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Man! You sound awesome!

It's a 300, it has an annunciator light for the tail-skid. The 200's dont' have that.

@sigurd1979 No kidding, my understanding is that most of these engines now run on 100LL fuel and they de-rate the power levels. So when you see a B-24 take off, it isn't at full power but at a lower power level in order to prevent pre-ignition/detonation from using a lower ocatane fuel.

@helljumpr5150 I wish there were more people like you in the business. I know too many to whom the job is just a job. To me and to some close friends, aviation is a passion. Keep doing what you love, and keep spreading the proverbial word, because the industry needs more young people involved ...

@shess0501 sure, that's right. But you don't bring the props into reverse with the prop levers, you do that with the power levers. It's all tied into the prop governor and fuel control unit. It has to because of the way the engine governs fuel in reverse, it adds some fuel when in reverse to p...

@Hot5hots Is it harder, or more specific? I know that more systems than not prefer to have mechanics "typed" on specific aircraft, where in the States, we receive more general training, and specific training from private firms for which we work. I'm curious, because the only other certification...

Well, done, hey? You've got the "r's" down, but the vowels still show an inflection that closer to the mother tongue. An attempt better than I've ever heard of the bastardisation that is American English.

Attaboy Stuve!