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Orbiting over the airport above pattern altitude for the first couple hours always seemed like a good idea.

Pitch trim is critical in the -10 ...

Good timing on this post. I've serviced wheels as part of annual this past weekend. I'd not balanced the wheels in the past and all three required balancing. One less mystery causing occasional shimmy ...

You replaced AN bolts with SS? Which ones? I don't think SS are rated for carrying much, if any, structural load...

Regards,
Jay

[quote="bhoppe2"]I had the same problem with the magne ...

I keep a spreadsheet of all device / cable pinouts. There's a note on ADS600-B Pin 35 description / notes state "Transponder Suppression OUT (ARINC does this)".

For my setup, pin 35 is no ...

Here's what I did... Really simple and flying without issue for several years.

Regards,
Jay
N433RV

I installed a Cyclone 21 avionics fan (PN CRB-6457) which I believe Stein carries (below). The other ports provide forced cooling to my radio stack. Simple design and well worth the $.

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There are a few things that left me puzzled here. These guys are lucky to still be around to tell their story..

"the second flight test was to complete basic flight maneuvers ... and to perfo ...

I sent the following note to Sean at planearound.com.

"I've been flying my -10 with two of the door strut brackets (and McMaster seals) for just over a year. Recently my son opened the passeng ...

FYI on insurance rates. I can't decide if I should be excited or depressed on the quotes...

Pilot stats: ~400 hours total time (~110 hours RV time), instrument rating (not current), and high power/ ...

I love my DigiFlight II VSGV, but recently experienced an in-flight loss of altitude command in my Pitch Servo. The only symptom of something wrong was lack of altitude hold (roll works fine).

Afte ...

Just tie them together and route under along the case using clamps and/or RTV. It's very secure. The part that me pucker was drilling holes in the case behind the flywheel to mount the LSE sensor. YMM ...

Photos attached. I have dual LSE. RG400 coming out of top portion of firewall are high tension coil wires. The bottom coils are attached to the engine mount. The top coils are attached to the engine c ...

My scribe lines were really far off. By the time I realized this, it would have been too much trouble to undo. So... I ended up using McMaster-Carr door seals and it worked out well.

Regards,
Jay ...

Mounted mine in the overhead. Seems to be a good location so far.

Update on my fuel pump issue... I replaced the suspect Tempest fuel with a new Lycoming pump and no longer have any engine stumble issues. The fuel pressure now consistently displays ~20psi. No more s ...

I spoke to a couple of vendors and my A&P of choice yesterday. The consensus was to:

* Revisit sensor settings and connections (I don't expect this one to reveal much)

* Closely examine the ...

I'm using an Andair selector and the valve is pretty low in the tunnel as I had to buy an extender to reach it. Have occasionally seen engine stumble during very high AOA stall work if electric full p ...

I went out on a weekend x-country flight (6 hours) and noticed some strange behavior.

In cruise, my fuel flow readings would occasionally fluctuate between 9.5 and 10.5 gph without me touching anyt ...

Here's where I mounted my flap controller. The photo is a bit dated, but close enough.

The only thing in the tunnel is the motor. I've inspected this area several times since phase 1 and it's pret ...

I have dual LSE Plasma IIIs. Here are the current draw numbers Klaus shared recently for Box version "B". Your mileage may vary depending upon box vintage...

Box on, engine off: ~0.2A
E ...