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My CJ won't start. I've determined that the shower of sparks isn't firing (with the air off and the start button depressed, I hear the air valve solenoid open but the shower of sparks coil does not b ...

Bear,

Thanks. Very helpful.

Walt, Ernie, et. al., I'm not concerned about getting my money out of it. These are airplanes, after all. I appreciate your opinions.

I am interested in bang ...

I am thinking about doing a major upgrade to my CJ. It's one of the 2001 airframes and has about 350 hours on the airframe and stock 285 engine. I also have a 1960's era CJ (owned by a friend of min ...

Shot in the dark, but my radio gave up the ghost. No TX or RX, tried different antenna. Looking for a replacement or troubleshooting tips.

Joe Enzminger
Yak-55M

Thanks Walt,

I'm in Texas, so probably not a cold oil problem (oil temps were normal) and I was flying with the canopy cracked.

Joe

Looking for advice.

Encountered a new issue flying my (regularly flown) CJ this weekend. In cruise, climbed up to 7500 feet, throttled back to 620, and then tried to set the RPM to 1900. The lowe ...

"The actual minimum CRANKSHAFT rotation necessary to cycle all cylinders is
4.5 for all 9 cyl. radials. That is 9 blades for a direct drive engine.
Minimum for the M14P is 6 blades ( 4.5 X 0. ...

After 9 years of owning a CJ and 3 years of owning a Yak-55, and having the same questions, I think having a good understanding of the theory behind "pulling the prop through" is important. ...

I'm looking for a set of carb heat intake tubes (attach to the airbox and fit around the exhaust) for a CJ6

I have a set on order with Doug, but it's going to be a few months until they arrive. Mi ...

Where does it go? Found on the floor of the front cockpit during preflight. Pulled all the side panels (front and back), pulled the seats, fod checked the tail and under the aircraft (through the su ...

I would advise against leaving the rear mag switch in the "on" position as a matter of procedure. If the instructor switch is inadvertently flipped (as is likely the case here), you now hav ...

Long shot, but looking for one (or two) Yak 55 fuel gauge sight glass assemblies. Anyone that has any info please contact me at panchoandlefty2002@yahoo.com

Thanks,

Joe Enzminger

I would suggest a quick check of the rear cockpit gear handle. If it has been bumped "down", or even partially down, it can prevent the gear from retracting when you select up in the front ...

Jon,

The last time we had the spacers all over the floor, the only remedy was to refit the doors with the airplane on jacks with the gear up. Lesson learned, afterward, was to always keep track of ...

A friend of mine is organizing a formation clinic for his Stearman group at my home base (San Marcos, TX). We want to see if there is enough interest from the RedStar crowd to justify some additional ...

One day, long, long ago there was this Pilot
who, surprisingly...........

was not full of <poop>....

But it was a long time ago.... And it was just one
day.

The End

I don't think you'll find published limits in your approved flight manual, but the fact of the matter is there is a limit. In other words, if you pull to your limit load factor and then add full aile ...

Tim,

I'll try to throw some video up on Youtube in the next few days. However, I'm going to have to insist that I be allowed to do any inflight testing, especially if it involves the backseat of a ...

I can vouch for it. I use it and built a helmet mount with a bayonet fitting for my HGU-33. The whole system is "wearable", so nothing tangles up if you ever had to egress in a hurry - the ...

I'm no expert, Jon, but you [i]might[/i] have too much time on your hands.

Joe