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1. 09:17 AM - My worst nightmare (TeamGrumman@AOL.COM)
2. 09:47 AM - 2005 Tiger observation (TeamGrumman@AOL.COM)
3. 02:15 PM - Re: 2005 Tiger observation (923te)
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| Subject: | My worst nightmare |
As many of you may know, I haven't had a plane with a VOR since 1995. I
hate the damn things. So, when ever I need to deliver a plane without a GPS,
I
take along my trusty Garmin 90 handheld. It's circa 1995 also. Data base
expired in Sept that year.
Monday, I delivered a Cheetah back to it's customer in Novato. Normally,
that's a 40 minute flight from Auburn. No GPS on board, so I brought my G90.
As luck would have it, they identifier for Novato has changed since '95. No
biggy, I'd get close enough and I'd see the airport. There is an airport
not far from Novato that had a 3-letter my G90 recognized. However, when I got
there, I couldn't find Novato. I turned on the VORs and had to find Novato
by waiting for needles to swing. I was chuckling the whole way. VORs: what
a hap hazzard way to navigate.
Had that failed, I was prepared to follow Highway 101 to the airport.
Gary
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| Subject: | 2005 Tiger observation |
I'm doing the first annual on a 2005 Tiger. First, let me say, it's SOOOOO
nice to have all of the hardware in its right place. AND, it's so nice to
not see corrosion and neglect form owners too cheap to keep up on their planes.
It always amazes me how so many of the planes I see show little or no pride
in ownership. At least they aren't parked on a ramp some where rotting.
Anyway.
Observation: 1) Who in the hell authorized putting (chose to put) the oil
pressure transducer on the pilots side and running the oil pressure hose from
the right side of the engine to the pilots side, behind the oil filter, such
that R&R of the filter becomes difficult? What a dumb ass. That, and there
are so may wires hanging down in the area of the oil filter that sooner or
later thay will all get damaged during an oil filter change. And the primer
solenoid: there it is, right in the way of anyone doing general maintenance in
the back of the engine compartment. Stupid. Clearly, no one who makes
these planes does any maintenance on them. I won't even mention the airbox
mounted on the cowling in such a location as to make R&R of the cowling a real
pain in the ass. Problem is, if someone wanted to change it now, the FAA would
make it nearly impossible to change.
that aside ... 2) The overall aircraft structure shows beautiful workmanship.
My plane would be 5 knots faster just having those beautiful, clean, smooth
wings. I'd like to get the bare fuselage and wings and make my own from
scratch. 12v electrical, of course. I wonder ......
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| Subject: | Re: 2005 Tiger observation |
I have a 2002 Tiger, the second one built, and I have the combination
for removing the lower cowl. I can have it off it under 20 minutes
without having to remove the powerflow shortstack. Of course with help
it takes a little longer:) YOu got to know when to push and when to
rotate...the airfilter box will slide right past the exhaust manifold
if you hjold your mouth just right...
It was probably some FAA dsk jockey that specified where to run some of
those lines you are complaining about.......
I have no problem with interference at all removing my oil filter so
maybe mine is a bit different form the 2005 model???
24volts came in with the new avionics in mind back in the 90's and is
finally fully required with the G1000 equipment
I do have a problem with the short stack getting the battery a little
hot...
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