Forum: Messages
03-22-25, 01:46 PM
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Forum: Messages
03-05-25, 05:58 PM
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Forum: Messages
03-05-25, 05:48 PM
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Dear Mr. Benvin, Thanks for the reply. I do...
Dear Mr. Benvin, Thanks for the reply. I do understand where you are coming from however I do think Canada's maintenance engineers, as I believe they're known, and the regulations they operate under,...
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Forum: Messages
03-04-25, 06:49 PM
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After a cold flight yesterday my C337A has come...
After a cold flight yesterday my C337A has come down with a runny nose (boost pump overflow drip). I can't add much to the previous posts on this topic but... Repair or replace options now seem to...
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Forum: Messages
09-08-24, 12:09 PM
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Forum: Messages
09-07-24, 11:21 AM
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Hi Ed,
I seem to recall that some years ago...
Hi Ed,
I seem to recall that some years ago Richard Collins scrapped his well used C210 because he could not in good conscience sell it on to someone else. If this is your case then by all means...
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Forum: Messages
04-18-24, 09:53 AM
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Exceptionally nice. It's gratifying that some...
Exceptionally nice. It's gratifying that some have the willingness and ability to keep these old birds flying in first class condition. She's a credit to the fleet.
One minor quibble. Was the...
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Forum: Messages
03-09-24, 11:01 AM
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O-2 Tt
Came across the attached article concerning a curiosity within the 337's family history that I had not seen before. Posted here if others may be interested.
Apparently a flying example was never...
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Forum: Messages
10-12-23, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 20
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Forum: Messages
05-27-23, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Messages
05-23-23, 07:28 PM
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magneto issues
Just when I thought I had experienced yet another unique failure mode I read a very similar story added by our own Mouseketeer "El queso grande" to the thread about a plane down in Montana in which...
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Forum: Messages
04-06-23, 10:42 AM
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This aircraft just had its registration renewed...
This aircraft just had its registration renewed on 3/21/2023 in the name of Wyoming Valley Air, LLC of Old Forge, Pennsylvania. So it does not seem to be the abandoned, unloved derelict as it might...
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Forum: Messages
01-11-23, 10:06 AM
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This is not an "inspection" per se but rather a...
This is not an "inspection" per se but rather a replacement of defective parts. The language of the S.B. is not clear but it appears that the affected part numbers were manufactured after 5/20/2019....
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Forum: Messages
12-09-22, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 4
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Thanks for the well reasoned reply. Noise is...
Thanks for the well reasoned reply. Noise is certainly one element of the issue. Every time the surface pressure transitions from positive to neutral or negative the affected skin segments will...
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Forum: Messages
12-08-22, 07:04 PM
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Forum: Messages
12-08-22, 11:54 AM
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consumer report
I have recently found myself in need of a skin repair to the trailing edge of the elevator. It's a long story having to do with a snow plow and a hangar door that I won't go into here. I retained the...
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Forum: Messages
10-27-22, 10:16 AM
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spicy artwork
AvWeb's picture of the week, an Austrian push-pull. Nice.
https://s30121.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Push-Pull-on-the-Move.jpg.webp
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Forum: Messages
09-13-22, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 11
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Kim, I appreciate your taking the time to...
Kim, I appreciate your taking the time to consider this situation and for all that you
contribute to this forum. A well reasoned argument is never snarky and would never be
taken as such....
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Forum: Messages
09-12-22, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 11
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I briefly considered altering the engine mount...
I briefly considered altering the engine mount spacer but that would change the entire dynafocal geometry. Wasn't willing to go there. A work-around that I do believe has merit is to add a spacer to...
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Forum: Messages
09-11-22, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 61,882
pictures
Hopefully these photos illustrates the issue graphically. The mount halves are designed to meet using a 0.620" spacer between them but my (our?) spacers are 0.770" thick leaving a 0.150" gap that...
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Forum: Messages
09-11-22, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 11
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update
Thanks for the reply Bill. Yes, the work requires some patience but if you only remove one mounting bolt at a time you can maintain the overall alignment and it will go back just as it came out.
In...
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Forum: Messages
08-21-22, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 11
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engine shock mount SDR
I recently undertook what at first appeared to be the straight forward task of replacing the rear engine shock mounts on an A model. But, as usual, the job goes south pretty quickly. The problem...
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Forum: Messages
06-03-22, 09:21 AM
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Forum: Messages
05-01-22, 10:16 AM
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alternate solution
An impact screw driver will also likely solve the problem. Their advantage is that they simultaneously seat the bit into the screw head and apply a torque to the screw. One only needs to break the...
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Forum: Recommended Destinations and Fuel Stops
09-27-21, 02:36 PM
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