Bose A20 vs A30

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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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Paint Can Lid/Agitator

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Oct. 08, 2024

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,...

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Nose Seal Replacement (Service Instruction No. 1324D)

Hours:  4

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...

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New Seat Belts – Hello Crow Kam Lock!

Hours:  3.75

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...

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Savvy Aviation – Oil control ring solvent flush & custom tool

Hours:  6

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...

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Best Pen Ever! – Zebra F-xMD / Fisher Space PR4F ink refill combo!

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Jun. 24, 2023

On the quest to find a consistent, smooth writing, least probability of leaking, most cost effective, pen that can write when it gets cold soaked at 17,000 over the Rockies, or heat soaked on the ramp in Arizona, I came...

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Leaky Fuel Drain Rebuild

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Jun. 19, 2023

When your airplane speaks you should listen.  A spot of fuel on the ground is an example of a subtle hint.  Small issues become bigger ones with time unless they are dealt with!   Initially I bought a pair of spare...

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Roll your own Engine Pre-heater

Hours:  1.5

Apr. 09, 2023

In the freezing temperatures early in the morning at the High Sierra Flyin Neil let me use his 1500 watt space heater hooked up to his generator to pre-heat N7ZK prior to departing the Deadcow Lake Bed.  Never having thought about...

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