Recent content by mondtster

I second this recommendation; I’ve been pretty pleased with the Trig radios that I’ve installed and used. It seems like it would check all the boxes for what is desired.

That's a bit of a different concern than whether an aircraft is "equipped for XCs" or not. Conventional gear aircraft are not required for banner towing and in my experience, people aren't going to be beating down your door for tailwheel endorsements. Your comments here suggest that you're not...

I'm curious, how so? Perhaps your expectations need to be recalibrated, depending on what aircraft you're looking at.

As mentioned, yes it is possible and somewhat common. A few times a year I’ll be hearing an approach control that is about 350 miles away on one of the local frequencies. Same thing happens on 122.8 and other CTAFs. If you haven’t been paying attention, we just had a big solar weather event...

The last two engines I’ve transported have been upside down with some foam padding under them for cushioning. The firewall forwards were disassembled enough to allow safe and secure transport.

They do, but there has been controversy with them and they have created controversy with others. I wouldn’t be opposed to using them but id proceed with caution if I sent them a Franklin, and there are other overhaulers I would probably favor. Some Parts have been hard to come by for Franklins...

The old style valves should have detents too. If yours doesn’t, that would be a motivator for me to replace it. There are ADs for this on other Piper airframes with similar valves.

Try methodically disconnecting a few thermocouples at a time and see if it makes a difference. Did you or your mechanic have to do any harness building/pinning that could have gotten reversed? The JPI manual does a good job of not referencing positive or negative for the thermocouples but the...

Yes, there is a small storage area behind the rear seat.

It's a matter of opinion. The same thing has happened in the auto industry for years too.

In the case of the Pipers, I believe an upfit shop installs the engine after the aircraft is completed. So yes, they are mostly completed first with an o-360 then upfit with the diesel later. I don't remember if Piper contracts the engine change out to a third party or if it is just done in a...

I’m fairly sure the current diesel offerings from Piper are installed via STC. I don’t think they are the STC holder either.

While certainly a challenge, I think obtaining airframe approvals and offering affordable conversion packages will present the bigger problem. Lycoming and Continental have a leg up in this area because they already have airframe approvals and the OEMs are using them. Finding an OEM that is...

That works well in theory, but as you have seen from the UND case, people won’t study it right. I fully expect a transition to unleaded fuel to go similar to the 1970s switch to unleaded fuel in automobiles, or more recently, the widespread adoption of ethanol blended fuels. There has been lots...

Not if the full rich setting isn't rich enough. There are a lot of different carburetor part numbers with different calibrations for different applications. Some have a richer full rich calibration than others. A carburetor calibration on the lean side may be exacerbated with a change in fuel.