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Forum: Messages 01-14-05, 12:47 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 97,895
Posted By kevin
I agree with Mitch. Running the Skymaster on one...

I agree with Mitch. Running the Skymaster on one engine will require a lot of power to maintain altitude, and I would worry about what you would be doing to the engine.

Also, on that year aircraft,...
Forum: Messages 01-14-05, 12:00 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 24,505
Posted By kevin
Very cool, Aussie O2! Thanks for the...

Very cool, Aussie O2! Thanks for the contribution.

Kevin
Forum: Messages 01-12-05, 12:29 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 27,368
Posted By kevin
Thanks. Nice to know I was not...

Thanks. Nice to know I was not halucinating.

:-)

Kevin
Forum: Messages 01-10-05, 11:33 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 17,913
Posted By kevin
Just a reminder to everyone: Parts For Sale is...

Just a reminder to everyone:

Parts For Sale is for messages that list parts you have for sale. Parts wanted messages should be posted in Messages, because far more people read Messages than other...
Forum: Messages 01-10-05, 10:46 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 13,420
Posted By kevin
Skymaster parts on Ebay

I got an email this morning indicating there are some skymaster parts on Ebay in "Aviation Parts For Sale". I have not looked myself. Cowl flap motors are among the things being sold.

FYI.

Kevin
Forum: Messages 01-07-05, 06:03 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 16,566
Posted By kevin
THANKS! I think we all appreciate you taking the...

THANKS! I think we all appreciate you taking the time to look it up.

Kevin
Forum: Messages 01-07-05, 06:02 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 23,838
Posted By kevin
Gordon, I do not claim expertise here, but I...

Gordon,

I do not claim expertise here, but I think you might be right to be concerned about flying it. I had my rear alternator fail this way while on the road (shaft sheared) and the mechanic who...
Forum: Messages 01-07-05, 11:16 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 16,566
Posted By kevin
Jim, Thanks for your post. Would you mind...

Jim,

Thanks for your post. Would you mind sharing who the overhauler in Arkansas is, and how to contact them?

Thanks,

Kevin
Forum: Messages 01-07-05, 09:49 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 16,566
Posted By kevin
Mark, In most cases, this is a wiring problem,...

Mark,

In most cases, this is a wiring problem, or a problem with the magneto pickup. If you use the Search function on web page searching for "tach" you will find lots of messages about this. Here...
Forum: Messages 01-06-05, 06:28 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 27,368
Posted By kevin
Thanks Ernie, I fixed the link to your...

Thanks Ernie, I fixed the link to your site.

When did they add the baggage door back, if not 1973? Or was it an option? I have been in a late model normally aspirated that had a baggage door, but...
Forum: Messages 01-05-05, 11:49 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 27,368
Posted By kevin
Yow! I assume you are talking normally aspirated...

Yow! I assume you are talking normally aspirated for both? This is the biggest model break in the history of the line. There are lots of differences, but here are the ones I can think of...
Forum: Messages 01-03-05, 06:49 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 21,119
Posted By kevin
As I understand it, it is six *passenger* seats,...

As I understand it, it is six *passenger* seats, not including crew, so the rule does not apply to Skymasters.

Anybody else know something different?

Kevin
Forum: Messages 01-03-05, 06:44 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 21,042
Posted By kevin
I used to use a clear plastic tube that I marked...

I used to use a clear plastic tube that I marked in five gallon increments. I emptied the tanks (to the point where the tube did not touch fuel), then added fuel slowly, marked the tube, then made a...
Forum: Messages 01-03-05, 01:49 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 27,130
Posted By kevin
http://www.rtaerospace.com/

http://www.rtaerospace.com/
Forum: Messages 01-03-05, 11:16 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 21,042
Posted By kevin
I never had any unusual gear problems, but the 73...

I never had any unusual gear problems, but the 73 and later fuel gauges are crap. I watched another 337 owner on the field spend a ton of money having an avionics tech make them work. He did, and...
Forum: Messages 12-31-04, 12:54 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 19,124
Posted By kevin
Also, if you can't find a designee to do the...

Also, if you can't find a designee to do the exam, then you can ask for an actual FAA examiner to give you the ride. I was a very early R22 (helicopter) student, and there was no R22 qualified...
Forum: Messages 12-31-04, 12:39 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 19,279
Posted By kevin
Your mechanic should be able to suggest a place...

Your mechanic should be able to suggest a place to have your belts rewebbed with an appropriate color, as should your interior shop. I used a place in Southern Oregon, but can't recall who. In any...
Forum: Messages 12-27-04, 02:02 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 14,062
Posted By kevin
Ride to SOAPA 2005

(Keith, whose email message is below, is a Bellanca Viking owner interested in 337s, who is registered to attend SOAPA 2005)

i'd like to ask the group if anyone would like to come threw way of...
Forum: Messages 12-21-04, 09:14 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 30,077
Posted By kevin
Larry, Yes, that is what I remember. Last...

Larry,

Yes, that is what I remember.

Last point from me - just because they worked on the ground does not mean they will work in the air. I am only suggesting that getting yourself into a...
Forum: Messages 12-21-04, 07:55 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 30,077
Posted By kevin
Larry, Jerry and I all fly in heavy icing...

Larry, Jerry and I all fly in heavy icing country. Larry flys quite a bit in lake-effect near Michigan, Jerry flys there and all over, and my flying is quite a bit in the Pacific Northwest.

So it...
Forum: Messages 12-17-04, 11:29 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 21,658
Posted By kevin
I went to the Caymans with the Cayman Caravan a...

I went to the Caymans with the Cayman Caravan a few years ago. Great fun! And definitely a place I would like to go back to.

Theoretically you can go VFR, but on our trip all the VFR aircraft (all...
Forum: Messages 12-12-04, 11:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 29,100
Posted By kevin
Just to remind everyone, the private message...

Just to remind everyone, the private message function does not work on this site at the moment.

Kevin
webmaster
Forum: Messages 12-12-04, 11:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 21,768
Posted By kevin
For instrument training (I assume you mean), you...

For instrument training (I assume you mean), you need both. But it is FAR better to practice most of your IFR engine out work in the sim, just to reduce wear and tear on your engines. And like all...
Forum: Messages 12-09-04, 09:46 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 42,280
Posted By kevin
Pat, I would strongly recommend you get your...

Pat,

I would strongly recommend you get your instrument rating in your 337, and that you do in fact get one. Getting the rating in the 337 will give you practice at operating that particular...
Forum: Messages 12-08-04, 08:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 29,100
Posted By kevin
503 is in that great irish state: O'Regon. ...

503 is in that great irish state: O'Regon. Pacific time. I'm around from 7AM to 11 and 2PM to 9PM most days.

Kevin
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