Comments on: Scenes from the shop floor

By: david

david — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 13:28:07 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Paul, and thanks especially for the two accident references. They’re interesting reading, and I plan to make a separate post about them.

The SR-20 and SR-22 are all electric, I think (even the standby gyros).

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 03:51:51 +0000

David,

I surprised people gave you a pass on the vacuum / retractible gear / IMC failure thingy. I think we’re going to see more with the SR-20 / SR-22s running around. I think you can say most are retracts though. Here are a couple:

MIA98FA045 12/24/1997 N12172 Cessna 172 Raleigh-Durham NC Fatal Personal
ATL91FA067 03/18/1991 N2871H Piper PA 28 Hamilton NC Fatal Business

BTW – the carb isn’t always on the bottom. In a few oddball aircraft, the cylinders are, or were on the bottom. But, I think an updraft carb setup makes it easier to streamline the cowling. I’ve heard people say that it’s safer to put the carb on the bottom, because when you overdo the throttle pump and get raw gas going, it just drains away. I’m not sure I think so, though.

Great blog, BTW

Paul – N9002F

By: Rick Wilson

Rick Wilson — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:22:17 +0000

Oooooouch. That prop twist looked painful. 😉

By: Jared

Jared — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:15:52 +0000

You should have them show you how they repitch a prop… it’s highly scientific procedure that involves a huge wrench.