Forum: Messages
09-21-03, 01:36 PM
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One other thing to check is how the stick...
One other thing to check is how the stick compares to actual oil quantity. On the O2 I had, I would put in 8 quarts after an oil change, and it would only read 7. As it didn't have a filter, that was...
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Forum: Messages
09-12-03, 08:10 PM
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Kevin:
Just wanted to say thanks for your efforts in keeping this board free of the kind of garbage going on in the Skymaster newsgroup. It's too bad people can't just be quiet when they don't have...
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Forum: Messages
08-15-03, 12:06 PM
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Don't apply power before you get the yoke back...
Don't apply power before you get the yoke back forward. I can tell you that my O2-A would drop the tail in a flash. The first time I tried practicing a soft field takeoff, I came very close to...
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Forum: Messages
08-14-03, 03:30 PM
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Forum: Messages
07-28-03, 07:07 PM
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The O2-As that flew night missions were painted...
The O2-As that flew night missions were painted flat black. They also had two rotating beacons on the tail, one for night that had a cone around it so it could only be seen from above. From what I've...
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Forum: Messages
07-13-03, 01:23 PM
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with propellors, fewer blades is better. If you...
with propellors, fewer blades is better. If you could figure out how to do it, a single blade would be the best. In racing boats, they use a surface piercing setup where the prop shaft is even with...
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Forum: Messages
07-06-03, 12:46 PM
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Forum: Messages
06-13-03, 10:09 AM
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Kevin:
May I suggest that the forms be posted...
Kevin:
May I suggest that the forms be posted with just the description of work done and aircraft type, leaving off identification, etc. This would provide sample wording, and if someone wants to...
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Forum: Messages
04-26-03, 11:09 AM
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Kevin:
As far as cost of living goes, it's way...
Kevin:
As far as cost of living goes, it's way up there. Housing costs are high, although if you get out of the city it's a little more bearable. I fly out of Torrance, in LA, and I don't reccomend...
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Forum: Messages
02-01-03, 12:26 PM
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Forum: Messages
01-30-03, 09:40 PM
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Low level over the water, it's easy to get too...
Low level over the water, it's easy to get too low without realizing it. I make it a practice to let the passengers look at the whales or boats or whatever, and just take quick looks to keep them in...
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Forum: Messages
01-03-03, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 4
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The only drawback I see is that you'll have to...
The only drawback I see is that you'll have to pony up for the VAR crankshafts when you have the engines overhauled, or if you have to split the cases for any reason. From what I hear, the VAR cranks...
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Forum: Messages
12-03-02, 10:51 AM
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Forum: Messages
12-02-02, 04:30 PM
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Forum: Messages
11-27-02, 11:14 AM
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Forum: Messages
11-27-02, 11:11 AM
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Forum: Messages
11-07-02, 12:44 PM
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You might look at RT Aero's bench seat...
You might look at RT Aero's bench seat arrangement instead of intalling the tracks for the sixth seat. It looks like an interesting setup, with the easy conversion to cargo space.
Mitch
O-2A 67-21309
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Forum: Messages
10-10-02, 12:32 PM
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If anyone needs the O-2 mainenance and parts...
If anyone needs the O-2 mainenance and parts books, I bought them from an outfit in Colorado. I think they advertise in Trade-a-Plane. They sell copies of the original books. The ones I got were very...
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Forum: Messages
09-27-02, 09:01 PM
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Forum: Messages
09-27-02, 04:34 PM
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O-2 operations in Vietnam
If anyone is interested in Vietnam air operations, described by a FAC who was flying the O-2A, there is a good web site. The starting page is: www.cc.gatech.edu/fac/Thomas.Pilsch/AirOps/index.html ...
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Forum: Messages
09-24-02, 11:02 AM
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Forum: Messages
08-12-02, 10:37 AM
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Forum: Messages
08-07-02, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 181,110
Skyking:
What did the dipstick read after you...
Skyking:
What did the dipstick read after you added 7 quarts and ran the engine a little while? My dipsticks read a quart lower than what's actually in the engines. If I have seven quarts in the...
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Forum: Messages
07-16-02, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 30
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Forum: Messages
07-15-02, 10:40 AM
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