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Offline Tupac

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Re: Owning an airplane
« Reply #165 on: August 11, 2011, 12:28:58 AM »
TIS

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=201&ra=true

Mode S transponder.....thast the one I've got
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Re: Owning an airplane
« Reply #166 on: August 11, 2011, 12:32:30 AM »
Quote from: Tupac on August 11, 2011, 12:28:58 AM
TIS

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=201&ra=true

Mode S transponder.....thast the one I've got

That's great. That's my favorite addition to GA airplanes in the 21st century, it's just amazing how much TIS helps.  
Have you used it before?
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Re: Owning an airplane
« Reply #167 on: August 11, 2011, 12:36:40 AM »
One of the skyhawks I rented had it, it's like an extra pair of eyes.....great when you do alot of solo flying
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Re: Owning an airplane
« Reply #168 on: August 11, 2011, 12:41:28 AM »
Quote from: Tupac on August 11, 2011, 12:36:40 AM
One of the skyhawks I rented had it, it's like an extra pair of eyes.....great when you do alot of solo flying

Agreed

Well, have fun.
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Offline VonMessa

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Re: Owning an airplane
« Reply #169 on: August 11, 2011, 07:09:32 AM »
Quote from: Tupac on August 11, 2011, 12:36:40 AM
One of the skyhawks I rented had it, it's like an extra pair of eyes.....great when you do alot of solo flying

Good to know, I've been trying to decide what to install when the time comes...
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Re: Owning an airplane
« Reply #170 on: August 11, 2011, 07:26:10 AM »
Quote from: Tupac on August 10, 2011, 11:34:42 PM
It gets out of the avionics shop tomorrow, ended up putting in a 530w, 330, kx155, and got all the instruments rearranged into a standard layout. It's nice, I can't wait to see it.

Mines out of the engine shop today. 2200 hours, 12 bad hydraulic lifters, 12 worn rocker shafts and wash boarded bushings from TCM not Pre-lubricating the bushings when they built the damn thing. Rocker shafts had to be knocked out with a ball peen - they just were not moving. Thought it was sticky valves and went in with the reamer, to find the valve guides were pristine and the reamer just fell through.

So, $5,000 later, here we are. As a plus I suppose, had the lifters been bad on a Lychoming, I'd have to buy a new engine bc you can't access the lifters on a Lychoming without splitting the case.

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Re: Owning an airplane
« Reply #171 on: August 11, 2011, 07:39:50 AM »
That's why a Repairman's Certificate is a beautiful thing  :)
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Re: Owning an airplane
« Reply #172 on: August 11, 2011, 08:30:12 AM »
Quote from: Wolfala on August 11, 2011, 07:26:10 AM
So, $5,000 later, here we are. As a plus I suppose, had the lifters been bad on a Lychoming, I'd have to buy a new engine bc you can't access the lifters on a Lychoming without splitting the case.

QFT, or at least overhaul, which is almost the same money.  Sometimes I wonder why Lycoming doesn't just design the case to have an access point to the cam, cam followers, and lifters, especially considering the poor oiling in that part of the engine.
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Re: Owning an airplane
« Reply #173 on: August 11, 2011, 08:49:11 AM »
Quote from: Stoney on August 11, 2011, 08:30:12 AM
QFT, or at least overhaul, which is almost the same money.  Sometimes I wonder why Lycoming doesn't just design the case to have an access point to the cam, cam followers, and lifters, especially considering the poor oiling in that part of the engine.

Same reason both companies have in the POH to run 125* rich of peak. They want to sell you parts and are not interested in longevity.
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Re: Owning an airplane
« Reply #174 on: August 11, 2011, 09:20:36 AM »
We've fabricated, machined, and laser cut many parts for older aircraft. Mostly prop and jet aircraft used in shows.

We've lasered quite a few instrument panels.

Generally they bring in the old panel with instructions of where they want everything moved to. If anything new is added they have a pattern.
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Re: Owning an airplane
« Reply #175 on: April 05, 2012, 11:50:38 AM »
My 1948 Swift is finally ready to fly!


Panel  before

Panel after

Before

After, still some paint to strip



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Re: Owning an airplane
« Reply #176 on: April 05, 2012, 11:52:50 AM »
Grats... looking good. :)
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Re: Owning an airplane
« Reply #177 on: April 05, 2012, 11:57:52 AM »
Thanks Shuff~ hungry machines :D
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Offline Tupac

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Re: Owning an airplane
« Reply #178 on: April 05, 2012, 12:07:12 PM »
That's a beautiful airplane - let us know how it flies! (and if it flies half as good as it looks, you will have the best flying swift east of the Mississippi)
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Re: Owning an airplane
« Reply #179 on: April 05, 2012, 12:12:17 PM »
frikken' sweet Seadog!
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