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Weigh and Balance Each Addition
...and the airplane’s ongoing maintenance burden—if it isn’t there, it can’t break, need service or cleaning, or be in the way of something that does. By resisting the temptation to...
Twice the Angst and What a Cost!
...they’ll eventually pay but whine like a turbine the whole time. Having to potty train one of these fiscal-retentives is a thankless task for penance-seekers wanting more frustration in their...
Rabbit Holes
...cooling fan movement when turning the prop. I don’t know a lot, but I surely knew that something was amiss and resisted (properly) any temptation to try and force it...
Homebuilt Accidents: Evaluating Engines
...converted car engines; most are newly-engineered. This category includes the Rotax 912, the Jabiru, the Rotec Radial, and others. Turbines: Mostly the Walther 601 series, but there are some Allisons...
BIG: Mojave Experimental Fly-In 2019
...Patey arriving in Draco, the over-the-top Wilga on Pratt & Whitney turbine steroids. Certainly the hero-class leader of back country STOL experimentals, “Draco” features PT-6 power and a showy, high-gloss...
Fly the High Road or the Low Road?
...I usually fly by the “hemorrhoid rule,” leveling off only after the bouncing of rough air abates. Few experimentals can reach FL 280 like this Turbine Evolution, but many non-turbocharged...
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The Effects of Ignition Advance on Cylinder Head Temperature, Speed, and Efficiency
If a little is good, more is better, and too much should be just about right. Not!
