Forum: Mechanics and Service Providers
11-14-05, 07:02 AM
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Forum: Mechanics and Service Providers
11-14-05, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 32,005
Sorry, no one really close by you. I can highly...
Sorry, no one really close by you. I can highly recommend my A&P IA in Coventry UK. He does a pretty reasonable job on my 1977 FT337GP. He does travel a bit, and you might chat with him and see if he...
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Forum: Messages
10-19-05, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 16,882
Brittle Vacuum Hoses & Some Excitment
Some maintenance thought for you:
On a recent flight in solid IFR at night I noticed the vacuum had decreased slightly and the HSI no longer able to do its job. This was discovered when I turned...
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Forum: Messages
10-19-05, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 16,629
Sounds like a push-pull rod let go or an...
Sounds like a push-pull rod let go or an attachment on the steering system has broken.
Please keep us posted as to what your A&P finds as we may all suffer a similar fate at some point.
A note in...
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Forum: Recommended Destinations and Fuel Stops
10-14-05, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 28,359
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Forum: Messages
09-29-05, 06:50 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 22,879
About two years ago, we re-rigged my 1977 P337...
About two years ago, we re-rigged my 1977 P337 per the service manual.
It had been messed with over time and was not flying straight with the aileron tabs up a fair bit on the left side and down...
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Forum: Messages
09-27-05, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 32,352
My experience as been similar.
I installed M20...
My experience as been similar.
I installed M20 Air/Oil separators a couple of years ago as there was blowby putting oil on the belly.
I can now run the oil level at 7 quarts both engines, and the...
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Forum: Messages
09-26-05, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 172,224
Can we all try and stay on topic please....
Can we all try and stay on topic please.
Walter, in an e-mail you suggested a 20 degree C drop in temperature with your blast tube and cover. That is great and would make a real difference at...
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Forum: Messages
08-12-05, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 29,419
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Forum: Messages
07-14-05, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 24,881
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Forum: Messages
07-12-05, 07:22 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 172,224
Walter, can you please provide the results of...
Walter, can you please provide the results of your tests. I occasionally see the fuel flow needles flicker and have long suspected heat somewhere being the problem. That is even with insulated hoses...
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Forum: Messages
06-01-05, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 42,510
My parts book says that accumulators were...
My parts book says that accumulators were installed in all 1973 thru 1980 P Series Aircraft.
A small suggestion on testing the gear. Use some resistance like a hand or two on each gear leg or tire...
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Forum: Messages
03-02-05, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 177,594
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Forum: Messages
02-10-05, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 29,935
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Forum: Messages
02-09-05, 05:48 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 27,456
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Forum: Messages
02-07-05, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 39,097
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Forum: Messages
01-28-05, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 39,097
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Forum: Messages
01-26-05, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 21,876
Skyking, thanks for your note.
The AI is the...
Skyking, thanks for your note.
The AI is the Attitude Indicator.
The heater is tested per the AD and works great with no leaks.
The hoses out of the blower were checked and in fact replaced last...
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Forum: Messages
01-25-05, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 21,876
An update.
We disconnected the return flow...
An update.
We disconnected the return flow scatt tube from the firewall to the alu pipe that then runs to the heater and connected a vacum, blowing into the heater area. We got pretty good airflow...
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Forum: Messages
01-19-05, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 21,876
Don, my experiences so far match yours. Lots of...
Don, my experiences so far match yours. Lots of flow through the floor vents but poor to the screen.
The following is what have we found out so far having had the whole thing apart and having spent...
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Forum: Messages
01-14-05, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 21,876
Poor Defroster Air Flow - any experience
Has anyone had poor air flow out of the defroster vents on a later G model.
The problem is one of what seems to be low levels of air flow out of the defroster vents, even when we set the controls...
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Forum: Messages
01-11-05, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 27,790
I had already thought the lighter put out 12...
I had already thought the lighter put out 12 volts so you could plug it in directly. That is then legal as it is portable equipment. You might need a splitter if you want to power more items, but I...
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Forum: Messages
01-06-05, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 17,360
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Forum: Messages
01-06-05, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 15,131
If I do get to fly there, yes, show me an...
If I do get to fly there, yes, show me an audience and I will talk.
The challenge is the timing. Last year Narsarsuaq in south western Greenland did not get any 100LL until mid May as I recall. No...
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Forum: Messages
01-04-05, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 15,131
I was supposed to fly over to Florida last...
I was supposed to fly over to Florida last spring, but paperwork got in the way - work and plane.
I still have the paperwork problems at work, but provided the plane comes out of its annual, which...
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