---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 07/06/11: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:21 PM - Re: Re: a bit O/T ...AEA Responds (Michael Pereira) 2. 06:22 PM - Fw: Re: PTT buzz (Dan Billingsley) 3. 10:14 PM - Starter switch p-lead ground questions (jvolkober) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:21:53 PM PST US Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Re: a bit O/T ...AEA Responds From: Michael Pereira On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Charlie England wrote: > > > Bob, > > I'm afraid that you've missed the point, as well. It isn't about jet owners, > or oil companies; it's about fairness in application of the law. When an > exec (employee, not owner) can have a company helicopter pick him up for > work and the company is allowed a tax deduction for that, and at the same > time I'm allowed no tax deduction as an employee for my transportation to > work, the law isn't applied equitably. Excuse me, If you had a company car the *COMPANY* would get a tax break. It's between you and your company whether providing you transportation is a legitimate expense for the company or not. If they don't provide it and you don't like it you're free to look for work elsewhere. Like it or not private jet travel is a net positive. Or do you think major stockholders would prefer to not get all the dividends or capital gains that would accrue without the expense of a netjets account (after all they are greedy, right) ? Or do you suffer under the delusion that CEO's don't answer to anyone ? And let me explain something to you. Any company that makes money that isn't based on government based preference is a good thing for you, whether you believe it or not. Granted GE makes some jet engines but most of the people in the corporate jet business are not making money based on favorable regulations in return for the political donations (as GE and GM are doing now). > > If the Pres had listed every offending individual, he'd never finish. He was > obviously just offering examples, as I just did. > So having access to a corporate jet an "offense" now ? Or merely just having more money than you ? Nearly half the people in this country do not pay any income taxes at all. The President is hard at work at making that number a solid majority so the people that think like him can do whatever the hell they want without electoral consequence. > Everybody hates paying taxes, but it astounds me when I hear hard working > people who have no way out of paying more than their fair share, defending > those who lobby (euphemism for *bribe*) their way into paying little or none > of their share. What Eric's post doesn't mention is that the 50% of us who > own 2% of everything, pay more than 50% of the taxes to support everything. > Warren Buffet has said that his housekeeper pays taxes at a higher tax rate > than Buffet. There's something very wrong with that. Excuse me, that's complete bullshit. The top 1% (read that as large corporations) pay nearly 40% of all federal revenue. The bottom 50% don't pay shit. I don't give a rats butt about percentage rates (it's dollars not marginal rates that fund the government). As far as Buffet is concerned the stuff that comes out of his mouth is exactly what he has to say (along with his massive political donations/protection money to both parties) to keep the government from destroying his company. Crony capitalism is socialism. And guess what, every damn person on this list is going to get fried by it, long before Buffet shrugs and walks away offshore with enough money left over to not really give a shit. Oh btw, if you're reading this list because you own your own airplane or are considering building one it means your disposable income puts you in the rich, greedy, sob category and you will be made a scapegoat sooner rather than later. Don't expect the EPA to not ban lead based fuel simply because you're going to have to take a 100 percent loss on any airplane you own not running a very low compression engine. After all you don't need your airplane to eat so you can afford to do your fair share by giving it up for the greater good. And i'm not sorry, I'm pissed. Don't start this crap and you won't hear it from me. The days of some idiot calling Bush, Palin, or Bachman, (or whoever the designated person to destroy is) stupid, greedy, or a war criminal or suggesting someone more successful should do more and me saying nothing are over. Deal with it. c'ya, Mike. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:22:54 PM PST US From: Dan Billingsley Subject: Fw: Re: AeroElectric-List: PTT buzz Well, my ghost is still in the plane. I was able to roll the plane completely out of the garage last weekend and it still had the nasty oscillating buzz as the PTT button was pressed to operate my Garmin SL40. Again, this is without the engine running and just operating on my 12V battery. The TX light comes on (on the radio), the transmit light turns red on the intercom, and when someone else calls I can hear loud and clear. In trying to troubleshoot I was doing searches on other blogs and found a possible reason I'd like to bounce off of this list. One other person had a buzz happening similar to mine (using the same radio) and found after great deliberation that the connection to his antenna was poor. He said he bought a "cheapo" antenna (yes I did this) and did a poor-man's termination using a ring terminal on the threaded antenna bottom and then running the outer coax wire to ground. He had an EE stop by and quickly found this as being a problem. he purchased a "quality" antenna with a BNC connector, hooked it up, and said problem solved. My question is this...before I go and lay down over $100 for an antenna, does anyone concur with this as a possible problem? I would also like to know if there is a BNC connector (or proper terminator)designed to hook up to an antenna with just the threads on the bottom. Thanks Dan B --- On Tue, 6/21/11, Dan Billingsley wrote: > From: Dan Billingsley > Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: PTT buzz > To: aeroelectric-list@matronics.com > Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 6:29 PM > I didn't turn the lights off but I > was able to roll the plane out from under the lights a ways. > When I did that, the noise became less prominent. I will > need to wait until I have an extra hand to roll the plane > all the way out of the garage (The slope + gravity= plane in > street). One of the guys I talked to today had a good point > about when I key the mic inside the closed space I have > quite a bit RF dancing back and forth in there. Would it be > reasonable to say it could be some feedback interference as > well? > Dan > > --- On Tue, 6/21/11, Robert L. Nuckolls, III > wrote: > > > From: Robert L. Nuckolls, III > > Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: PTT buzz > > To: aeroelectric-list@matronics.com > > Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 2:45 PM > > --> AeroElectric-List message > > posted by: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" > > > > At 04:18 PM 6/21/2011, you wrote: > > Billingsley > > > > > > I think I found the ghost...When I first heard it > it > > sounded like AC cycling (the noise was very > consistant). > > AFter going thru this symptom with a few > folks...Garmin > > techs saying they never heard of it b-4... > > > I was scratching my head and looked up. The > antenna > > was hovering between two floursent lights in the > > garage...it WAS AC! > > > Dan > > > > Hmmmm . . . good hypothesis. If you turn > > off the lights > > does the buzz go away? > > > > > > Bob . . . > > > > > > AeroElectric-List Email Forum - > browse > Un/Subscription, > Chat, > > FAQ, > > > > - MATRONICS WEB FORUMS - > Forums! > > > > List Contribution Web Site - > > -Matt > > Dralle, List Admin. > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:14:34 PM PST US Subject: AeroElectric-List: Starter switch p-lead ground questions From: "jvolkober" I am installing a five position starter switch. Question, do I ground th p-lead shields at the switch and the magneto or only the magneto? 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