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a wee bit o wake burbulance
i figured that the plane i was following in was 'clean' and fast and far enough ahead of me for his wake to be 'gone' by the time i got there! not quite so, air was calm so the 'burbs' hung around longer. it swung me fairly hard right then slammed...
Check your carb springs carefully !
So... I'm on my way to go fly this morning and I'm running through some emergency proceedure type things in my thoughts on the way to the airport. One thing that came to mind is what might happen if a throttle cable or spring breaks. As...Throttle return spring upper side closeup
By GeoBlazeCategories: Equipment, Safety, Maintenance
The upper side of the spring does not rest on a nylon sleeve but directly on the carb cable support member and this also showed significant wear. This is really not visible without removing the spring for inspection.Throttle return spring closeup
By GeoBlazeCategories: Equipment, Safety, Maintenance
Not sure how close this was to failing... glad I didn't find out in the air !!!Worn throttle return spring and nylon sleeve
By GeoBlazeCategories: Equipment, Safety, Maintenance
912 carb throttle bracket
By GeoBlazeCategories: Equipment, Safety, Maintenance
912 carb throttle spring bracket
By GeoBlazeCategories: Equipment, Safety, Maintenance
The nylon flange was worn through allowing metal to metal contact between the spring and the bracket.-
Please be careful
http://thecabin.net/news/2016-06-20/man-crashes-craft-airport#.V2lT6CY8JCk What harm can a little microburst do anyways?
By Dave GCategories: Training / Learning to Fly a Trike, Safety, Weather, Humor
Don't tie it down if you want to lose it. I know its not a trike video but there is still something we might learn here.