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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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Time: 09:17:34 AM PST US
From: TeamGrumman@AOL.COM
Subject: TeamGrumman-List: 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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Time: 09:47:36 AM PST US
From: TeamGrumman@AOL.COM
Subject: TeamGrumman-List: 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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Time: 02:15:53 PM PST US
From: "923te" <923te@cox.net>
Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: 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...