Emory Bored

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    Blue skies and fair winds Joey, we'll keep you in our hearts and prayers. 

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    I would love to have that engine in a lite kitfox or avid with bush gear and 80in prop!!

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    only 78"...

    We will of course need a complete report on the Prince as compared to other props you've used.  Another fellow, flying an S7 Rans sure likes his and has compared it to a Catto and ground adjustable three blade of some sort.  Ultimately he preferred the Prince. And of course you know who that is eh?

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    Well I for one have had a ramp check, in Pampa TX of all places got thru it OK, but sure makes you nervous.

    Were you flying commercial (dusting) or just fooling around having fun?  Just asking.  

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    I still stick by my opinion that if they can put a sticker on the dash of a 180 hp Carbon Cub and get away with the honor system of the pilot NOT going over XXXX RPM to limit the "hp rating" then I can use the same principle of a sticker on my dash saying to only adjust the prop on the ground via a switch mounted in the cockpit.   I have a hard time believing that even the feds honestly think that a guy in a 200k plus 180 HP CC is really going to not use the full RPM available to him in his new toy.  If that can pass the grin test then I have no problems putting a sticker on my panel as well....

     

    :BC:

    I do believe that your defense statement would sound good but......you are never in trouble with the FAA until you're in trouble with the FAA you know?  Unfortunately you don't get a trial by a jury of your peers when dealing with the feds.  What you get is a kangaroo court.  The outcome is predetermined.  The results are certain.  I have heard old timers say for instance, that you are a heck of a lot better off flying on an expired medical than lying to get a new one.  If you get caught.  Anybody ever had a ramp check?  I don't know anyone personally.  I'm sure they exist but where they exist I cannot say.  

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    I will take snow over pollen anytime!  Mowed my grass last week and been coughing ever since.  My flying buddy called me today and he couldn't talk more than a couple of words without coughing.   Feel like shit, so nothing getting done.   EDMO

    The tree pollens are getting me a bit.  I got one word for you..    Nasacort OTC Nasal Spray.  Working pretty good so far. 

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    Since I broke my back in January I've spent an awful lot of time banging around between flying forums looking for company.  This here is a working man's forum.  On balance you guys get more done, in less time, and shut down your internet activity earlier than any other group I hang with.  Way to go.  We got a thread here where a guy picks up what looks to be a pile of trash in January and by spring he's ready for paint.  Amazing.  The Biplane guys take years to get the engine cowl on.  Me?  I don't do anything.  Maybe it's time to sell it all off and just buy an airplane.  In any case,  all y'all are asleep now so I'll see ya tomorrow. 

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    Hey Leni, your right about water getting into the hinge area.  I thought about having a piece of flexable rubber that would go under the turtle deck, and over the hinge.  That would allow it to shed  water I would think.  Jim Chuk

    One word.  Duct Tape.  :blink:

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    Dog's will always love you best you know?  If you need proof, lock your wife and your dog in the trunk of your car for six hours and then go let them out.  See which one is happier to see you.  

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    My two Rat Terriers laying claim to some stuff I laid out for our Idaho road trip. Half sisters 3 years apart. Huge personalities!! 

     

    Rat Terriers are the best small/mid size dogs there are.  Good looking pair.  

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    The one I'm trying to figure out is how to shut off the damn e-mail solicitation.  It all started when I sent a few bucks to a candidate in 2010 and now they all sell those e-mails to each other and I get over 100 gimme gimmes a day from these knuckleheads.  Why would I send'm my money?  I don't even like them people.  

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  21. Posted

    I have a whole Avid Flyer MK IV build manual in a binder ready to be scanned. I started once and realized how much work it is, and gave up. The foldout pages certainly complicate things. Anyone volunteer to scan my copy and return the original?

    Kinkos federal express.  They do charge for it but you get the 11" x 17" done right.

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    We can argue for days about engines. Maybe I've been "lucky" Maybe I know how these engines work. And just maybe my testicle size outdoes my brain matter sometimes but no matter what I've achieved the most full filling flying of my life in my two stroke powered Avid. This is often in the midst of Cessna 180's, Maules, Carbon Cubs, Husky's, etc.    

     

    I think that it's all about the operation.  Many of us, and by that I mean me included, simply don't know how to get the performance and utility out of the two strokes that you do.   

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    We've had three Mercedes.  Two gas and one diesel.  The first gas was a '67 finner 230 with four on the floor.  Great car but it died of cancer at about 200K.  The 300D was a fantastic ride.  It's odometer died at 465K and I commuted with it for another 3 years.  When I sold it it was using about two quarts of oil per tank of fuel.  I told the guy I sold it to that the engine was worn out.  It probably had about 600K on it when I sold it to him.  He called me a week after the sale and said I was right but that he had ordered the parts and would have it back on the road in a jiffy.  He was an A&P with Alaska Airlines.  

     

    The E300 gas went for 321K when we turned it in for an Accord.  What a piece of crap that Honda was.  Holy Cow never again.  

    A Mercedes can be a handful maintenance wise but the basic engine and transmission will go and go.  Just learn to troubleshoot and replace the modules when needed and they well never let you down.