to develop these charts arose from Mexico’s General...
Forum: Recommended Destinations and Fuel Stops 07-22-08, 06:59 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 18,943
Posted By Rick Gardner
Mexico and Bahamas Presentations at Oshkosh

We will be conducting a presentation on Flying to the Bahamas on Wednesday, July 30 from 4:00 - 5:15 and another presentation on Flying to Mexico on Thursday, July 31 from 2:30 - 3:45. Both...
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