Chris Blaine

Ed, there is no offset in the engine mount or a trim tab on the rudder to deal with significant P-factor when you rotate with a 520 or 550. You have to somewhat snatch it into ground effect and throw in a lot of right rudder as you keep it aligned with the runway as you retract gear and take off flaps. A lot happening in a short amount of time.…[Read more]

Ashley-what’s the price??

I would fly with the F33 guy and watch his technique. Meyers has less wing area (at least I think it does), but engine and airframe configuration are very similar. For sure see his weight limitations. At gross the Meyers will sink unless you have power in and the flare happens quickly.

Best-

Ed

Ed, a very good ask. What are your typical winds and how is the turf? My experience (and there are many folks here with much more than mine) is that short field can be tricky as you almost have to get behind the power curve to drop a 200 in. Full flaps and 90 MPH means a fair amount of power as you come down to short final to keep the sink rate…[Read more]

Thank you Mark! We look forward to seeing you.

Steve-have you looked for a Micco? Might be easier to find than a 145. I know of one here in NC.

Gary,

The high pressure seal double seal I mentioned above is actually called an O-ring loaded U-cup seal. It is a harder rubber up with a softer O-ring inserted to push the cup against the shaft. The McMaster part number is 9505K15. I believe this is the seal that was in my flap selector and gear valves, but the harder rubber cup was…[Read more]

Gary,

Here are the O-ring part numbers for each of the M200 gear and the flap actuators:

3 each AN6227B-17 (MS28775-212)
1 each AN6227B-10 (MS28775-112)

The flap and landing gear selector valve use the following seals
2 each MS2775-117
1 each 1161N52-204 . (They also have a reinforced high pressure double O-ring type seal, but it is a harder…[Read more]

Gary,
I am currently on vacation and won’t be at my hangar until Labor Day weekend. I sent Robert Whitfield a complete set of seals, so he should have the part numbers. All are common O-rings available thru Aircraft Spruce, except the internal gear handle valve and flap selector valve. I found a compatible seal at McMaster Carr that is working f…[Read more]

Gary-my step spit the bit again last year when it was in annual! If your A&P is pretty resourceful, I suggest you pull the step and get into the guts and look at the O rings. They are all in stock, you just need to make sure you source the right diameter. It might take some trial and error as I found out last year getting in his way…

Ed

Ted-I agree with you assessment on price but as an owner I hope he gets it or close thereto! Pricing is crazy right now. I am seeing early 70’s Skylanes with 8K+ hours airframe selling for $150k PLUS!!

Some other owners contacted me and said my response was not as friendly as it should have been. My apologies.

Which airplane on the For Sale site is sold?

Which one are you saying that’s from 2019 and isn’t currently owned by them anymore?

The listings are only as good as the people posting them. If the owner doesn’t let us know that it’s sold, it’ll just remain there.

Remember, this isn’t some big fancy company with many employees. It’s a small group of owners of a very small population of aircraft.

Ed,

I’ve been told they may be rechromed without creating any issues. Please contact Ross Warner to see about finding new old stock parts. He may be able to point you to someone who knows where to find them if you decide to go that route.

VR, Tom