Recent content by Riley

Is that shaded glass in your plane? Very nice looking. With your old avatar, I wasn't sure that's what I was seeing, but that really looks good. How is the visibility out on overcast days or in the evening?

Last Saturday, while taxiing, I noticed that the voltmeter was indicating no alternator boost. I went back to the hangar to check for loose connections. What I found is that there is (was) a harmonic filter attached to the alternator. The cable connecting lugs on the filter had stripped...

Re: New Shimmy Dampners This is so true.

Hi, just joined, just bought a Commander 112. She’s got a few issues I need to sort through. The previous owner took exceptional care of the plane, but because of the time on the engine (1918) there naturally a few problems. I have all of the manuals, including the parts catalog, but are the...