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Forum: Messages 03-24-24, 07:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 199
Posted By n86121
I gotta say I have come to really like my turbos

As a former helicopter pilot/owner, I saw little need to even go to 1,000 ft AGL.

A heli can always autorotate and land w zero airspeed, so you just stay near open areas in case. No need for...
Forum: Messages 03-08-24, 11:17 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 297
Posted By n86121
From my excruciating review of TCM manuals,...

From my excruciating review of TCM manuals,
interlaced into T337D performance charts...

75% ROP will give around 150knots IAS @ 13.3gph (ea) x2 = 26.5 gph
65% LOP will give around 140knots IAS @...
Forum: Messages 03-07-24, 06:28 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 297
Posted By n86121
Another lean of peak question

The logical time to put in an engine analyzer will be during annual when the other things are being done. I just came out of annual, so it will be a while, unless I decide to ground the airplane for...
Forum: Messages 03-07-24, 05:26 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,493
Posted By n86121
"Serenity" - Nice name

I read somewhere that Ceasar had a war horse with strange feet named "Toes"

But, I just couldn't reconcile that name/image with my 337...
Forum: Messages 03-07-24, 05:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 440
Posted By n86121
And uplock microswitches

It's been a few years, but as I recall,
the system is designed to prevent doors from closing
until all the microswitches confirm the gear is fully locked either up or down.

I vaguely recall an...
Forum: Messages 02-24-24, 01:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,333
Posted By n86121
This will make you feel better

When in my 20's (1980's) I bought an Enstrom helicopter....to impress girls.
And yeah, it was a lot of fun.

I had the requisite 40 hours or so in a Robinson R22 to get the rating,
then went...
Forum: Messages 02-11-24, 04:16 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,360
Posted By n86121
excellent, thanks!

excellent, thanks!
Forum: Messages 02-10-24, 09:37 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,360
Posted By n86121
I'd love to see the LOP chart for your RSTOL T337D

That will help inch me over the line to buy the engine monitor..
Forum: Aircraft For Sale 02-04-24, 12:13 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,868
Posted By n86121
As owner of an RSTOL ref 4 kids

If you can find a Robertson STOL (as is mine)
your gross takeoff weight goes up to 4700 lbs.

IF you takeoff full, 128 gals, 768 lbs, and 3k empty weight,
that still leaves you 932 lbs of people...
Forum: Messages 01-19-24, 10:40 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,936
Posted By n86121
Consideration

Unless you are trying to maintain the antique style, I'd step up to a shadin or equivalent.

I was the first person to put a shadin in my helicopter in the 1980's. A helicopter fuel gauge is only...
Forum: Parts For Sale 01-07-24, 10:15 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,033
Posted By n86121
Insight G4 considerations

What does this G4 include?

There is the basic EGT CHT
Then options for
Fuel flow, which requires either dual sensors or interface to exisiting sensors
Vibration, which requires RPM
Engine power,...
Forum: Messages 01-06-24, 12:28 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,442
Posted By n86121
Is that installed price for 2 G275s?

"My family has 275s installed on one 337E and I'm doing another install now on my 337G"

"Figure all in 10-13k"

Is that 'you' doing (two) of them, them" and just the price of parts,
or fully...
Forum: Messages 01-06-24, 10:03 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,360
Posted By n86121
9.5 gph per engine about 60%

About 60% power?

I've got GAMI's I installed two years ago,
when TCM was backordered for injectors for months,
and I could buy a complete set of GAMIS shipped next day for about the same.

It's...
Forum: Parts For Sale 01-03-24, 06:02 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,323
Posted By n86121
SEATS - one front, two middle gray cloth

Years ago before I decided to just fully redo my OWN 6 seats,
I bought a set of two front, two mid, about the same color gray.

One front was damaged, the two mid row seats fine.

I don't need them,...
Forum: Messages 01-03-24, 05:30 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,360
Posted By n86121
Well, maybe B2C2 sets constant power at 9.5 gph...

Well, maybe B2C2 sets constant power at 9.5 gph per engine?

For normally aspirated that's probably all you CAN get above 10k?

Then, at that power setting, B2CS gets

197 mph at 17k
185 mph at 10k...
Forum: Messages 12-31-23, 02:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,360
Posted By n86121
9.5 gph per engine = 72%?

Is that non-turbo?

My TCM engine chart (for turbo) says
about 12.2 gpm for 72%
Rich limit around 13gph lean edge around 11.3

9.5 gph on a turbo down around 55%

So yours is non turbo?
Forum: Messages 12-25-23, 03:15 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 11,816
Posted By n86121
I learned about braking from that...

Going into Baltimore on AM, their GA runway was closed, so I had to mix it up with back to back 737's.

ATC had me doing 360's to the side of the morning rumba line into BWI waiting for a spot to...
Forum: Messages 12-24-23, 09:53 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,772
Posted By n86121
Bruce's Custom Covers has plugs for turbo inlets too !

https://www.aircraftcovers.com/models.php?p1=337&search=0&search=103162
Forum: Messages 12-23-23, 10:46 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,813
Posted By n86121
Any interest in after market fuel senders and cowl motors

1. DIRECT REPLACEMENT COWL FLAP ASSEMBLIES?

I would like to find the engineer who designed the bizarro rear cowl flap motor assembly,
and do unspeakable things to them.

Or, perhaps hire someone...
Forum: Messages 12-23-23, 10:35 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,772
Posted By n86121
Wasp in the airplane

I regularly have an Episcopalian in my airplane.

Even worse, she has her pilot's license.

After 35 years, I just let her enjoy the flight.
Forum: Messages 12-23-23, 10:31 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 11,816
Posted By n86121
Technique?

The cylinders by your feet are 'self bleeding,' as their teeny weeny 'plugs' have a small hole.

Fill from the bottom up, at the wheel, until it drools out on the floor inside (put down rag!)

If...
Forum: Messages 12-23-23, 10:22 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,360
Posted By n86121
Interesting...

At 20 GPH total that is about 55% - 60% power LOP?

What MP, RPM etc do you set?

What do you get for average Indicated airspeed, at what altitude?

Mine is an RSTOL T337D.

A mechanic who used to...
Forum: Messages 12-16-23, 01:01 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 17,826
Posted By n86121
The Plan

Thanks all for the leads.

I figured a cylinder for a TSIO 360AB3B would be readily available.

Oh boy, was I wrong.

Downside our on-field shop is also backing up.

So, if I could find a replacement...
Forum: Messages 12-13-23, 03:36 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 17,826
Posted By n86121
Unhappy exhaust valve in front mid cyl #3

On a trip to Florida with "La Wife"
about 10 mins after a normal takeoff I noted a subtle vibration.

Being the reflective mathematical sort I made the following calculations:

To keep things...
Forum: Messages 12-02-23, 01:10 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 24,254
Posted By n86121
Even owning an airport I have been on tie down...

Even owning an airport I have been on tie down doe 25+ years.

Our hangars in Washington DC go for quite a premium!

I am also (too) busy, so also having to drag a heavy airplane in and out of a...
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