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Rivnuts. Never heard of them. Neato. Could be sold as RV nuts as I can see how they would be nice if one could actually find the studs.

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thanks for the reply Larry. surprized the Manta has performance advantage. my 12 is trimmed for 50 so it almost keeps up.

We fly the 12m on the 38 HP REVs. The climb at sea level is around 450 FPM. The 447 has more torque and a larger diameter prop, so your thrust is probably high... read more...

My tie down when I’m out and about. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrpansing/52758082345/in/dateposted-public/https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrpansing/527580823... read more...

Supposed to be 10 mph winds Sunday. And I have 5 runways to practice on.

A few tips:1) Treat X wind landings like any other landing. The only difference is you stay in a crab and touch down crabbed. 2) you can add a touch of power i... read more...

Practice, practice and they are all the same, result wise anyway.

What’s the procedure for direct cross winds landing?

I have found that keeping the wing as flat as possible outside for unknown strong winds. Dropping the bar ground is one way to achieve this. With wing up, I tie... read more...

Thanks Larry this correlates with my other findings.

Larry or Wes has a video showing what sprogs do on the ground and in flight. Worth watching. It is on youtube.

I think the real trick is to either find a wall to block wind from behind or make sure the wing has “some” positive AOA. I have seen trikes flip over while ... read more...

The trike did not need to be tied to the dollies. The weight of the trike kept them in place with no issues. The dollies allow a very easy 360 degree turn if ... read more...

This last weekend a trike pilot had to tie his trike down outside. (no hanger space available.) the front of his trike was facing the opposite direction from... read more...

Rivnuts. I am sure most of you know about Rivnuts and their uses, but possibly someone does not. Rivnuts can be a solution when you need to have a bolt in plac... read more...

With a naturally aspirated engine, the horsepower reduces, very similarly to the reduction of resistance on the propeller. Meaning if you’re getting 5500 RPM ... read more...

Thanks for sharing Jim. A pilot at my airport just put them in also and thinks they are the way to go also.

Based on my original comments, the feedback I am getting for high altitude electric performance, is a reduction in power from the batteries with lower temperatu... read more...

Roger, I have used the blue floats (Marvel Scheibler) for 3 years and have had no change in the weights from day one. I check them twice a year.

How do you know your scale is accurate when testing your carb floats to be under 7 grams? Buy some small test weights, they are very cheap. I have several dif... read more...

The latest operator manual does say that 100LL is harder on the valve seats. It also states that 100LL may be used exclusively. I change my oil every 25 hours... read more...

Roger, the rotax engine is designed for auto gas and lasts longer, less oil changes and the list goes on. 100ll is good for long term storage and vapor lock for... read more...

Rotax instructions for use of Loctite. The instructions are often given with the EU number for their Loctite number. So finding the equivalent for our number ... read more...

You definitely have me looking closer at my cap and any seals. Great comments thanks Jim.

I started finding a small amount of antifreeze on the cowling under the motor. It happened twice before I figured it out. The seal on the cap had come loose fr... read more...

Gear Box inspection at 600 hours. So I just pulled my gearbox for the 600 hour inspection. Prior to pulling it i called the Tech at Lockwood and spoke to him.... read more...

Date all of your zip tie packages and you will be amazed how fast your life is going by. In Arizona zip ties age pretty fast and I have found the brand at Home... read more...

If i was only flying over farm land I might consider it. Many of the areas I fly require a BRS if you want to survive an\engine out. That being said, sometime... read more...

Hey jim what was your symptoms of a bad radiator cap? Lately I have been getting excess radiator fluid on top of my bottle and now you got me thinking i might ... read more...

Roger, mine has lasted since 2013 with no issues so far. My radiator cap not so much.

specialty tools. Every now and then it helps to make some kind of special tool to work on things. I altered some wrenches to make adjusting my bowden cables e... read more...

Train first, then practice. I can say for certain that this is not always done. If an instructor allows the student to make a mistake and then trains from... read more...

Hi Ted, I haven't looked at the NTSB report on that one, but I have the whole video of what happened. Definitely a spiral, definitely used full power to try and... read more...

Student panic happened more often in the days we taught trike flying with out 2-place trainers. How many times did I have students cut power on rotation or for... read more...