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  1. belchfire

    Question Vapor lock: What is it and who is affected by it?

    Vapor lock is rare and difficult to positively identify. It is similar to the widely known starting issues with constant flow fuel injection systems but is not identical-though they share one thing-fuel gets vaporized in a fuel line. When a fuel injected flat engine is shut down the fuel pump...
  2. belchfire

    Big difference between 182RG, 206, 210?

    The 206, 207 and 210 share the same fuel system and outside of the turbo 210's the same IO-520. Of the three the 206 was my favorite unless there were substantial crosswinds-the stiff and tall gear made it far more likely to get a 30kt crosswind under a wing to ill effect-that was the only...
  3. belchfire

    Survival Kit, at lease a good start on one...

    Er, don't know of a Smith 406, maybe a 460 Mag? Those are monsters, that cartridge has a pressure limit the same as a Winchester 308 rifle cartridge, for me that's too much for a handgun-call me a wimp. I held one once, those X frame revolvers should come with wheels! That cartridge would...
  4. belchfire

    Survival Kit, at lease a good start on one...

    Available from Skinner Sights, you'd need to add some way to purify and carry water as well as a Bic lighter and some tinder good tinder and a couple of candles (the Far North is frequently quite damp if not frozen solid!). For Bear Country I'd lean towards the .45-70 option but from a rifle...
  5. belchfire

    USA Jet B727 Ops

    Oh, the old 737's were fine, with the DC-9 they were the original regional jets. They'll never fill the shoes of even the narrow body 757, ever. Boeing has taken leave of their senses and how they ever got the 737 Max (which is at least the third stretch too far) certified with one AOA sensor...
  7. belchfire

    USA Jet B727 Ops

    I'm a pretty solid Boeing fan, at least up to the 737-700. Anything after that is a stretch too far. I don't care how many seats they stuff into the airframe or how much fuel it can hold, the 737 is a sorry and cheap excuse as a replacement for the 757 and both Boeing and the airlines that fly...
  8. belchfire

    AIR TRANSPORT of the CAROLINAS (FLO)

    Nah, not me!
  9. belchfire

    AIR TRANSPORT of the CAROLINAS (FLO)

    I know that the Florence area is low budget but I wouldn't take a job as a ramp rat there for $26k/yr even if they provided the carbine, sidearm w/holster (all of my choosing), lots of ammo and a place to practice!
  10. belchfire

    AIR TRANSPORT of the CAROLINAS (FLO)

    So what is a piston twin pilot getting paid these days anyway? Heck, I'm not that far from maybe looking for something that doesn't require a 1st Class medical or being under 65...not that I'm likely to move to the pecan capitol of the universe or anything!
  11. belchfire

    A Year Ago - Remembering Flying on 09/11

    Never Forget!
  13. belchfire

    PILOT NEEDED FOR SUMMER START SOON! 15K/MO SALARY AND LIVE FREE!!!!

    A one season contract that you might be terminated in is kind of questionable though the pay is not shabby. It screams for someone with Alaska time (that's the only way to meet the insurance requirements unless you work for Kenmore Air Harbor and maybe another one or two carriers) and if they...
  14. belchfire

    AIR TRANSPORT of the CAROLINAS (FLO)

    Hammer! What's up? Hope everything is good! 🍻
  15. belchfire

    People are still burning to death in plane crashes this day and age.

    The AK is reliable and serviceable but it's only good for .30-30 energy or so-a cartridge that some modern gun writers and other so called "experts" claim is marginal for even deer (in spite of having put more venison on the table than any other single cartridge) and while you might be able to...
  16. belchfire

    Help with the restoration of a Lockheed Lodestar!

    If this wasn't happening at the opposite end of the country I'd be happy to help...
  17. belchfire

    People are still burning to death in plane crashes this day and age.

    That report is likely made by someone utterly incompetent to comment on fuel dumping. Again, it is very for short haul, regional jet type aircraft to have the capacity to dump fuel. I do not know what certification standards the Soviets have but the FAA specifies performance requirements to be...
  19. belchfire

    People are still burning to death in plane crashes this day and age.

    Halon wouldn't work in a lot of situations, like the incident you linked, if discharged in the cabin. Why? Because the fire was outside the cabin and when the Halon dissipated (which it does rapidly) the fire would have come back. A better point is made by the question "Where the hell was the...
  20. belchfire

    People are still burning to death in plane crashes this day and age.

    The black boxes play an important role in determining causes and effecting change in the industry and they are a worthwhile investment. Too bad they never found the ones that disappeared on MH 370... There are individual escape breathing devices that can be had at a not unreasonable...
  21. belchfire

    People are still burning to death in plane crashes this day and age.

    The chemicals/gases like Halon that put out a fire rapidly extinguish life just as efficiently by starving both of 02. There is no telling how much effort and money has gone into making cabin furnishings more fire resistant but it is substantial. Heck, knock yourself out...
  22. belchfire

    Is there "safety sense" technology for airplanes?

    Where in the flying frack do you think Toyota, Mercedes, BMW, Nissan, GM et. al. got the idea? Gear warning systems have been around for many decades-I've never flown an airplane that didn't have some sort of gear warning system and one of the retractable gear machines that I had the pleasure...
  23. belchfire

    The mysteries of the 1973 Jim Croce plane crash. Other questionable celebrity plane crashes in American history.

    I am not sure what the requirements for flight by reference to instruments only were in 1959, however an altimeter and compass are not the minimum to keep the Earth from rising and smiting thee... Yes, the compass is required and yes, you need a sensitive (able to read 20 foot increments as...
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