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Was thinking the same. 5 gal of fuel in the tank, then rotate around each side for 24hrs to spot leaks? Sounds reasonable. -
Eesco replied to the thread Moving an 8.To Dan’s point, lots of ways to do this, and the damage risk -loading, securing, unloading- is very controllable. In a former life, I...
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BFInd a young person in your area who wants to build and needs a mentor. You get to build (with someone else’s money), you get to pass on...
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rocketman1988 replied to the thread Fuel Tank Testing.Yep, that's where I am at; nothing other than gas is going in the tanks. Years ago, we tried to get the water out of a boat fuel tank... -
BI had to run down to a little airpark just west/southwest of Las Vegas to do a quick aircraft inspection today. I left home in the...
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I had to run down to a little airpark just west/southwest of Las Vegas to do a quick aircraft inspection today. I left home in the... -
BThe issues I had to design into the jack was: if the tire would be flat, off the rim, or just low which involves different length pipe...
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jarheadatunm replied to the thread Jettisoning a canopy.Interesting topic. I've thought about this and came to the conclusion that it's not going to come off in any manner that makes for a...
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flymore replied to the thread Fuel Tank Testing.Was thinking the same. 5 gal of fuel in the tank, then rotate around each side for 24hrs to spot leaks? Sounds reasonable. -
#1 What is the situation for seats, is it just a seat frame like I had for my Bearhawk and I source the actual cushions? I used Sport...
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Based on reading this thread I will be just putting AvGas in the tank to test it.
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10 qts is way too much. not sure exactly what level it starts to blow out, but i never have more than 5.5 qts in my 540. -
Looks like title changed on Garmin website ;) -
Utah-Jay replied to the thread Fuel Tank Testing.Based on reading this thread I will be just putting AvGas in the tank to test it.
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DanH replied to the thread Moving an 8.Yes Mickey, I've been doing it a long time, and I didn't say it was easy...but for perspective, I'd rather drag an airplane on a trailer... -
