Author: Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 13:37:24
Hi all, The starter on my 914 occasionally throws a hissy fit when it's hot and I am looking into replacing it with 912S starter. Are there any considerations I need to take into account with the rin
Author: Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 21:06:58
Hello David, The on occasions the starter won't engage when the engine is hot and I have done several starts. It mostly occurs when I am doing a prop balance. If I tap (bang) on it then it generally
Author: Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:15:09
Hi I haven't but what I can tell you is that the sticky mounts work great. I have one on my helmet for sky diving and I easily hit do 150 mph in free fall. The free fly guys go even faster and they d
Author: Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 22:15:44
My 914 needed 4 lbs in the tail but I never did put it in. Over the years I slowly moved the C of G by moving the battery back, taking weight out of the tail and generally putting the airplane on a d
Author: Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 10:32:06
Hi John, I had something similar happen. Out of the blue I started getting vibrations when I throttled back and it turned out to be the carbs being out of balance. I don't know why it suddenly turned
Author: Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2015 19:56:24
Hello Everyone, I was greeted at the hanger today by the sight of a flat tire so I went to my usual online source (Wicks) and they no longer seem to stock the inner tubes I need. Could anyone tell me
Author: Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 13:05:52
The only thing I can add on Zolotone is to prepare your surface well and then spray it with clear coat to protect it. I did put some upholstery in my airplane in areas of high wear, for example the b
Author: Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2016 13:33:01
Rowland, I went to the trouble to remove the coolant bottle, welded an aluminum plate to it to make it thick enough so I could cut a thread in it to mount the sensor in the bottle. Although I haven't
Author: Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 15:34:35
Ira, Tongue in cheek..... I can only assume that there has been a break through in automotive technology that we are not aware of for this. =98=BA Seriously though, it was an nice presentation and it
Author: Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:26:16
Hi Ross, I have one that I purchases "way back when" from Kim That I probably will not use. I don't recall how much I paid for it, but you are welcome to it for the cost of postage and packaging. Pau
Author: Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 16:56:24
Hi all, I=99m looking for a best practice. I want to overhaul the carburetor s on my Rotax 914 and every time I have found this challenging. I find tightening the stainless steel line nipple onto the
Author: Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:13:06
I guess that is one approach. I like to send my carbs to Lockwood and I happen to have a second set so I just do an exchange. So... I guess I'm still looking to understand how folks tighten the SS ni
Author: Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2017 09:03:44
Hi Bud, I got the carbs back yesterday and I hope to get them installed on the weekend. As we both know balancing and setting the idle is a PIA :( I'm thinking of installing one of the lightweight Li
Author: Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2017 09:12:30
Hi All, My trusty Odessey battery has died and gone to heaven (or wherever batteries go). I am seeking peoples experience with the new style Lithium batteries, and in particular what can be sourced i