Forum: Messages
08-30-12, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 80,943
Fly In
I have made my reservations at the Bed & Breakfast, to stay the night of 6th. I will fly in as early as I can on Thursday morning and stay over night and do the flight down the Hudson with the group...
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Forum: Messages
08-24-12, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 80,943
SOAP Meeting
How many are coming so far. I can not find the list anywhere. Dale Campbell
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Forum: Messages
07-31-12, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 80,943
2010 Meeting
Hi Larry,
Do you have any information on the hotels or dates of meetings and the day of the Hudson river flight yet. Dale
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Forum: Messages
06-20-12, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 80,943
Fall SOAP Meeting
Hi Larry,
Sounds like a good meeting location. I Always wanted to do the flight down the Hudson, but since the Towers came down, I figured it was not possible. Sounds like fun with a group of 337's....
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Forum: Messages
03-05-12, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 45,483
New 337 Driver
Welcome aboard, we need more people like yourself out there. I have been to the meetings and you will enjoy our group of good guys. We all have a lot in comand, we love the 337's.
Dale
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Forum: Messages
03-05-12, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 30,779
Engine out Test
On the head temperatures. The day was 55 degree F when I did my test flight and the temp stayed close to normal. Look at video again and you can see on the right side of my panel. The temp on head...
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Forum: Messages
02-29-12, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 30,779
377 Engine Out Test
Yes Herb,
It was a turbo that failed from what I heard and they could not keep the 337 flying.
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Forum: Messages
02-29-12, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 30,779
Video of 337H engine out test
I just put a video on U-Tube of my test flight shutting down first rear engine and then the front engine under differant conditions. We had 3 men on board total weight 620 pounds.
With tanks near...
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Forum: Messages
05-25-11, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 19,592
Window Mode
I had a vent scoop installed in the small triangle window on pilots side. It works great in flight on my 337H. It adds more fresh air for pilot side.
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Forum: Messages
05-24-11, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 63,497
Car Rental
Hi Herb,
I did not rent anything. I figured I would wait for taxi or airport shuttle to hotel. And see what everyone else was doing. Dale
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Forum: Messages
05-23-11, 08:36 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 25,531
Dead Battery
Twice I had a problem with no power to starter. Once after flying for 2 hours I landed for a fuel stop on Sunday with no one around but my son-in-law. I had no power to rear engine starter. I hand...
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Forum: Messages
05-15-11, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 63,497
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Forum: Messages
05-05-11, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 29,191
Paint Job
I had my 337H stripped and repainted at Smoke Town Airport in Pa. 10 years ago at a price of 12K. They did a beutiful job and it is 3 colors see my photo, and only took them 4 weeks to get my plane...
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Forum: Messages
04-30-11, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 63,497
Dayton Meeting
I am going to try this year to be there. My wife is still under treatment for AML Lukiemia and we can not plan to far ahead. It will be down to the week before the meeting, that I will know for sure....
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Forum: Messages
04-15-11, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 65,744
Exhaust Leak
I had a undected leak in rear muffler and the A/P did not even find it during annual. I found it! He was about to put the cowl back on when he finished the annual, when I was there and I noticed a...
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Forum: Messages
12-25-10, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 17,236
Soap Meeting
I like Dayton,OHIO. The best Air museum in the USA is at Wright Pat. Air Force Base. Hell the rummers are the Flying Sauser they recovered in 1947 is even there. Maybe they will give our special...
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Forum: Messages
12-06-10, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 23,492
Cowl flap motors
If you can not clean the motors yourself, it is good to have someone to do it for you. I had both my front and rear slow down and then quit, do to gummy motor brushes. I pulled both cleaned with...
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Forum: Messages
09-22-10, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 20,464
New Seat Lock Devis
When I took my 337 in for annual at O/N at Seamans airport in Pa. in 2009, the a/p told me Cessna was offering a new locking devise for pilot seat for free and I would have to pay if I wanted it on...
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Forum: Messages
09-20-10, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 20,464
Seat Rails
Do you know a safety devise was offered last year which Cessna would pay to have installed on pilot seat. You could also pay to be installed on co-pilot seat. I had it done and they work great. It...
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Forum: Messages
08-18-10, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 27,201
Gear Doors
I just replaced my 2 Main gear down lock switches. They gave me a lot of problems with intermittent gear doors failing to close. I checked the resistance with a meter across both switches and found...
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Forum: Messages
08-09-10, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 24,081
Site Speed
I switch from DSL to Com Cast Cable and the speed is much faster. The site at this end is very fast with little or no problems. Dale
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Forum: Messages
07-12-10, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 19,816
T210 NTSB Accident Report
Well the T210 fatal accident in Lock Haven, Pa according to the NTSB was a total engine failure just short of airport, not a pilot error on the fuel exhaustion.
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Forum: Messages
06-30-10, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 19,816
T210 Crash
The signs of smoke before engine quit, was more than likely a engine failure. The cowl on pilot side had 2 large holes indicating something blew out the side of the engine or a jug blew off. I think...
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Forum: Messages
06-28-10, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 19,816
Good Reason to have a 337
This past week there was a fatal crash of a Cessna T210 at Piper Memorial Airport less than 500 yards from runway. The pilot called for airport info just miles away with 3 on board. Seconds later he...
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Forum: Messages
03-17-10, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 82
Views: 377,027
Crash
I have already recieved a service bulletin from the FAA concerning this crash. It states the failure at station 150 in wing. They stated every one should check if you had the modification of wing...
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