Jul. 16, 2025
After flying the RV-10 about 500 hours it became apparent that just a few more gallons of fuel would be nice to have. The cheapest speed mod is more fuel capacity! I looked at the “then available” solutions of wing...
May. 30, 2025
Last summer on the way home from Minnesota I noticed my backup alternator regulator’s warning lamp started flickering like a candle at the Haunted Mansion. The lamp indicates that the voltage on the bus has dropped below 13 volts and...
May. 01, 2025
During the condition inspection I hoisted the nose using an engine hoist to work on the nose wheel and gave the original 2012 build nose gear leg a wiggle test. The nose gear leg moved left and right about an...
Oct. 08, 2024
After years of wearing David Clark passive headsets, I bought, owned, and tried every pair of Lightspeeds they produced. Having such amazing customer service it was hard to try another brand but in my search for the perfect headset I...
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After getting tired of spilling paint and pounding the lid back on the can I recalled a pour/mixing lid from when I ran a paint shop in high school. I did a quick Amazon search and found plenty of options,...
May. 15, 2024
Chasing a small oil leak led me down the path of the nose seal. With the cowl off I noticed a small circular length of loose sealant (about 2″ long) sitting on the flywheel. With all the cooling air blowing...
May. 12, 2024
In the last year with very little family flying having taken place due to my career change, the kids have out grown their car seats. Without the car seats installed, the ship’s back seat hip belts could not cinch down...
Oct. 06, 2023
While chasing the cause of an increase in oil consumption, I decided to borescope the cylinders and valves. I noticed that the #6 cylinder had some slightly oily plugs (top and bottom). Once the scope was inside the cylinder I...
