Forum: Messages
02-03-05, 06:42 PM
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Owen:
Fantastic attention to detail. Some of...
Owen:
Fantastic attention to detail. Some of the best I have seen. Very impressive. I am more eager than ever to try it out.
Rick:
While crude in comparison to the work Owen't team is doing, I...
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Forum: Messages
02-03-05, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 29
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Forum: Messages
02-03-05, 11:26 AM
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Forum: Messages
01-30-05, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 20
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Forum: Messages
01-28-05, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 39,662
I took the course several years ago and really...
I took the course several years ago and really found it to be helpful. Also, CPA has been a great resource for me after I got the chance to meet them face to face. I highly recommend the course. I...
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Forum: Messages
01-24-05, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 7
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Well, I haven't really thought about it. It's...
Well, I haven't really thought about it. It's always interesting to get together with other Skymaster owners for a few hours. I doubt we would have enough people to do anything very "organized",...
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Forum: Messages
01-23-05, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 20,445
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Forum: Messages
01-23-05, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 21
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I have a vague recollection that I read...
I have a vague recollection that I read (somewhere) that Scott got permission to distribute the Whittaker letters from the family, on the premise that he was going to continue the labor of love that...
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Forum: Messages
01-23-05, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 25
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Forum: Messages
01-23-05, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 1
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The TRUTH about Micro-VG's
Everything I have read about Micro-VG's seems pretty favorable. However, the degree to which they enhance performance seems to vary considerably from one aircraft type to another. Of those who have...
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Forum: Messages
01-23-05, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 47,241
Among ALLl common pressurized twins (including...
Among ALLl common pressurized twins (including the p-baron, duke, 340, 414, 421), the P-Skymaster has the best published single engine rate of climb, and comes in at 2nd place on single engine...
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Forum: Messages
01-23-05, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Messages
01-23-05, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 9
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Performance
I fly a 76 P-Model. I usually flight plan it for 170 KTAS door-to-door at 29 inches and 2400 RPM (around 65% power depending on temp) at 14,000 to 17,000 ft. The actual level cruise is higher, but...
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Forum: Messages
01-16-05, 03:01 AM
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Replies: 3
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Congrats!
Congratulations. I just checked out last year and am really enjoying flying such a capable and solid airplane.
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Forum: Messages
01-16-05, 02:53 AM
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Replies: 27
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337 Crash
Certainly an unfortunate incident and, as you say, not very likely to be simple pilot error given the experience of the pilot. As a totally "green" skymaster pilot trainee, I can remember an...
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Forum: Messages
01-05-05, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 4
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Logging A&P Time
Dave:
Do you know exactly what the regs are for logging A&P time. One guy told me that he thought you had to be a "full time" apprentice for a period of time. Is that your understanding? How much...
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Forum: Messages
01-04-05, 01:27 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 20,473
RTC Sucks!
Actually, I'm just trying to bait the guy who owns the place.
RTC is great. I mean, what do you expect for what they charge? Talked to Flightsafety lately? (even if they had a 337, which they...
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Forum: Messages
01-04-05, 01:12 AM
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Replies: 3
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Dave..Really
Are you really coming to Key West? That's one hell of a flight.
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Forum: Messages
01-04-05, 12:56 AM
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Replies: 6
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Caymans Yeah!
Ron:
Good luck with your trip in February.
I have always wanted to do the Cayman Caravan, and hope to make it happen this year. Nice to see another Tennessean braving that Cuban airspace...
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Forum: Messages
01-04-05, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 16
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MEI
I recently went through all of this, so it is fairly fresh in my mind. My situation was somewhat different, however. I was just a fresh Single Engine Private pilot with the goal of getting rated...
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Forum: Messages
08-10-04, 11:44 AM
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Forum: Messages
08-09-04, 11:17 PM
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Replies: 80
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Finally Insured!
It has been my goal for quite a while to get insured in my Dad's 76 P Model. I finally managed it, and thought I would pass along what it takes for a low time pilot to get insured in one of these...
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Forum: Messages
02-26-04, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 18,300
Prob have VAR Crank
I have been dealing with the VAR crank issue recently, so thought I would put my two cents in.
I would actually expect factory remans done in the 80's to have the VAR cranks.
I read the AD and...
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Forum: Messages
02-18-04, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 23,257
Wow!
Truly a beautiful piece of work. Congratulations. I especially like the panel (how did you get rid of the old gauge cluster?). Wish ours looked like that!
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Forum: Messages
02-18-04, 12:23 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 33,635
I saw something...
I saw a discussion on this topic somewhere (maybe on this site?) Anyway, as I recall, the consensus was that you were better off to buy a 337, weld the gear down, and remove the dead-weight...
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