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by smutny
Fri May 06, 2022 2:26 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: MOSAIC
Replies: 14
Views: 4788

Re: MOSAIC

I'm looking forward to the myriad of aircraft that fit into the European ultralight category but are too fast, heavy or "complicated" for our LSA rules.
by smutny
Fri May 06, 2022 1:58 pm
Forum: Ask The Mechanic
Topic: Woodcomp Overhaul
Replies: 6
Views: 5928

Re: Woodcomp Overhaul

Good info and food for thought. Thanks!
by smutny
Wed May 04, 2022 4:36 pm
Forum: Ask The Mechanic
Topic: Woodcomp Overhaul
Replies: 6
Views: 5928

Woodcomp Overhaul

Looking at a Sportstar that has been derelict for at least 10 years at a local airport. In trying to estimate resurrection costs in order to decide on my offer, the one thing I don't have a handle on is the cost to overhaul the Woodcomp Klassic prop. Anyone recently have one overhauled? Did you ship...
by smutny
Wed May 04, 2022 4:25 pm
Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
Topic: LSA rule changes
Replies: 1
Views: 3941

Re: LSA rule changes

The NRPM will need to be published by around AirVenture to make the timeline for the end of 2023. However, some indications I've seen from AOPA interviews and a conference I was on gives me a feeling they're behind schedule. They've hooked a lot of issues on MOSAIC, some non-LSA specific line items ...
by smutny
Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:05 am
Forum: Ask the Controller
Topic: Deaths
Replies: 26
Views: 51844

Re: Deaths

If a tower does not have radar installed at their location, then they are not responsible for separation services. We had a mid-air at KRNT a number of years ago, it was then I learned of this. While that tower does get a radar feed from KSEA, a few miles away, but the equipment is not at KRNT, they...
by smutny
Sat Dec 22, 2018 10:03 am
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Chute or Free Fall
Replies: 11
Views: 12518

Re: Chute or Free Fall

So if a wing ( or any other crucial part ) falls off because of maintenance issues, just as it recently did in Florida, you just gonna die because you are a "no" guy ? That is literally a "one in a million" scenario. When you look at how many millions of flight hours the PA-28 a...
by smutny
Fri Dec 21, 2018 9:59 am
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Chute or Free Fall
Replies: 11
Views: 12518

Re: Chute or Free Fall

I'm a "no" guy as well. I do wear a chute while flying aerobatics, but it would have to be a total loss of control or fire in order for me to use it. I'd much rather have control of the aircraft all the way to the ground as opposed to ride it in as a passenger. Secondary issues are weight,...
by smutny
Tue Dec 18, 2018 11:00 am
Forum: Experimenter's Corner
Topic: E/AB buyers guide
Replies: 50
Views: 60599

Re: E/AB buyers guide

To your original question about E-AB pre-buys, there is no real black and white answer. Some of them are built to a quality that far exceeds what factories put out, and some are barely hanging on. Each airplane, regardless if it's E-AB, ELSA, SLSA or TC, needs to be looked at closely. My Cub, which ...
by smutny
Sun Dec 16, 2018 11:33 am
Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
Topic: what can I use for a rental plane
Replies: 24
Views: 21106

Re: what can I use for a rental plane

As mentioned, SLSA is the only one that can easily be put in a rental fleet. I have seen Experimental-Exhibition and Experimental-Amateur Built get a Letter of Authorization from thier FSDO to provide training if they filled a specific niche. In those cases they were a Sukhoi SU-29 and Pitts Model 1...
by smutny
Sat Dec 15, 2018 1:38 pm
Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
Topic: EAB vs E-LSA vs S-LSA
Replies: 23
Views: 23728

Re: EAB vs E-LSA vs S-LSA

The only thing I would add to the conversation here is that one cannot take for sale adverts as gospel. Since there is a lot of confusion of what constitutes a LSA, often I see folks selling airplanes claiming they are LSA when they are not.

One has to review the paperwork to ensure they comply.
by smutny
Fri Dec 14, 2018 9:31 am
Forum: Flying Clubs
Topic: Asking for Your Help
Replies: 12
Views: 22195

Re: Asking for Your Help

Please update us on what you find out. Hadn't heard about this club before and have run across people that could have been interested.
by smutny
Thu Dec 13, 2018 8:13 am
Forum: Flying Clubs
Topic: Asking for Your Help
Replies: 12
Views: 22195

Re: Asking for Your Help

Thanks, John. I did that. NADA. So you did, may have been lost in all the Thanksgiving hubbub. I watch FATPNW pretty closely and I missed it too. Looking at the Department of Revenue site, I find three names associated with the club, which is still listed as active. Bruce Farrington There are two B...
by smutny
Tue Dec 11, 2018 11:54 pm
Forum: Flying Clubs
Topic: Asking for Your Help
Replies: 12
Views: 22195

Re: Asking for Your Help

If you're on Facebook, try inquiring in the Flights Above the Pacific Northwest (FATPNW) group. If you're not on FB, let me know and I can make the inquiry for you.
by smutny
Sun Dec 02, 2018 1:38 pm
Forum: Safety Corner
Topic: Prelim Accident Report NTSB RV-12 S-LSA
Replies: 2
Views: 12676

Re: Prelim Accident Report NTSB RV-12 S-LSA

Very sad. Chris and his wife were in my LSRM class at Rainbow earlier this year.
by smutny
Thu Nov 29, 2018 8:12 pm
Forum: Ask The Examiner
Topic: Clarification of Part 61 Change
Replies: 21
Views: 28189

Re: Clarification of Part 61 Change

Not arguing for or against. Just making sure I’m understanding correctly. As I go for my CFI-S, I don’t want to steer people wrong.