The brake on the Velocity seem to cause everyone heart ache. We got rid of our parking brake a while back because it made it even harder. The new Cleveland brake system has 2 master cylinders on each side of the airplane, run in series, which run to a common reservoir. This is convenient from […]
Read MoreIt seemed like a good idea to track the compression checks across the cylinders by year so we can see if there are any substantial changes. Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 2017 2016 75 74 76 73 76 75 2015 2014 74 74 74 75 74 74 2013 76 73 75 75 76 […]
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A few years back, I complained to anybody who would listen that my engine dripped oil. Always. It wasn’t a bunch, but enough it always had a sheen, and that the cowling was always grimy, and there was a little tablespoon sized puddle under the fuselage-to-cowling join line in the hangar after sitting for a […]
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So, having a pusher entails this kind of work more often than you would like. The folks, like Andy, and opted to use a piano hinge (or Dzus fasteners) instead of cowling screws get less of it than I do, but you still get some. We’re still not sure what hit us. We (with the […]
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I recently noticed that one of my pilot seat hardpoints was no longer holding properly, allowing the seat to flex a bit (it didn’t really move, but there a perceptible flexing of the base/frame). I had previously put a helicoil in this one, having likely cross-threaded it at some point. Anyway, it was something that […]
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Awhile back I installed the Anti-Splat air/oil separator. Last fall I got a packet from them regarding a AD, indicating the exhaust valve should be checked for coking, and a “emergency bypass” that they sent me be installed in case the exhaust valve become blocked. Apparently an RV-10 was forced down as the engine stopped due […]
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