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Lowell,

I put in a backup ASI and altimeter. I guess you could also argue a turn coordinator would be good but I really only fly day VFR anyway so if I know my altitude and airspeed, I am good to ...

Anyone have any information on, or experience with Starr Aviation as an insurance underwriter? It is time for me to renew my policy and Falcon sent me two quotes, one from my current underwriter AIG ...

Bob,

The big hesitation was no doubt my Bell intercooler as I could remove it and the problem would go away and then install it and the problem would come right back. So it was definitely my inter ...

Ivor,

The wastegate travels through its full movement without binding and so do the throttles.

Herve,

I will check these again but they seem to be good.

Paul,

It seems to be the same ...

First off, let me say that I fly a Kitfox not a Europa (although I would love one) but you guys fly way more 914's than do the Kitfox guys so I come to you with engine questions.

I have a 914 (ne ...

Chris,

...Regarding purging the oil system. This is usually done after an oil change
to purge any air that might have been introduced into the system during the
oil change especially if the fi ...

Dale,

I am about to do the same thing...only I have done it before so I will share my approach. I put the Vista vents in my model 3 doors using a Dremel sanding drum and it worked very nicely. Fi ...

John,

Thanks again for the reply. I liked the water bucket analogy...I am a civil engineer working in the water industry. I can follow water because I can see it...electrons are a bit harder for ...

Hello Darin,

I'll take a crack at your questions. Although I am not a degreed electronics engineer, I have worked my whole life as an electronics tech.� I earned my education in electronics ...

Darin, did you fly to Logan? A Kitfox landed and departed while I had the Hatz up.---

Yes John that was me. I saw you with your Hatz out and thought that was you orbiting the airport. I heard yo ...

Ok, I have a couple questions for people that are smarter than myself when it comes to electronics. These questions have to do with the charging system and how it works.

I've got a 914 and had a d ...

Noel, What is SWR? I told you I am not an avionics guru so some of these acronyms are not familiar to me. By the way, the plane is virtually brand new and there is not corrosion. I did remove the a ...

Roger, I will do the same if I find the problem. I suspect I either have a ground loop problem, or that it is coming from one of the cables. I am going to check the connectors again for good ground ...

I've got a question for any of you that know more about avionics than I do...which is everyone. I have noticed that whenever my transponder is interrogated I get a little short buzz in my headset. I ...

Joe,

Thanks for the reply. I don't have access to an oscilloscope but can measure voltage using a meter on AC. What in particular would I be looking for when comparing the AC vs. DC? I would exp ...

Kevin,

Yes I do. Keep in mind this all worked great until the leads on the alternator failed on me. The only thing I can think that has happened is when the leads failed it somehow damaged the bu ...

I am having a problem I hope someone can help me with. I am not an electronics guy by any means but I did wire my panel and everything has worked well up to this point. Here is a description of the ...

Danny,

Wow, absolutely awesome Rocket! I really like the paint scheme...very nice! One question though...I thought the F1 had a tapered wing? I know the Harmon rocket has the "Hershey Bar&q ...

I am making a remote setup using -4 Aeroquip Socketless hose and fittings and will mount my sender to the firewall. I am going to install a tee at the sender so I can connect a simple analog gage and ...

Noel, I was thinking the same thing when it happened. I thought that if I really was losing oil pressure it would be steadily decreasing to 0 but it kept jumping all over the place so I was pretty su ...