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Search: Posts Made By: EchoMike
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Forum: Private Flying
12th Aug 2010, 14:25
Replies: 23
Views: 12,066
Posted By EchoMike

Any photos, papers, etc. available?

md 600 driver,

Any photos, papers, documents, history available on G-AWAW? We'd love to have some more background on this aircraft - what a life it has had!

Incidentally, the museum says...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Aug 2010, 19:56
Replies: 23
Views: 12,066
Posted By EchoMike

Progress so far

To date we have four volunteers - I'd like to have a few more in reserve, just in case. (Do you mean to tell me that there are only FOUR aviators in the UK interested in poking around the London...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Aug 2010, 17:40
Replies: 23
Views: 12,066
Posted By EchoMike

Echo Mike and G-AWAW need your help!!!

Echo Mike and G-AWAW need your help.

Anyone who went to a certain well-known and much discussed north-east Florida JAA school will remember that I did the ground school lectures.

G-AWAW is a...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Dec 2009, 23:58
Replies: 12
Views: 3,290
Posted By EchoMike

Tip of the hat to IO540! Isn't that the...

Tip of the hat to IO540!

Isn't that the case with all aircraft, in different degrees.
Look at your nearest 1970 Cessna 150.
Worth £15k (if it's a good one).
An Annual might cost £5k.
After...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Dec 2009, 17:36
Replies: 12
Views: 3,290
Posted By EchoMike

I really do feel badly for the people who bought...

I really do feel badly for the people who bought Thielert powered airplanes and have been left holding a very expensive and mostly empty bag.

The economics are truly daunting - say the DA-42...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Dec 2009, 18:02
Replies: 12
Views: 3,290
Posted By EchoMike

Thielert is bankrupt - Herr T. is in the local...

Thielert is bankrupt - Herr T. is in the local slammer, and so is his CFO, one Rosthwila something or other. Company is in receivership, there does appear to be a successor company, but it is...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Dec 2009, 18:11
Replies: 12
Views: 3,290
Posted By EchoMike

Thielert - bring out your dead . . .

If I wanted to buy a complete dead Thielert firewall forward package, and it doesn't have to be airworthy, what do you think it might cost? I'd figure since it isn't airworthy and isn't economical to...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Nov 2009, 02:17
Replies: 25
Views: 7,335
Posted By EchoMike

PM, pls

A and C, pls PM me re Cessna parts. Thx!
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Nov 2009, 19:34
Replies: 25
Views: 7,335
Posted By EchoMike

$12,000 annual?

I find it difficult to comprehend that an annual inspection on a C150 would cost GBP 8000 unless someone is getting really, really screwed, big time.

We've had a fleet of as many as 15 of these...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Sep 2009, 21:27
Replies: 4
Views: 5,446
Posted By EchoMike

DIY or not

I agree 100% that the work is within the realm of possibility for some handy friends - but please consider this - falls are very common in construction work. If someone falls ten feet onto a concrete...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Sep 2009, 18:02
Replies: 4
Views: 5,446
Posted By EchoMike

building a hangar

Oh, man, I could write a book . . .

1) Check the deed carefully for restrictions, setbacks, etc. You may not be able to build that close to the property line - if you do anyway, the adjacent...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Aug 2009, 21:01
Replies: 30
Views: 7,454
Posted By EchoMike

O-200

Don't know much specifically about the Socata, but I can tell you a bit about the O-200 Continental.

1300+ hours at 6 or so a year isn't good for them - they develop sticking valves, all kinds of...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
3rd Jul 2009, 17:27
Replies: 42
Views: 50,777
Posted By EchoMike

O-200 oil burn and leaks

I'd look at some other things before blaming "a bearing".

First - "normal" oil consumption on an O-200 is about a liter every 15 hours or so, some a bit more, some a bit less.

Second - if you...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Jun 2009, 15:31
Replies: 0
Views: 675
Posted By EchoMike

Lightning blasts parked airplane

Guy I know had his Cessna 150 tied down on the ramp in Miami area, thunderstorm came through and it got hit by lightning. Spectacular! The outer half of the right wing just completely EXPLODED, looks...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
15th May 2009, 17:29
Replies: 7
Views: 1,530
Posted By EchoMike

Dang, you blew my cover . . . :-) Glad to...

Dang, you blew my cover . . . :-)

Glad to hear you've made contact, hope everything works out properly. I'm a great proponent of good customer service - it should be prompt, personal and...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th May 2009, 18:06
Replies: 7
Views: 1,530
Posted By EchoMike

Ormond Beach . . . . OPEN!!!

chard118,

I was there, on site, just one hour ago - people everywhere, airplanes flying, OBA is most assuredly and absolutely in business.

How are you trying to contact them? If e-mail won't...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
1st May 2009, 22:35
Replies: 73
Views: 12,162
Posted By EchoMike

Rather right than "right now"

It doesn't matter if it takes you twenty hours or 2 to go solo.... You will have far bigger disasters in your early flight training, so really just accept it as the first of many learning...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
1st May 2009, 14:41
Replies: 73
Views: 12,162
Posted By EchoMike

Feeling nervous and unsure about all this . . .

I'm on the "other" side of the learning environment, as some of you know, I do the ground school at a certain north central Florida JAA FTO which has been mentioned once or twice in these hallowed...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
23rd Apr 2009, 20:27
Replies: 1
Views: 754
Posted By EchoMike

I *think* the material is called...

I *think* the material is called "Fiberfrax" - it is a fiberglass-looking material with high ceramic content and several experimental class aircraft use it for firewall/fireblocking. You can get...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
11th Apr 2009, 00:33
Replies: 27
Views: 4,581
Posted By EchoMike

We're still here!

Saw your note regarding "temporarily unavailable" and made a quick inquiry. Problem is, of course, we don't phone ourselves (maybe we should) and didn't know the phone service was down.

Turned...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Mar 2009, 19:47
Replies: 16
Views: 1,865
Posted By EchoMike

Unused engines, early Bonanza

Unflown engines - use a borescope, check for cylinder wall corrosion. If the cam is on top (O-320/360 Lycoming), cam wear (rust, pitting, spalling) can be a problem in seldom-flown engines. For some...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Mar 2009, 19:23
Replies: 56
Views: 10,995
Posted By EchoMike

Snug airplanes

Remember that when the Mooney (and a LOT of other USA origin GA airplanes) was originally designed, in the mid 1950s, a "standard FAA person" weighed 170 lbs.

I'm 62, and I'm not a big guy, and I...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
30th Mar 2009, 02:55
Replies: 1
Views: 649
Posted By EchoMike

Cessna parts to India

Need a bit of advice/information.

Someone in India is looking to buy some new and some used Cessna parts from me - legitimate deal, I know him, no worries there.

What paperwork does DGCA...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Feb 2009, 16:29
Replies: 27
Views: 2,686
Posted By EchoMike

My wife is nervous about this . . .

And she's nervous because she is a lawyer.

"AIUI the only real difference between using a corporation (typically a Delaware one) and using a US citizen (as I do; this particular chap owns about...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
20th Nov 2008, 17:09
Replies: 3
Views: 4,160
Posted By EchoMike

I'm alive, I swear . . .

Sorry for the tardy reply, but I've been having problems with my web browser and pprune not getting along very well. (If Microsoft made airplanes, would you fly one?)

I appreciate the pointers,...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
7th Nov 2008, 16:39
Replies: 3
Views: 4,160
Posted By EchoMike

CAA/JAA ground school instructor

Curious to know how to become a CAA/JAA ground school instructor. I'm an FAA AGI (advanced ground school instructor), and have been for some years. Looked at CAA website, found something called...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
26th Oct 2008, 00:51
Replies: 5
Views: 1,153
Posted By EchoMike

Ahh, but I am not looking for the standard open...

Ahh, but I am not looking for the standard open source weenie answer. That's why I asked here . . . I was looking for some help or advice in this case, and not along the lines of "see your dealer"...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
25th Oct 2008, 21:59
Replies: 5
Views: 1,153
Posted By EchoMike

Firefox printing problems

Firefox 3 - won't print text portions of web pages. FF3 on W2K box, going to Brother 1440 printer. Have a laptop with XP & FF3 on it, works fine, prints fine on same printer. Main computer will NOT...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Oct 2008, 17:49
Replies: 71
Views: 39,952
Posted By EchoMike

(Single paragraph caused by unresolved obscure...

(Single paragraph caused by unresolved obscure browser problem.) 150 is 100 hp, if older cylinders fitted, timing is retarded to 24 degrees BTDC, you'll lose about 3 or 4 hp which you really won't...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
15th Oct 2008, 21:30
Replies: 5
Views: 742
Posted By EchoMike

Loctite flavors, yellow death, gorilla snot

(Note my browser refuses to make proper paragraphs on Pprune, hence the run-on block of copy . . . ) Loctite comes in several "flavors", red, blue, some removable, some permanent, so don't just ask...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
11th Oct 2008, 17:27
Replies: 7
Views: 736
Posted By EchoMike

Just went through this for someone . . . AOPA...

Just went through this for someone . . . AOPA sells non-owner's (renter's) insurance, but you need to have a USA mailing address so they can mail the policy. The policy goes into effect at midnight...
Forum: Freight Dogs
9th Oct 2008, 13:53
Replies: 6
Views: 2,225
Posted By EchoMike

No loss and good riddance

I have to say that DHL's evident withdrawal from the USA small-parcel market will not be missed by me (at least). Their insurance and claims procedures are an outright scam, and the people in the...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
24th Sep 2008, 15:21
Replies: 87
Views: 9,536
Posted By EchoMike

Bad attitude, reason for

"I spend my life in front of the TV News from USA, Europe, Asia and South America. BBC, CNN, TV-5, Deutsche Welle, TVE, RAI, NHK in English, TV-Globo, you name it... I read financial newspapers in...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
8th Sep 2008, 15:12
Replies: 12
Views: 963
Posted By EchoMike

Why it is less expensive in Florida

1) No landing fees. You can do circuits for a solid year and it won't cost you a dime.

2) Fuel is about $5.00 a gallon here. (price of fuel times GPH times hours flown, you do the math)

3)...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Aug 2008, 21:17
Replies: 54
Views: 18,228
Posted By EchoMike

We wuz here and now yer airplane is bustid

FBI/DEA sometimes does "in depth" inspections of parked GA airplanes of types thought to be used by drug runners, especially at airports in FL, TX, AZ, CA. Open inspection covers, take off wingtips...
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