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- Thu Sep 25, 2014 6:57 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Tailwheel Lifespan
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19921
Re: Tailwheel Lifespan
A few years ago I installed a new tire and tube only to find the tube leaked like a sieve when inflated. I pulled the tube out while saying several choice things about imported tubes. When I got the tube out I found that when you stretched it you could see one section that looked like it had been us...
- Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:33 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: 81D has a new interior!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11862
Re: 81D has a new interior!
David, Beautiful, good work! May I ask a question though? My instrument panel is almost identical to yours and I have trouble seeing the tops of my instruments. Setting the DG is hard to do, accurately, without putting my head in the right seater's lap. Did you have to enlarge the holes in the upper...
- Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:49 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Bruce's Part-time job on the week ends :)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 14423
Re: Bruce's Part-time job on the week ends :)
George,
I guess Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy wuz he. Wuz he.
I guess Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy wuz he. Wuz he.
- Tue Oct 16, 2012 2:07 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: It's always nice to receive a compliment about the 170...
- Replies: 33
- Views: 15370
Re: It's always nice to receive a compliment about the 170..
I’m late getting into this thread but wanted to add a comment about polishing around painted trim. I use 3m for compounding followed by Rolite (in the past) or now Nuvite. Last year while cleaning up an acid spill in my battery box I forgot to cover my wheel pants and the acid/baking soda solution s...
- Mon Oct 01, 2012 7:50 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: DRAFT MANAGEMENT
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3660
Re: DRAFT MANAGEMENT
Darn it!!! I thought you were talking about cabin drafts. It is starting to get chilly here in southern Indiana.
- Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:47 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Firewall corrosion
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13859
Re: Firewall corrosion
George, I was just put'in on the dog, throwin' those fancy names around. My mechanic felt sorry for me and gave me a half bottle or corrosion X. All I ever keep in the hanger or on the farm is WD40
- Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:38 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Firewall corrosion
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13859
Re: Firewall corrosion
Thanks Richard, I may go ahead and paint the inside of the battery box with acid proof paint when I have it cleaned up. For some reason the lid has this treatment but the box does not. I’m thinking I will use my spray gun to blast some baking soda mixture into the belly skin joint followed by corr...
- Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:43 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Firewall corrosion
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13859
Re: Firewall corrosion
Hey Guys, Thanks for the great advice. Sorry it took so long to get back but I wanted to snap some pictures on the way to work this morning. I’m going to clean the firewall thoroughly with baking soda and a bristle brush then paint with galvanize spray paint. I’m still not sure what to do at the...
- Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:29 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Firewall corrosion
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13859
Firewall corrosion
Hi folks, I am hoping someone can lend a little advice. As you can see in the picture below I have some acid corrosion on my firewall around, and mainly, below my battery box. I thought I was doing well by putting a float charger on my battery over winter but it caused my battery to vent onto the fi...
- Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:42 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Photo Album
- Replies: 435
- Views: 2104178
Re: Photo Album
This is Seth, my mechanic. He is also good at collecting dirt off the hanger floor after an ice cream cone on a hot summer day.
- Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:46 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Just Add Three Words Story
- Replies: 47
- Views: 17481
Re: Just Add Three Words Story
that silver dollars...
- Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:09 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Just Add Three Words Story
- Replies: 47
- Views: 17481
Re: Just Add Three Words Story
When your wind
- Tue Nov 08, 2011 8:09 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Just Add Three Words Story
- Replies: 47
- Views: 17481
Re: Just Add Three Words Story
, as you know,
- Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:59 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Unwelcome Visitors in the Cockpit
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6869
Re: Unwelcome Visitors in the Cockpit
I remember an article in AOPA pilot several yrs ago about a pilot in the SW who discovered a rattle snake in the cockpit of his Cessna after take off. Talk about distractions! As I remember he made a safe landing and a quick exit without being bitten.
- Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:50 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Aint it great getting old
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10486
Re: Aint it great getting old
That Cub wouldn't carry a big enough bomb to blow his hat off, but you could drive your U-haul full of fertilizer right through there. Come to think of it, who would notice another truck full of fertilizer around Obama. The lady and her cub don't scare me but he sure as heck does.