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DI use an old crock pot on LOW to dry the beads (only has high or low settings). It brings the beads to 240* which I find is ideal. Leave...
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GI have this on my IO-320-D1A. In my case, it is hot fuel. Don't have it fully resolved in all situations, but mostly. Fuel line routing...
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Llr172 replied to the thread What is this (part 2).go to digikey. you will find many. Those are typically led with the resistor built in, so will run on 12V. some run at different...
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GGino230 replied to the thread Hot Idle Instability / Micro-Surging.You've already gotten some good advice here, I'll add my 2 cents. The leak down check with soapy water is easy, When I got my 8 last...
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HighTail replied to the thread Hydration at Altitude.SHEEEEESH, If you read this far you may have missed the finer points of Hydration at Altitude: Containers do pop open, Grapes do swell... -
On my recently completed low and slow plane with a C-90-12 I have read a bunch lately about using TCP to prevent valve sticking if... -
deene replied to the thread Tank sealant madness.Which I just did last week. $53 from eBay (round non-gun version, supposed easier to use in tight spaces). Hopefully 3 cartridges will... -
This tool has been removed from release while I work out the bugs - it cut the sample okay, but doesn't work good enough on the entire... -
Brantel replied to the thread Trim gets disabled on High RPM.Has it ever worked properly? Yes, the AP will disconnect if the trim button is press is pressed while the AP is engaged and the auto... -
Carl Froehlich replied to the thread Trim gets disabled on High RPM.Amit, I know nothing about the RV-12 and even less about your G3X and Garmin autopilot. But…. Based on your post I’d try to recreate... -
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Not the first time - quite possibly the last time for this particular passenger - but a good time. I took my 84 year old dad from Tx to... -
RRNB replied to the thread WDYDWYRTW? Jun 13-14, 2026.Yesterday I practiced some OSH 27 righthand patterns with downwind legs 3000 feet out, found it real tight. Rewatched a video where...
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FFlyinTiger replied to the thread SoCal RV Transition Training.Precisely why an open discussion with a pilot requesting transition training is necessary. My caution to would be transition training...
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Marlonyoung replied to the thread WDYDWYRTW? Jun 13-14, 2026.Six of us made it to Livermore for lunch, and then back to work on the RV8
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FTo clarify, a transition CFI is not a test pilot. If you’re doing phase one, that is not transition. Can some parts of phase one be done...
