November 2006
Feedback Request for Globe Swift
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Paint Shop Survey
Subscribers Only Have you had old dobbin repainted recently? How’d that work out? We—and Aviation Consumer subscrib-ers the world over—would like to know. Herewith is the latest iteration of our periodic paint shop survey. But wait...there’s an easier way to take part in the survey. Just log on to www.aviationconsumer.com and click on the surveys button. Your answers will be tallied and sent to the editor. …
ARINC eFlyBook:
Subscribers Only But perfection remains elusive. Some text detail is difficult to read and the operating buttons need a better keylock function.
Medeco Locks:
Subscribers Only For $100 or so, they make an aircraft door all but pick-proof. They’re easy and quick to install, but keys have to be special ordered.
Lake Amphibian
Subscribers Only Unless you’re going to fly off the water, there is no reason in the world to consider buying a Lake Amphibian, the one and only production flying boat still made in the United States—barely.
Anti-Theft Gadgets
Subscribers Only The lighter and the simpler the better. We like JK’s throttle lock, the compact, well-made Prop Club and Aircraft Spruce’s Chok-Lok.
Cockpit Smoke Hoods: Parat-C is First Choice
Subscribers Only Our trials revealed that all three perform well. But you’ll need to train and practice to handle them well in a real emergency.
Lightweight Alternators:
Subscribers Only Thanks to new manufacturing technology, rebuilding ancient alternators no longer makes sense. Plane-Power and B&C lead the pack, but competition is heating up.
Cirrus Number One: How's It Holding Up?
Subscribers Only At 1146 hours and nine years, the airplane is wearing its age well. But it’s been far from trouble free.
First Word
Subscribers Only Fear and Loathing in Form Fitting Rubber
Letters: 11/06
Subscribers Only Crankcase Acid I just read your article on engine dehydrators. It seems to me that the acidity of the air inside the engine would be at least as important as the humidity. With the Tanis unit recycling the same air, albeit drier, does the acidity of the air decrease, stay the same or become more concentrated? …