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The A&P here has been working on Yaks for over 20 years and currently maintains 4 Yak and my CJ. He also has airline experience as he worked for TWA for many years. So he just didn't wake up one ...

Well, well...what a way to light up the Yak list. At least I didn't say I put MMO in the system!

Mark: Experimental Aircraft....what is the difference between antifreeze, air tool oil, WD-40, cha ...

A&P in my area who has been working on Yaks and my CJ for many years has always recommended and used antifreeze in the air system. Great lubricant, absorbs water, not petroleum based, rust inhib ...

There is no reason to replace any of those communist button grease fittings. All you need is the correct grease gun. I have been using the Dualco model 700231 with two other nozzles for harder to re ...

Why not put a subscription on the app. Charge $5 a year and then you get some small rewards for all your efforts.

I wound up cleaning and rebuilding the check valve on the compressor and cleaning the snot bottle/valve. The check valve was fine, not sticking and operating fine. However, after removing the bottle ...

The formation team I fly with are changing the landing lights on the RVs to high intensity lights to enhance visibility of the formations as we approach venues. The two Yaks are working on a solution ...

After the last time I flew, I opened the snot valve and instead of the gunk blowing out it dribbled out. Plane makes pressure and everything else is operating normally. What do I need to clean/fix? ...

Check out the Drift Ghost HD. One of my Pitts friends has one and it is very impressive.

http://driftinnovation.com/drift-ghost/

Craig

The question originally was, do you know how to test the fuel shut off to see if it really is shutting off the fuel without having to run the engine to find out?

As noted by others, testing the fu ...

I have used a paintball SCUBA fill adapter for many years on my CJ. Having a Schrader valve or the stock valve does not matter. Here is an example of the Paintball SCUBA Fill Station:

http://www. ...

I think it would be simple to get a template for the wood part of the cradle and fabricate that. Then you need to have a welder offset it to a jack. I would have a tripod stand made and get a $49.99 ...

Page 222 shows the accessory case breakdown.

http://aircareinc.us/media/M14PManual.pdf

The picture attached shows all the parts int he accessory case. The accessory case attached to the engine ...

Just an update. It seems as though they have isolated it to the seals on the tappet covers on a lower cylinder. They have decided to try an aviation grade sealer to apply at the junction of the hous ...

Tim:

I tried to PM you and it was rejected twice. I am in Raleigh and have sent the request to my formation team and a friend who knows several area Mustang owners, T-6 owners, etc. The weather i ...

A friends Yak has developed a significant oil leak. The mechanic who looked at it has suggested the leak is coming From the lower pushrods tubes. There is also suspicion that the internal engine pre ...

Why are you wanting to remove the aft accessory section? If you are working on the generator and it's drive gears, they are accessed from the top by removing the generator and the mounting plate. Un ...

Jay:

Good to see you post on the Forum. I hope Alex is well. He should be out of college by now I think. At one point, you had videos of OSH and other flights on the landAerosports website. I u ...

Well...I don't fly the CJ unless it is 40 degrees or more so there is no need for cabin heat. However, if you must, I would skip ducting, cube heaters, etc and just opt for heated clothing. Or, as a ...

Bear:

When you went glass you may only have one fuel indicator (my guess). Either wire it so you can "look" at each tank individually with a switch of put in one of these dual ei gauges. ...