Recent content by Jim Logajan

Would be more authentic if another chair is attached on either side that contain mannequins that hog the armrests and otherwise intrude on your space.

Belated report on the bus voltage reported by the uAvionix AV-30: it appears it is reporting about 0.5 to 0.6V low. My multimeter shows that much higher when measuring at various points behind the instrument panel and at the cigarette lighter.

The regulator arrived this morning and was already installed and tested by the time I saw your post. The mechanic said the old regulator was only delivering 12V or so. I had already agreed with him on replacing with the solid state regulator rather than adjust or repair the mechanical one. The...

Late follow-up: No parasitic drain detected on the battery. After the charger reported it was fully charged I disconnected it and a multimeter measured 13.23V across the battery terminals (not considered valid meaurement for various reasons, but decided to do it anyway.) Fifteen hours later it...

Haven't had a chance to test for parasitic current drain yet, but while waiting for the charger to arrive I've been curious about the generator and regulator systems. I ran across this nicely done tutorial on Youtube on how vibrating point regulators work:

No more questions - thanks for trying to explain. The starter issue may be something else: I measured the airplane's battery voltage yesterday with a multimeter and it registered only 11.34V (Uavionix AV30 reported bus voltage of 10.4V.) It is a new Concorde RG-25 installed June 11, 2023 by the...

I did not notice much difference in flight characteristics, though the early 172s use a Johnson bar to actuate the flaps rather than an electrical switch. Also, access to the baggage area requires folding down the back seat, while later models have a side baggage door. No rear facing window is...

Sorry, I should have been clearer in my post - the italicized quote came from the B&C web page, not from your web page. I linked to your page because I considered it very useful if I chose to try and adjust the existing starter than replace it. The B&C starter was first STCed and they later got...

The 1956 C-172 I bought has an old Delco Remy pull starter for its Continental O-300. It sometimes acts up. A search for solutions uncovered a document authored by Ron Wanttaja that helps diagnose and possibly fix problems with such starters. However, I'm leasing the plane to a flying club so I...

Very scenic place to fly!

Anyone know of hangar space available at Rapid City airport? Currently I'm hangaring with Westjet but looking to save some money, naturally. How about at Sturgis?

It does look like they had no attitude control, at least along the longitudinal axis, because even at the start of reentry the Starship could be seen getting blasted on unshielded areas.

They did have some great video feeds via Starlink all the way to the start of reentry.

Shucks, that is OK.

The 1956 C-172 I bought in February and flew up from New Mexico had an annual in February, so it is a while before I will need another. That said, I've been told it is rarely too earlier to get scheduled in with an A&P/IA. So looking for recommendations in the Black Hills area - feel free to...