Thursday I got my ‘SIC required’ limitation removed from my King Air 350 type. Finally got around to cashing in some simulator green stamp booklets, and knocked out the single pilot check ride. Dress rehearsal and check ride one after the other, same day. SOE signed off also. There are a lot of buttons in this thing spread out in a mostly non-logical manner (PRO-LINE 21), no FADEC protection, and the single pilot go around is more challenging than it is in either the Phenom or Gulfstream checks.
SP King Air 350 OEI ops might be the most challenging aviation I’ve been exposed to.
Hopefully this leads to a little more side work. Just being ballast in the right seat working the gear and radio gets a little boring, when the occasional contract flight comes up. Fingers crossed.
Flying the RV, and getting both my instrument and commercial types in it sure did help with the motor skills. That King Air is pretty pitch sensitive. Sound familiar?
Wishing you and yours a happy, safe and RV-filled weekend.
I’m off to go pour some cold water on my brain.
I. Am. Tired. ;^)
v/r,dr
PS: Planning on going out to the airport this weekend to re-introduce myself to the RV-6. I hope it remembers me.
mothership
Van's Aircraft's head of engineering Rian Johnson, who is also the chair of the ASTM F37 committee working on the new MOSAIC program, talked to the local EAA chapter recently on what the FAA's approval of MOSAIC means to pilots, owners, and aircraft builders. MOSAIC will provide a more affordable certification basis for new airplanes, in addition to dramatically expanding the range of aircraft that can be flown by Sport Pilots. Rian, fully in engineer mode, dives deep into the MOSAIC specifics here.
jquayle
Mark Dickens.
….show us your 14 panel
Nothing special here. I designed the panel in Adobe Illustrator, had it laser cut at SendCutSend and I did all the wiring, and installation. I'll mount my iPad on the right side angled toward me. VPX Sport for power management, I enjoy doing this kind of thing and saved a lot of $$$ over having someone else do the work.
CJT
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SP King Air 350 OEI ops might be the most challenging aviation I’ve been exposed to.
Hopefully this leads to a little more side work. Just being ballast in the right seat working the gear and radio gets a little boring, when the occasional contract flight comes up. Fingers crossed.
Flying the RV, and getting both my instrument and commercial types in it sure did help with the motor skills. That King Air is pretty pitch sensitive. Sound familiar?
Wishing you and yours a happy, safe and RV-filled weekend.
I’m off to go pour some cold water on my brain.
I. Am. Tired. ;^)
v/r,dr
PS: Planning on going out to the airport this weekend to re-introduce myself to the RV-6. I hope it remembers me.
mothership
Van's Aircraft's head of engineering Rian Johnson, who is also the chair of the ASTM F37 committee working on the new MOSAIC program, talked to the local EAA chapter recently on what the FAA's approval of MOSAIC means to pilots, owners, and aircraft builders. MOSAIC will provide a more affordable certification basis for new airplanes, in addition to dramatically expanding the range of aircraft that can be flown by Sport Pilots. Rian, fully in engineer mode, dives deep into the MOSAIC specifics here.
jquayle
Fuel leak in the wing
A&P discovered a fuel leak in the right wing on the inboard side during the conditional. Looks like we'd need to pull the tank to seal it. Wondered if anyone had done this before and has any words of wisdom. -Jeff
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Mark Dickens.
….show us your 14 panel
Nothing special here. I designed the panel in Adobe Illustrator, had it laser cut at SendCutSend and I did all the wiring, and installation. I'll mount my iPad on the right side angled toward me. VPX Sport for power management, I enjoy doing this kind of thing and saved a lot of $$$ over having someone else do the work.
Show us your RV-14 panel
Hi all, I thought I might share my progress on the RV-14 panel. I have fabricated some backlit "sub-panels" and I am very excited with the results! It's all homemade, using laser engraver paint, acrylic, and flexible LED strings. Wow….that’s very nice!!
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CJT
Self healing wing dent
On September 1st, it was a calm wind day at Gaithersburg, ground temperature around 20*c, I flew between 3000-4000 feet in calm winds, on landing, noticed a fist size dent in right wing just beyond fuel tank, I had not noticed any impact at ant time. The edges were smooth, no paint damage. After...
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auburnaviator
TR87 valve stem touches wheel
I just installed my tube/tires on my new Matco WI600XLT-2 wheels. However the TR87 valve on the tube touches the Matco wheel and angles slightly back toward tire/wheel. Does this look right for anyone that has this combination and is this going to be a problem for checking tire pressures later...
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carlbeek
Exhaust Hanger ID Please
Please can someone help identify these rubber straps used as exhaust hangers on my RV6, one is cracked-thru on the other side. Thanks, Carl
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The VAF List ...a list of RV-related lists. RV-related things you might want to browse over (a closed post that is sticky and maintained by dr). Link to this in 'Links' in the menu. v/r,dr Small businesses that help bring you this list of RV-related lists: 360 Avionics www.360Avionics.com Ace...
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