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    Wind turbines falling

    From Wiley Online Library "Turbines that are properly maintained and occasionally have their parts replaced will last a full 25 to 30 years. But if the operators fall behind on maintenance, the turbines may face an early death. This is especially true for wind farms in harsh environments, such...
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    Pilot training - the good, the bad, and the ugly

    I was lucky when I seriously started my pilot training in 1975 in that I had some pretty good instructors and a couple other inspiring types I flew with, although my first instructor had some quirks... first, he was a screamer, which I did not care for at all. Then he had this thing about...
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    Martha was born in thw wrong time

    Chuck Yeager said he did a knife edge thru the Arc de Triomphe in a P-51 (apparently with Bob Hoover not far behind him!) during WWII. Personally, I flew a 737 under the St. Louis Arch - inverted! I love that Microsoft Flight Sim program! Cheers, crkckr
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    Airplane For Sale Become One Of The Last Starfighters By Buying This Pristine Mach Two Capable F-104

    I saw Darrell Greenamyer's 104 a couple weeks before his record attempts and then loss of the airplane. They hadn't even run the thing and it looked like you could have eaten off the tail pipe! It was an immaculate bird and it's loss was heartbreaking to those of us who saw the airplane before...
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    marvel mystery oil

    There are so many anecdotal stories about additives such as MMO, Slick 50 and a host of others, it's unreal. Funny thing is, when Consumer Reports did a study way back when on Slick 50 in NYC taxis, they found no difference between the engines that had been treated and those that had not been...
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    Could you design anything stranger?

    Stranger? Hooweee! I haven't committed anything to paper but my mind does wander now and then and the idea's that rattle around in there would likely stagger the average imagination to a standstill... or total collapse! Cheers, crkckr
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    LiteFighters: P-40/P-36 and beyond

    What a dream bird! However.... Am I the only one that sees this P-36 becoming a P-47? It wouldn't be to exact scale (the -47 was a huge bird), I don't think, but it's not much of stretch from the P-36 in cluttonfred's picture to the P-47 - at least in my mind! Clean up the wings and fuse a...
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    $250 spinner disappointment.

    I was an inspector at TWA and AA for a few years and on a few rare occasions, a mechanic would perform a job that I wouldn't buy off because it didn't meet the standards laid out in the maintenance manual. If it wasn't something I was familiar with, I would look it up before going out to buy...
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    "new" Mikuni fuel pump plumbing

    As much as I hate to admit it, I am a dunce! Yes, the old pump has 3 lines, exactly as the new one. I honestly don't know what the devil I was thinking but it certainly wasn't "clearly!" My setup is standard Firefly, the tank is about 2' below the engine, the pump is attached to the frame...
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    "new" Mikuni fuel pump plumbing

    bebedriver, it is definitely not a twin carb pump, it is a single and is listed as such in the Spruce catalog. The twin carb pumps actually have 4 inlets/outlets! Here are the pictures of the pumps from the Spruce webpages. Mine is the square one on the right. Hot Wings, that is one thing I...
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    "new" Mikuni fuel pump plumbing

    I've been having trouble with the Rotax 447 on my Firefly not wanting to idle below about 2400 rpm and I also have to directly inject fuel into the carb to get it started, which was not the case previously. So, I bought a new Mikuni from Spruce and it arrived... with 3 ports instead of the 2 on...
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    Chemical Exposure Discussion

    Workplace and even homes are subject to pollution from a list so long that would be hard to compile but we in the aircraft game might just be exposed to more than most. At the airline I worked for we used a lot of trichlorethylene III for cleaning parts and such but fortunately, it was in...
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    Cloud White-out & spin; does he live ?

    I usually did no more than 2 rotations in the Citabria, but once I decided to push it and do a few more. On the third rotation the nose tucked in considerably, startling me. The rotation speed also increased quite a bit. I didn't find it anywhere near as much fun as the usual two rotations I...
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    Cloud White-out & spin; does he live ?

    This guy clearly needs to use the cat/duck method of flying. The duck always flies south, so he'll know where he is going and the cat always lands on his feet, so he knows which way is down. Or maybe just a cup of coffee used as an artificial horizon? Then again, maybe just stay the hell out...
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    newbie question re prop overspeed with constant speed prop

    Since the gearbox and governor share the same oil, I would not install the new gearbox until whatever lines run between them (if any) and the governor itself have been completely torn down and closely and professionally inspected. Leaving any metal residue in the lines or in the governor is...
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    Aviation Jokes

    The last one, honest! Enjoy, crkckr Air Rules: The Ultimate in Aviation Humor 1. No matter what else happens, fly the airplane. 2. Aviation is not so much a profession as it is a disease. 3. Every takeoff is optional. The landing is mandatory. 4. Forget all that stuff about thrust...
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    Aviation Jokes

    A couple of these are very likely true! Cheers, crkckr Flight Attendant Announcements On a Continental Flight with a very "senior" flight attendant crew, the pilot said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort...
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    Aviation Jokes

    Ouch! crkckr FA jokes What does an old flight attendant have between her breasts that a young one does not? A: Her navel. The only reason FA’s have a job is because they are lighter than vending machines.
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    Aviation Jokes

    I suspect some of these are actually true! Cheers, crkckr Tower Trash Talk… 1.) Tower: "Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o'clock, 6 miles!" Delta 351: "Give us another hint, we have digital watches!" 2.) One day, the pilot of a Cherokee 180 was told by the tower to hold short of the...
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    Aviation Jokes

    More Av jokes, enjoy, crkckr Why Pilots prefer Airplanes to Women ........ * Airplanes usually kill you quickly; a women takes her time. * Airplanes can be turned on by a flick of a switch. * Airplanes don't get mad if you do a "touch and go". * Airplanes don't object to a pre-flight...
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