Recent content by Jaminky

I’m almost ready to get my tw endorsement,and my instructor was the same way with wheel landings first.I would get frustrated because 3pt where natural for me being a nose wheel pilot and I struggled for a long time with wheelies.At first I always botched it and had to add power or ended up tail...

If you put it upside down on a tire I’d definitely remove the top plugs

If in context of a checkride,I would think adding a gust factor would be perfectly fine as long as you explain to the DPE before exactly what you’re doing.If you have a reason for what you are doing and it’s for safeties sake most are very understanding. For instance,I took my private ride in...

And that,friends,is what happens when a neophyte tries to speak with authority on a subject on which he knows little;).Thanks for setting me straight

There’s a 801 that just came into our airport from out west.It has a Franklin (180 hp I think) and it sits on a weird motor mount,like the mount is underneath the engine instead of behind it.This is probably common for them as I’ve never seen another one but it puts a lot of strain on the 2 top...

I definitely agree!I just bought this plane a few months ago and had a pre-buy/annual done to it.Prop may or may not have come off during annual

Well gents,you were correct.Its corrosion and the prop is red tagged:ihih:. Any leads on a 7152 or 54 would be appreciated,im not quite ready to shuck out over 5k for a new one

I understand “pricing as if needing an overhaul” but imo in a 12 yr 500 hr engine that wouldn’t be a huge concern. I had a AA1B for sale with 1930 original hr on it (1974) so that definitely needed serious thought as to overhaul.Had a guy call me that proceeded to tell me to sit down and pencil...

Thanks for the replies!I had no idea on the amount of stress,I guess I just kinda took it for granted lol.A inflight prop breaking would majorly lack,probably considerably shortening your lifespan Now anyone know where I can find a used or overhauled one?New ones are 6 months out I’m told and...

Thanks for the replies!I had no idea on the amount of stress,I guess I just kinda took it for granted lol.A inflight prop breaking would majorly lack,probably considerably shortening your lifespan

Hey y’all,I’ve got a 71-52 prop that needs a overhaul and 2 of the bolt holes have corrosion in them.I’ll attach some pics and see what y’all think.Can they bore the holes out and use a stepped bolt or something?This is 2 holes from 2 different angles,the bolts where absolutely fine,no corrosion...

It will eat fresh wax off:confused:.I think Grumman Yankees have one of the dumbest fill ports and very easy to overfill and make a mess.I always waited till I had I nice and shined up till I spilled a bunch

You are very encouraging,good grief don’t beat a man when he’s down

One that baffled me is I lost one off my luscombe and I know for certain it was on when I got in.I always check the vent tubes on top the cap to make sure they’re pointing the right way but thankfully it landed on the runway.I was doing numerous touch n goes so not sure when it fell off