---------------------------------------------------------- Commander-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 09/28/03: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:18 AM - Re: Exhaust Stacks on 500A (Bill Bow) 2. 04:24 AM - Re: Exhaust Stacks on 500A (Bill Bow) 3. 07:16 AM - Exhaust (Chris Wall) 4. 08:31 AM - Re: Exhaust (MOEMILLS@aol.com) 5. 02:42 PM - FLYING?? (YOURTCFG@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:18:26 AM PST US From: "Bill Bow" Subject: Re: Commander-List: Exhaust Stacks on 500A --> Commander-List message posted by: "Bill Bow" That looks just like mine. bilbo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Kucheck" Subject: Commander-List: Exhaust Stacks on 500A --> Commander-List message posted by: "Alan Kucheck" Following a conversation with one of the guys at Colemill yesterday I have begun to wonder whether the exhaust stacks on N811D were modified at some point in their life. The stacks defiinitely do not extend as far aft as the cowl flap, which was his recollection. According to him, no modifications were made to the exhausts from the stock 500A in the conversion, so if any 500A driver [Colemill or not] can take a look at the photo below and let me know if this is what yours look like, I would really appreciate it. http://www.kucheck.net/Aircraft/N811D_Mx.html BTW, it is really no trouble at all to add content to a page like this, so I would be happy to post other issues, photos, questions here that could eventually be incorporated into the main site - with Dan's/Chris's blessing, of course. ;>) Thanks, ak ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:24:35 AM PST US From: "Bill Bow" Subject: Re: Commander-List: Exhaust Stacks on 500A --> Commander-List message posted by: "Bill Bow" This worked well bilbo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Kucheck" Subject: RE: Commander-List: Exhaust Stacks on 500A --> Commander-List message posted by: "Alan Kucheck" 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exhaust on N333BE and N152K, the 500A in the hangar at Commander Aero you all have the exact same exhaust system. Bill is currently waiting for AWI to ship 4 exhaust tail pipes to him to get 333BE back in the air. I must add that having flown in N811D most of the fifty hours since Alan purchased the airplane from Gary Tillman, it is a wonderfully sweet flying airplane. Alan is fully aware of the cost of ownership of an airplane and is truly interested in keeping the airplane in tip top shape. I think that it would make an excellent opportunity for anybody interested in transitioning into a Twin Commander, just wanting to be able to fly a great plane, or in need of a plane to use for business travel. Also on a side note the lesson learned from the problems that we were having with 333BE at the flyin, was that, as several people had mentioned, the fuel filters at the firewall must to ultrasonically cleaned in order to make sure that containments do not restrict the flow of fuel through the filter. The easy test is to take the filter out and try blowing through it. If you feel any pressure at all the filter is clogged. I replaced the center tank, cleaned up the sump, cleaned out the filters, and the problem was fixed. I had a nice 4 hour, non-stop flight down to Orlando to deliver the airplane back to Bill. Chris ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:31:51 AM PST US From: MOEMILLS@aol.com Subject: Re: Commander-List: Exhaust --> Commander-List message posted by: MOEMILLS@aol.com Chris, Please give me your fax number and I will fax the Dow information to you. Sorry, I don't have a scanner in operation now. Thanx, Moe N680RR ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 02:42:36 PM PST US From: YOURTCFG@aol.com Subject: Commander-List: FLYING?? --> Commander-List message posted by: YOURTCFG@aol.com HI KIDS. Anybody fly anyplace interesting this weekend?? jb