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Trying to fix a wire on the jack of an Icom a-5, anyone know how to get it apart without busting the case? I only see 2 screws? Its to old to be worth the hourly and shipping charges to send it in.
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Thousands of hours on Rotaxs at our hangar, always mix 16oz into 6 gal cans. never a carbon problem. but its only been 20 years so I`m probably due.
Fly Safe,
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Possum,
Ive never heard the play by play of my life like that before!!!
But now I have 4 planes and a big SMILE : )

Fly Safe,
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Grant,
I did my FS a couple months ago. Took the wheels off, axles out, used a fiberglass rod or electric conduit through both axles to align. I pulled my aluminum gear legs out a half inch ...

Possum,
Are you going to mention what aircraft those tips are on ; )

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George,
No offense intended but, I have 200 hrs. on my FS with no previous GA or tail dragger experience and have NEVER bent a leg or broke an axle.
The DROP is the effect of a STALL no ...

Dana,
Depends on what model Quick, I have a 2 place Sprint that with float for what feels like forever! Of course that is comparing it to my FS.

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John,
Next time let me know, we have a 2200` strip near Lebanon Tn. bout half way between you and them. We have a futon, kitchen and shower your welcome to use if needed.
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Here in Tennessee, we have success telling them it was NOT a sale and a mandatory change by the FAA. If you have owned it for a long time or built from "Spare" parts is what they want to kno ...

Dana,
I have had the same problem on several planes. Tubes help keep it from coming off the bead but, then sometimes from using low psi you will spin the tire on the rim tearing up the stem of ...

I use a grocery cart wheel and change out the plastic bearings, about $8 and the same hub width but the bearing surface is around 1 inch. usually found cheap in a ditch near a grocery store or damaged ...

Looks like the result of no drain holes in the fabric, if left out with inadequate cover the moisture or rain settles in the low spot. Tube has to be replaced so you could cut through it and mic the w ...

Listen to the audio, you can hear the chopper, probably for a movie stunt as not many people would be dumb enough to waste a flyable plane and be able to pay for the chopper and skydive down, not to m ...

Pat,
They now offer what is called a "High G kit" that patches some of the problem but, they don't say it is to fix a "PROBLEM". I have also seen some very large finlets fo ...

There is alot of talk about the challenger design on other lists also.More of possible design flaws that have gone unchanged do to liability issues. They cant go back and say something was flawed wit ...

I went from a 2 place sprint to my FS2, had lots of taxi practice with the tail raised, no problem. on first flight i verified the stall speed for my asi and made sure to fly the plane all the way in ...

Jimmy,
I used a boat quick connect for my aux tank that i set in the rear seat allowing me an extra 6 gallons of fuel for 16 total. main tank and aux are on the same shutoff, works great ...

Grant,
Go to the hobby shop or find a friend that has some mono-kote for covering model airplanes, get the color close and cut a circle an inch bigger than the hole. start at the outside e ...

I have one of each, a Firestar 2 and, a Fergy 2a. Other than the looks from the outside, they are designed differently. I love flying both of them. Many aircraft are derived from combining ideas from ...

I bought a Lowrance 2000c at sun and fun for $482, and it has terrain awareness and works fantastic. best price was $682 then I found out that Lowrance takes ANY old aviation gps WORKING or NOT on tra ...