daleandee wrote:Did you notice any cracking between the valves?
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Yep! I saw the crack, we may have gotten a picture.
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Re: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for
Yep! I saw the crack, we may have gotten a picture.
- Sun Jun 02, 2024 10:02 pm
- Forum: Safety and Training
- Topic: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for
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Re: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for
Weather is not cooperating. To top that off, we did a compression check and the numbers were low. Borescoped the cylinder and found a couple burned exhaust valves. Adam is giving him a ride to pick up a uhaul. The seller did not want to do a compression test, and that was a danger sign.
- Sun Jun 02, 2024 12:27 pm
- Forum: Safety and Training
- Topic: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for
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- Fri May 31, 2024 5:48 pm
- Forum: Safety and Training
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Re: Rough running primary ignition
Raluttio wrote:Is it common to cruise on primary only? I have seen this casually mentioned a couple of times from various sources.
Yep - it's a huge electrical load for our 20 A. We have enough power to run it but I'd rather put those amps into charging the battery once I'm safely away from the ground.
- Thu May 30, 2024 10:07 am
- Forum: Aerovee
- Topic: Rough running primary ignition
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- Wed May 29, 2024 12:33 am
- Forum: Photo Album
- Topic: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
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Re: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for
Bryan, If he does remove his wings, remind him & me, isn't there an easier sequence like right before left or the other way around when removing/installing. -brs There is a Sonex instruction sheet for that. Looks like right wing goes on first. So to disassemble left wing off first. [youtu_be:2m...
- Tue May 28, 2024 6:46 pm
- Forum: Safety and Training
- Topic: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for
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Re: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for
There is a lot of negativity here. Just realize that those bad things are not common to every experience. I think your original plan of flying locally for 2 days to make sure your comfort level is there is good. Then setting off with the approach of waiting out weather. The UHaul solution is always ...
- Tue May 28, 2024 5:57 pm
- Forum: Safety and Training
- Topic: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for
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Re: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for
My take is the weather game is the same no matter what engine/airplane you are flying behind/in. If it's not good, wait it out until it is. Broadly the weather moves west to east, so you can always wait for it to pass then continue west. With a new to you airplane, your definition of good weather is...
- Mon May 27, 2024 2:51 pm
- Forum: Safety and Training
- Topic: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for
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- Sun May 26, 2024 11:09 am
- Forum: Photo Album
- Topic: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
Six more Wisconsin Passport stamps. Waupaca: Screenshot_20240525-143430.png Rodger had been there before us and his current AeroVee woes: Screenshot_20240526-070102.png Stevens Point: Screenshot_20240525-143412.png The Wausau terminal was really cool. Screenshot_20240525-204920.png Alexander Field: ...
- Sun May 26, 2024 8:49 am
- Forum: Photo Album
- Topic: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
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