Any Aviators in Here?

[George]

I use a lead based octane additive for my Vanguard. Tetraethyl lead, what they used to make octane in leaded gas. It comes in quarts, and is added to today's pump gas. This is the real deal, not the gimmick stuff at the parts store. It's legal to run leaded gas off road and racing, etc. I like the AV gas 100 because it's low lead and burns clean, but this is a great alternative if you can't get AV fuel.

By the quart, it's $20. In bulk, it's 1/2 price. A case is $125 shipped, 12 quarts. Nice thing is, you just have to carry a quart with you, not buy and carry AV gas. It's costs about a dollar to make 100 octane out of 91 pump gas, if you bought the product in bulk. At this rate, a quart does 10 gallons. The company is in Utah. If you google "octane supreme 130" you'll get a lot of hits. I bought direct from the company.

Kemco Oil & Chemical Inc

Thanks Roger. I'll look into this stuff.

[Roadtorque]

Nice! In my opinion that is one of the best looking helicopters out there. I went up with an instructor in a Hughes and was planning on getting my helicopter license. The only limiting factor for me (other than money) was that I couldn't really rent any helicopters at least not close to where I live and I couldn't afford to buy one. Even if I could I don't know that I would want the maintenance / insurance costs.

Have you had other helicopters? What did you train on?

your statement above was true for me also which is why I did it as a career! If I cant afford to do it I will make someone else pay me to do it! I trained in the R-22 & R-44. I really enjoy the R-44 but within the next year or so will be ready to expand my experience and move into bigger machines.

[artist1018]

I'm not a pilot. I was a search & rescue aircrewman in th USN. I have 3800 hrs. in Hueys & Bell Rangers. I was VERY upset, when I was discharged & found out NOT 1 minute of my flight time counted for a license!! (after all, I was a low-life enlisted aircrew, even though I had 1100 hours documented as "stick-time", still no soap with license!?!)

[Roadtorque]

I'm not a pilot. I was a search & rescue aircrewman in th USN. I have 3800 hrs. in Hueys & Bell Rangers. I was VERY upset, when I was discharged & found out NOT 1 minute of my flight time counted for a license!! (after all, I was a low-life enlisted aircrew, even though I had 1100 hours documented as "stick-time", still no soap with license!?!)

That's a sad story. Maybe we can find a way to donate those hours to me! Like a gift from your log book to mine!

[Sandcassle]

Quite a few Aviators in Here

I'm not surprised, but we do have our share of pilots in here. I've found that aviators are usually the tinkering type of person. And these machines we play with definitely require their share of tinkering.

Micmac is the heaviest duty aviator to chime in. He flys a Falcon 900EX Easy for a living, which is in a "Rolls Royce" class of business aircraft, right up there with the Gulfstream. Here's a link to a picture of a Falcon like the one he flies http://www.globalair.com/classifieds...EX_sn174_e.JPG

[micmac]

I'm not surprised, but we do have our share of pilots in here. I've found that aviators are usually the tinkering type of person. And these machines we play with definitely require their share of tinkering.

Micmac is the heaviest duty aviator to chime in. He flys a Falcon 900EX Easy for a living, which is in a "Rolls Royce" class of business aircraft, right up there with the Gulfstream. Here's a link to a picture of a Falcon like the one he flies http://www.globalair.com/classifieds...EX_sn174_e.JPG

What's a Gulfstream?

I still prefer flying my amphibs!!

[liflod]

Here are some pictures of my latest project at work. It's an AS350 or A-Star in for an overhaul/refurbishment. The picture on the right is a before picture. It's not quite done yet!

[Mike]

Cool pics. Are you the only one working on it? How long does the complete process take from the time you start wrenching until it is checked out?

By the way, I would venture a guess that someone in the hanger is perhaps a Steelers fan?

[bostatv]

Aircraft/Pilot

Have worked on F-4 phantoms, F-5s and T38s back in the 60s. Have flown J3s, 150s, 172s,182s, cherokee 6, navaho twin. Have owned an ercoupe, Piper tri pacer and cherokee 140. Have not flown in a number of years but enjoyed every minute of it while I did it. Am content to fly Radio control aircraft and helicopters today. Have a great day and where ever we go we Argo.

regards
Ken

[jerbear]

You guys will like this

Cool pic!!twintowers.jpg

[liflod]

Cool pics. Are you the only one working on it? How long does the complete process take from the time you start wrenching until it is checked out?

By the way, I would venture a guess that someone in the hanger is perhaps a Steelers fan?

There's 4 or 5 of us assigned to it. We have a 4 month turn around schedule as long as we get the parts we order. Aviation is a strange place to work.
I'm not a sports fan but I'm the minority around here in Steeler country.