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I raced with some guys in the 70's that converted their bikes to ethanol, only to find they needed a 4,5 gallon tank to run a 40 minute moto,lol.
 
Looking at taking my son flying again. I'm on the website for the company that I picked last time, and all they list are intro flights.

I'm not sure that's exactly what I'm looking for, but if it counts towards his hours, it's what I want, right?

At what point do I sign him up for actual flight school instruction?

@theterminator93 , I'm looking at you!
 
You'd need to talk to an instructor. Different schools/flight clubs do things differently so I can't really say what you'll run into. I was taught by a country pilot out of the air force who himself learned to fly from an Alaskan bush pilot, so it had a little more of a unique rote mixed in with it - but after having flown with a dozen-some instructors, each has something to offer. The important thing is to find one you connect with and trust.

Intro flights or discovery flights will not really focus on teaching any of the necessary skills like lessons would, but they do give an overall taste of the experience (as I'm sure you already know) to stoke the interest.

In order to get a student pilot certificate (which is required before you solo, a major requirement and usually done after about 15 hours of instruction) he needs to be at least 16. After soloing there's another 30-50 hours of solo flight and instruction required before taking the exam and practical test - but he'll need to be at least 17 to get the actual PP certificate.

I recommend going up at least once a month for an hour at a time, every 1-2 weeks is a better pace to build proficiency. If too much time lapses between lessons (especially when starting out) a large chunk of time ends up being wasted to just getting back to the level of flying you'd been at last time, without making much real progress forward. Focus less on "building time" at this stage, and more about making each hour meaningful. That may mean waiting a little before starting his training in earnest.

Here's a reasonable write-up I found that lays it out pretty well: https://flighttrainingcentral.com/2...g-for-young-pilots-how-to-start-flying-early/

Get a logbook (I use this one) and/or sign up at myflightbook.com to start logging flights.
 
@Grog6 , how did you fare last night? We got some heavy rain on the second cell that originally hit Decatur.

The first cell that hit your area and spawned the tornado warning in Farragut missed us.
 
I'm good. I did unlock the basement, and watched the weather radar/news pretty closely. Some relatives on the plateu had wind damage.
 
Zep5.0 said:
PSA: don't paint your interior panels body color. I'm not going to say the rest of what I'm thinking. Totally ruins the car for me.
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He didn’t originally IIRC, he must have done that right before he sold it, same with those stripes on those hideous scoops
 
I considered cf layering the hood on the red cougar; glad I didn't now.
 
So my Honda is making some new noises now. I can't tell what it is but all I know is that it only happens when I give it gas and it goes up in sound and pitch with the more gas I give it.

To describe the sound itself, it's like one of those old school alarms with the bells on either side.
 
Something else I forgot to mention about this, is that along with the noise she also has loss of power in the higher RPM band when she's supposed to be making power.
 
Yes. If the car pulls better and with the upstream O2 sensor removed, then the cat is a restriction. To make it a real apples to apples comparison, I would drive it first with the O2 sensor unplugged but still installed, since not having the signal will throw off the air/fuel ratio, which could also affect the acceleration rate.
 
Would a plugged up CAT throw a CEL though? And if not, why?
 
Possibly. If the catalyst brick is still mostly intact, but starting to break up, it could be in a position that still flows under normal driving conditions, but under heavy load, the exhaust flow causes it to bounce around, and possibly restrict flow. Another thought is it could be the downstream cat that is breaking up, which is not monitored by the O2 sensors, and will never throw a code.
 
MadMikeyL said:
Possibly. If the catalyst brick is still mostly intact, but starting to break up, it could be in a position that still flows under normal driving conditions, but under heavy load, the exhaust flow causes it to bounce around, and possibly restrict flow. Another thought is it could be the downstream cat that is breaking up, which is not monitored by the O2 sensors, and will never throw a code.
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My Honda does not have downstream CAT.
 
I'll try without the O2 sensor.

The part that gets me though is the noise it makes.
 
Is it throwing any codes? The old school alarm clock sound isn't really ringing any bells (no pun intended) with me. Does it make the same sound if you rev it up in neutral?
 
KevinVarnes said:
Is it throwing any codes? The old school alarm clock sound isn't really ringing any bells (no pun intended) with me. Does it make the same sound if you rev it up in neutral?
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Made a video and it's on YT for all to see.

You can hear it in the beginning of the video, again towards the end, and one last time when I put in park. You might hear it here and there in the middle of the video, but the wind overtakes the mic for the most part.

 
CDsDontBurn said:
Made a video and it's on YT for all to see.

You can hear it in the beginning of the video, again towards the end, and one last time when I put in park. You might hear it here and there in the middle of the video, but the wind overtakes the mic for the most part.

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When did you last so the timing belt?
 
Zep5.0 said:
Hard to hear it, but it sounds like it may be the valve train. If the timing belt slipped a tooth, you'd get something similar. Hope I'm wrong.
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If true, and if I'm not slapping a valve, it'd be a great time to revisit it anyway. I need to also do a valve adjustment, replace the rack and pinion, and all motor mounts.

The only thing that sucks about this is the timing. This is all work I'd rather do in my garage, but it's taken up by my T-Bird 😅.

Also, the "brake" light turning on randomly is concerning. It was on and I needed to do my brakes. I did them last night and it's still happening.
 
CDsDontBurn said:
If true, and if I'm not slapping a valve, it'd be a great time to revisit it anyway. I need to also do a valve adjustment, replace the rack and pinion, and all motor mounts.

The only thing that sucks about this is the timing. This is all work I'd rather do in my garage, but it's taken up by my T-Bird 😅.

Also, the "brake" light turning on randomly is concerning. It was on and I needed to do my brakes. I did them last night and it's still happening.
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ABS? I'd think that or a fluid level sensor.
 
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