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My daughter is in the final week leading up to her CPL flight test and managed to lose the avgas fuel card for the Bolkow 209. While the... -
Toobuilder replied to the thread P-Mag Service Life.I would like to give them the benefit of the doubt, but the lack of chatter on the boards concerning the root cause compelled me to ask... -
I do full Garmin G3X panel installs. Plenty of examples of my work here on VAF and my website. -
Auburntsts replied to the thread garmin pilot.Not sure what you’re asking for reference heading. Can you clarify exactly what you’re looking for? -
Cessnadog replied to the thread Insurance - No RV Time.I am currently flying a Cessna 120, and Avemco is the low cost option for that plane. I asked them about a quote for my RV-14A. After... -
Llr172 replied to the thread Pre oil system.Have seen many references to various Toyota engines easilly hitting the .5M mile mark. Somehow they achieve this without pre oililng...
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LI feel like this is a solution in search of a problem.
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airguy replied to the thread Pre oil system.I feel like this is a solution in search of a problem. -
donmtt replied to the thread Jacking up a RV7.Genius! About to build my jack setup and this looks perfect. -
I used galvanized pipe caps, drilled and fitted with 3/8-16 #8 bolts. This provides a more secure jack-to-airplane interface.
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airguy replied to the thread Scared to ask, RV-10 options?.Pistons absolutely can go up there, and go fast - but that requires some tricks with turbo and superchargers, large displacement...
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JJGT reacted to ve0kog's post in the thread Do you use electric fuel pump as a backup on takeoff? with
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my only concern would be wear from having the boost pump on continuously, and having it fail when you most need it. I use for... -
As an early adopter of the Pmag and a big fan of the concept I have watched the design responses to the various failure modes. I was... -
Hangar 1271 replied to the thread Pre oil system.I have a pre-oiler on my IO-360. As mentioned above, I use a pickup on the sump and return at the top of the engine. I also use a... -
