Forum: Messages
08-04-20, 11:53 AM
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They're the same engines as the Cessna 340, so...
They're the same engines as the Cessna 340, so you can expect maintenance costs to be similar.
340s can cost upwards of $350,000 so owners aren't as surprised when they have a $25,000 annual.
337s...
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Forum: Messages
08-04-20, 11:48 AM
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Forum: Messages
07-30-20, 07:12 PM
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Forum: Messages
07-30-20, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 3
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Heavy Duty tires & brakes vs "normal"
The heavy duty tires are 18.00x5.5 - it's a rare and expensive tire with a rare and expensive tube.
The normal tires are 6.00x6 8-ply - it's a more common tire, with a very common tube.
The...
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Forum: Messages
07-30-20, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Mechanics and Service Providers
07-28-20, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 0
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Gross weight and tires
A lot of people have discussed the reason why the gross weight got "stuck" at 4700 lbs as Cessna continuously made fatter and fatter skymasters over the years. A lot of people have said that the...
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Forum: Messages
07-27-20, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Messages
07-27-20, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 7
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Everyone's right.
It IS in my POH in a text...
Everyone's right.
It IS in my POH in a text paragraph, even though it's not identified on the panel diagram. It is NOT labeled on my actual panel.
From my POH, Page 2-7:
TURN-AND-BANK...
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Forum: Mechanics and Service Providers
07-26-20, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Messages
07-24-20, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Messages
07-23-20, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Messages
07-23-20, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 30,464
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Forum: Messages
07-22-20, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 37,362
Fuel system diagram
In Ernie's diagram for the pre-'74 Skymasters (http://www.consultresearch.com/337fuel.htm) he clearly shows the electric pump BEFORE the fuel selector. In this case, the electric pump can only pull...
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Forum: Messages
07-22-20, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 7
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What is this panel light?
It comes on when I press-to-test. It doesn't have a label and it wasn't labeled in my POH. It's circled in red below my turn/bank indicator.
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Forum: Messages
07-15-20, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 54,490
It helps tremendously. All I know at this point...
It helps tremendously. All I know at this point is that it's very likely wrong. Knowing where it's likely wrong will help me sleep at night. I figured the linear measurements were off - there was no...
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Forum: Messages
07-13-20, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 54,490
Mine was 137.08 at one point. That's a massive...
Mine was 137.08 at one point. That's a massive difference for similar model airplanes. I've surveyed 6 owners and I haven't found anyone farther forward than about 139.7. Most are 140 to 141.
137.08...
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Forum: Messages
07-11-20, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 54,490
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Forum: Messages
07-11-20, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 54,490
Mine's listed as ACTUAL. Also, each piece of...
Mine's listed as ACTUAL. Also, each piece of installed equipment is listed separately.
The 159 lb item in question is the last line item. The station of 115.5 is slightly forward of the average of...
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Forum: Messages
07-11-20, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Messages
07-11-20, 12:29 PM
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Forum: Messages
07-10-20, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 1
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WHere to find stations for nose and main gear
Hi all,
If I'm reweighing my Skymaster, where do I find the stations for the nose and main gear? I can't find it in my 1970 T337E manual anywhere.
I found the W&B for the last time my plane was...
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Forum: Messages
07-10-20, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 16
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Unknown item in W&B
I'm looking through my old W&B docs, and I found this line item in the original factory W&B:
"MODEL 337TURBO SUPER SKYMASTR" [sic]
Weight: 159.0 lbs
Arm: 115.5
The airframe itself is listed as...
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Forum: Messages
07-08-20, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 31,119
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Forum: Messages
07-07-20, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 72,938
I'm sorry you got stuck with a $20k repair...
I'm sorry you got stuck with a $20k repair because of crappy work. How long ago was the repair? It sounds like a lot of people didn't catch it. I passed on a Skymaster a few years ago that had a...
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Forum: Messages
07-07-20, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 72,938
"i should have walked but i had a considerable...
"i should have walked but i had a considerable amount of time and money into the prebuy [...] so i accepted his deal"
If you can't back out of a deal after a prebuy inspection, then it's not a...
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