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Thx, I'd forgotten about that one. Never got to fly on the Avro although we did see them here and there. FWIR, this sounds like a very capable aircraft that would not have fit well with US pilot's union contract scope clauses.

They don't always or Cessna didn't know that they should. Where a high stab is used, I would guess that it's to avoid not having adequate clean air flowing past it under certain conditions, which could result in a loss of elevator authority, which could be really bad if the crew couldn't command...

You haven't heard a whine until you've been around a Vickers Viscount. Fortunately, you can still hear it in The Beatles Back in the USSR.

Bypass ratio is the ratio of the air entering the fan inlet but bypassing the engine core. The advantage of a higher bypass ratio is that it reduces the average speed of the exhausted air to something closer to the speed of the aircraft, which is more efficient. In a sense, the core is driving...

We've all done dumb things that weren't always as much fun. Enjoy!

Does the C-Max have an electric AC compressor or a belt driven one? I know that my HAH (electric compressor) will run the AC for some time in EV mode, but there is more engine run in low speed operation than would typically be the case to provide the amps to make up for more AC use. Fuel...

Still over 90F now on my thermometer as the sun recedes in the West.

93F here now, but only 52% RH, so hot but not intolerable. AC absolutely needed for sleep at night. We had a pretty cool spring followed by an abrupt shift to heat. Last week was very comfortable overnight with just the windows open and the ceiling fan running.

We agree on that. It's also important that a definitive probable cause be identified and that may well take quite a bit more than thirty days. There is also a background chorus of interested parties trying to escape any culpability.

The thirty day timeline applies only to a preliminary report, which might be as vague or as detailed as the state leading the investigation is able or willing to make it. In this case, the AAIB might simply write of possible causes considered and dismissed and that it has arrived at the working...

An NBA player's car for desk jockey money? I like the way you think. I'm sure that you're already aware that when the time for service and parts comes, it'll magically transform back into its triple dollar self. I suspect that oil choice will be the least of your concerns in your ownership...

Nope.

Yep, we've had same for a couple of years now. Works great and is pretty cheap. Real easy to set up.

This. Comparing the US to a lot of the world's nations based upon income is very much an apples to oranges comparison. Very low cost good healthcare and very inexpensive post secondary education are things we don't have in our country, nor do we have well developed urban transit systems or...

From what I gather reading here and there, the current consensus among those who actually fly airliners is that there was a severe loss in engine output at some point after or around rotation, apparently enough to auto deploy the RAT and maybe autostart the APU. The question is why and there...

That is a highly debatable proposition.

We rarely visit a Walmart, but when we have I usually feel glad just to get out the door. Location seems the determining factor in how nice or how sleazy the store itself feels. More upscale locations are cleaner and less cluttered and have fewer employees and shoppers who look like they just...

Before scanned documents and electronic signatures were a thing, there was a good market for overnight letters and Fedex got started at the right time with the right equipment. Imagine being able to charge enough per envelope to be able to profitably operate Falcons leased from the then US...

Had to look this up since I wondered what the model was. Holy depreciation Batman! Anyway, I'd see no reason not to use the recommended 5W-40. Doubt that a 0W-xx would be a significant improvement unless you're planning an arctic road trip. We do have one member here (don't think he's banned)...

You are to be commended for your determined and methodical approach to this repair. Silly me expressed the opinion that this car was done. Not so it seems.