BirdDog

Hmm... Might send them an email - It has never arrived.?

Hey all,

Does anyone know if RAA is still sending Rego Cards for Aircraft?  I have not received mine, from about 2 months ago.  Website states it's registered, just no card in the mail.

Cheers

J

Yes it is!

You would have to order it from the USA - it's $1300 USD

Hmm... I think so!  I am not near my bird - can you send a photo - I will tell you!

Thanks Yenn.  I will not be removing any primary instruments.  I may choose to remove the old crapp Tru Trak, as it's playing up.  Not vital, so I could simply remove it all together!  But why not replace with this flashy new instrument.  ?

I don't think I do actually.  Its not a primary instrument, and none of them are coming out.  No different from installing a clock!

Having the same problems, unsure which black button you are talking about 

 

There is a button on the controller, at the bottom below the sliders I think.  Its the priority button.  If you don't push this, the call volume will be dropped significantly when radio is detected.  Took me ages to figure it out!  LOL!

Hmmm... I would love one of these in my bird!  The AV-30 could nicely replace my crappy ADI, but I am wondering what the rules are considering my bird is 24 registered??

Yep.  Thanks mate.  My LAME advised me to open the oil filter and make sure it's clean - so that's what I do.  ?

Yes I do.  nothing on the magnet last time, and nothing in the filter either.

OK... So here's an update.

Aircraft has been sitting for a little while now, and new leakdowns tested on a stone cold engine.  Results were 77/80 78/80 78/80 78/80

Leakdowns don't lie.  

So I am happy to continue on as normal.  The leakdowns, colour of the oil (still looks new), no oil use and colour of the plugs confirms that the motor is fine.

Some really interesting discussions lads, but I think we are getting away from the original question.

More research is telling me this is all normal.  Remember, my engine is NOT tightening up - As in - more than normal.  It's the opposite - it gets loose cold.\

I will keep you posted.  Was going to try and get to the bird on the weekend, but ran out of time.

So I have done  lot of research in the last few days, and I have come to the conclusion that what I am experiencing is most likely normal.  I will still do another leakdown test, but I am not much worried anymore.

Firstly - Why would the procedure ask you to warm the engine to operating temps before doing the leakdown.  If there was no difference between hot and cold, why bother warming it up!  LOL!

Secondly, heat will cause things to expand - it can't be any other way!

Anyways... I will do the leakdown (hopefully in the next few days) just to be sure!

OK - Mail is arriving at the  new address.  The new address is a Me.com and the old is on G-Mail servers - so maybe there might be something you should look into for that!  By that I mean, maybe Google has something restricted from your IP or the like.

Anyways... all good for me now.

Cheers

J

If there is a mechanical problem causing stiffness you will feel a constant drag. If there is stiffness caused by good compression you will be able to feel a springiness in the turning force. By that I mean that compression will try to turn the prop in reverse, you  will be able to bounce it, but mechanical stiffness will be constant.

 

Yep.  No drag!  Just the "lump" of compression feels less after sitting around.

Thanks again lads.

My LAME tells me I am all OK!  LOL! - But he is not the one with his arse in the seat in the sky!  LOL!

I am a little of the.... if it ain't broke, don't fix it mentality.  Everything checks out OK.  But, for peace of mind, this weekend, I will go hit up another leak down test, and see what I get.

I will report back the findings.

Ok - I have changed the email address.  Let's see what happens.  ?

Hey man!  No email received for this one either.  ?

Ive checked everything my end - Can I change my email address here for notifications?  That might rule out some issues.

I am not getting notifications of responses anymore.  ?

Nothing in my SPAM either.  ?

Thanks Lads.

20 hours ago was May this year.  She gets flown regularly. It's easy for me to do this again - no probs.

Did it do it before???  Well, As I said in my post, I think am now more attuned to it, because I do my own maintenance, and am paying a lot more attention now.

And yes, It is NOT stiff.  That's not the issue.  The issue is, after sitting for a few weeks without a flight, it becomes easier (read less stiff) than if it's warm.  Make sense?

Hi lads,

Leekdowns were done 20 hours ago, and they are 78/80 across the board.

Hey all,

So I have never really noticed this until I started doing my own maintenance, and one step is to measure how much force it takes to pull the prop through, and noticed recently that if the bird has sat for a month or so, the prop pulls through really easy.

What I am saying is... when I turn up at the hangar and pull the prop through 5 or 6 times to burp the oil, she is really easy to pull through.  If I do the same thing after i go flying, she is a lot firmer.

Is this normal?  My LAME seems to thing it's OK.

She runs fine. Burns no oil, and is smooth.  She is a 912 ULS 2008 with about 350 hours on it.  All SBs up to date etc.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers

J

Am i the only one that can't see those images?

Agreed Nev. 

You have to wonder.... If places lo like Cootamundra can do it, why Goulburn couldn't.