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Check: Torque knee bushings. Drag brace bushings. Trunnion attach bushings. Steering cable tensions. Nose wheel bearings. Nose wheel condition and inflation. Steering rigging. Yes, please install the new damper. Continuing to run an old tired damper "that is still OK" will increase wear at...

Hi All, Fresh from FAA expansion of my DER authorities to include Systems - Mechanical - Hydraulics, I am establishing my upcoming project schedules and thinking about doing the Gear Pump. It goes without saying that the ever-circulating pool of MerCruiser pumps is getting a bit haggard. I...

Re: new member!! Hi Oliver, Sorry I missed your COG message because my inbox was full. Please email me at jrichards@aerodyme.com Jim

Re: New Member Hi Jim, Welcome. Not all Commanders are the same. I am available to provide some insight from 15 years of fleet maintenance if you are interested. Jim

Re: And ANOTHER new member! Hi Ron, Welcome. Not all Commanders are the same. I am available to provide some insight from 15 years of fleet maintenance if you are interested. Jim

Re: I’m back. 😁😁 Re: I’m back. 😁😁 Hi Michael, The main thing is to arrange for a type-expert pre-buy inspection before you commit. Jim

Re: What would you do? Hi Peter, Responding to Allen's suggestion: I'll say I do have a current IO-390 inquiry. That's a possible source of a serviceable IO-360. Jim

Re: New Shimmy Dampners Hi John, Should be like a ski onto snow, assuming the wheel touches down parallel to the runway, otherwise there will be a correction impulse, and maybe a noticeable chirp as I heard in your video. I would suggest checking the steering rigging. Use a grease plate...

Re: New Shimmy Dampners Hi All, Another important point here is that the single shear attachment of the OEM damper causes non-recoverable wear in the attachment lug that projects from the strut collar. We can press new attachment bushings into the damper lug but we can't do anything about the...

Re: New Owner Hi Peter, Welcome aboard. Fly Safe, Jim

Re: The Unexpected Drop of MP at 12K Ft Hi Alex, Good work! For those who may set the glide distance in their EFB's, etc, please fly some glides first so you know what YOU can reliably achieve. The book is optimistic on this, as usual. Jim

Re: New Pilot in Town Congrats Scott, and to Conor! Glad all is well. Jim

Re: New Bumpers... at Last! Hi All, The special pricing ended last Friday but we will honor that special deal for all U.S. customers who pay by PayPal and who have posted before this post. International customers pay more due to the need to issue export paperwork and the higher cost of...

Re: New Bumpers... at Last! Last call for bumper orders... Friday

Re: New Bumpers... at Last! Hi All, Special pricing for the MLG Bumper repair kit will expire this Friday, 29 Sep 2017. After that, pricing goes up to regular. Thanks all who have supported this project. Jim

Re: Ft Collins - Legs I misunderstood and answered for my leg length. Now I see it is asking for trip length. I did 1508 nm (1736 miles) with one fuel stop on the way home. Radu... can you correct my answer? Jim

Re: New Bumpers... at Last! Hi All, We have installed and tested the new MLG Bumpers on five aircraft with great results, and are ready to ship kits to all of you. The final price is $125 per airplane plus 7.50 shipping cost, including the set of bumpers, the installation instructions, the...

Re: N1340J to SW Virginia Hi Landon, Welcome aboard! If you decide to install the gap seal kit, call me for some advice ahead of time to avoid complications later. It's not an Aerodyme kit, but we have experience with it. Jim

Re: Oh, oh, what have I done? Welcome Rik!

Re: New Bumpers... at Last! About 55.