THREE POINT LANDINGS IN A SWIFT… From: Alan Dicker <jdicker@sprynet.com> Subject: Swift landing technique Denis/Jim, I was talking to a CFI last weekend regarding the Swift. I told him that in my limitedexperience the Swift is always wheel landed rather than 3 pointed. He seemed a little disbelieving and unfortunately I wasn’t able to give […]
Tachometer Markings – Monty the Answer Man Archives
TACH MARKINGS From: Steven Roth (StevenRoth@aol.com) My tach needs to be changed. I have a C-125 converted to a C-145/O-300A. It has no color markings and records tach speed too quickly. It needs to be set for cruise at 2500. Any ideas what the color bands should be for this engine in a Swift? Green […]
Tow bar for the Swift – Monty the Answer Man Archives
Jack Gladish Swift Tow Bar – with photos From: Jack Gladish gladish@adams.net Subject: Tow Bar Hi Denis.. It’s nice to e-mail you, and say hello! I’m sending a series of pix of my tow bar I inherited when I bought 21K. This is a follow up on the request in the April news letter asking about […]
Tires – Monty the Answer Man Archives
THE CARE AND FEEDING OF TIRES AND TUBES…(110500) By Steve Wilson <SteveWlson@aol.com> Tube type tires, which are original equipment on our Swifts, slowly leak air. It’s normal! It is a fact of life you need to get used to! Aircraft tires are one of the most important components which are routinely ignored until they “look” […]
Elevator Trim/Electric Trim – Monty the ANswer Man Archives
ELEVATOR TRIM LOCATIONS… (5599) Subject: Re: trim From: Keith Bracht <kab_bjb@skat.net> Jim- Thanks for the trim info. As much as I’d like to keep the original setup, I find myself under trimming just because it is so awkward for me to get to. My wife doesn’t enjoy getting an elbow in the side of her head […]
Tailwheels – Monty the Answer Man Archives
STEVE’S SCOTT TAILWHEEL TALE… From: Steven Roth (StevenRoth@aol.com) Monty: When replacing my tailwheel tire, I noticed that the tailwheel would swivel for a turn to the left but would be “locked” to prevent a turn to the right (unless it was turned all the way and “broke” free). I took apart the tailwheel (Scott 3450) […]
