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Route 66 Formation Clinic October 10-13, 2024

M-14P, Inc is excited to announce the return of the RedStar Formation Clinic from October 10-13, 2024. For the second straight year, NATA and T-34 members will join the mix. We have been offering our facility for the RPA Formation clinic at our hangar for almost 15 years. The friendships that have been forged through rigorous training experiences that stress safety and precision are lifelong. Our main goal is for everyone who enters our hangar to feel most welcome and you are eager for the challenge of formation training and a whole lot of “Serious Fun”!

Please join us again for the Route 66 Advanced Maneuvering Training, enjoy the historic Route 66 atmosphere with comfortable temperatures. All Redstar, NATA and T-34 members are invited, aircraft limited to low wing bubble type canopies only. Training available in all aircraft types including fighters.

This clinic will provide standard formation training with the opportunity to get those last minute FPR’s done before year end. The focus of this clinic is to build upon our standard formation skills and emphasizing the abnormal procedures from the training manual including overshoot to underrun, break outs, lost sight, blind aircraft procedures and abnormal rejoins such as from a missing man maneuver. Tac Form training will be provided to prepare for our Desert Thunder event in Lake Havasu City, AZ November 14-17. Trainees must review the Formation Knowledge Guide prior to arrival.

The clinic will provide safety presentations on emergency procedures, out of control flight including stalls, accelerated stalls and spin recovery. M14-P is providing briefing tables and arranging lunch and dinner at their facility. We have arranged a block of discounted hotel rooms nearby, ground transportation is provided to shuttle back and forth from the hotel. Drinks, snacks and Happy Hour libations are included.

RPA membership is not required to attend the clinic, please register early and include your T-shirt size so we can get the shirts ordered in time. Event fee is $300.00

Please register at www.flyredstar.org

Make your hotel reservation early at:

Best Western Inn
2815 E Andy Devine Ave.
Kingman, AZ
928-753-6271
Redstar Formation Clinic rate is $109.00/night

Holiday Inn Express and Suites
3031 E. Andy Devine Ave.
Kingman, AZ 86401
928-718-4343
Route 66 Formation Clinic rate is $149.00/night

If you have any questions, please contact the event coordinator:

Dan “Dripper” Kirkland dkirkland@westcoastnetting.com

Disclaimer: This event is not open to the public.

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Osh 2024 Customer Appreciation Party

Customer of the Year 2024 - Karl Summers	Alex Mello - Peter Csonka - Jill	Zrinko Amerl
Grant Farrell presenting Alpha Systems AOA System Raffle Prize	Rico Jaeger winner of Alpha System's AOA Package	Team M-14P - Party Posse

 

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MAINTENANCE CONSULT REPORT

N202ME  NANCHANG CJ-6 WITH M-14P

OWNER:  BOB “DIGGER” GRAVES

 

EAA AIRVENTURE

JULY 26, 2024

DISCREPANCIES NOTED:

1. Prop spinner loose/wobbly on the dome of the V-530 hub.  Suggested repair: Recommended by WhirlWind Propellers – McMaster Carr P/N: 76445A743  Low-Friction UHMW Tape, 0.0065" Thick, 1" Wide, 15 Feet Long 
2. Prop spinner screws smoking (loose). Suggested repair: Clean residue and tighten screws after fixing #1.
3. Felt seal on cowl louver ring is covering the blade axles and is in poor condition.  Suggested repair:  Replace the sealing ring and do not cover the blade axle heads
4. Foam sock on nose case breather snorkel. Suggestion: Remove.
5. Sump drain valve is leaking.  Suggested repair: Drain oil from sump, remove drain, disassemble, clean, lap and leak test.*

   Before: Pitting corrosion

   After: Polished

   *Put a plastic cap over the sump drain hole to ensure that dirt and grit does not migrate into the drain valve and cause scoring of the sealing surfaces.
6. #7,9,5,4,3,2 Air lines/valves are loose at the cylinder head. Suggested repair:   Purchase new crushwashers and install. (This may be a good time to disassemble and clean your air start valves in each cylinder.
7. Pushrod nut/nipples leaking. Suggested repair: Tighten carefully. (There is a compression ring inside of the nut that forms a seal against the flared pushrod housing.  If the nut is over-tightened it can flatten the flare on the housing.
8. #1 and #2 Intake rocker cover flappers are too loose. Suggested repair:  Remove rocker covers and inspect rocker cover and gasket.  Replace if necessary.  Reinstall rocker cover.  Tension on cable/flapper is good when you have a positive over-center and cannot undo by hand.
9. Oil temp electrical connector is loose. Suggested repair:  Find reason it is loose and repair.
10. Lord mount rubbers need replacement. Suggested repair:  Replace with new set.  In the future, do not allow oil or solvent to sit on the rubbers as it will shorten their life.
11. Blower nuts may be loose, where shielded ignition harness was removed. Suggested repair: Tighten nuts. If they are nylock and loose, replace with original-style hardware: nut, lockwasher and washer.  **** We have had engines arrive in our shop with hardware missing because the mechanic did not reinstall the hardware, after removing the ignition harness and installing automotive wire.
12. Thermowell base plate leaking. Suggested repair:  This Nanchang thermowell was mounted on the oil outlet side of the oil pump.  The base plate of the fitting is fairly thin material and may be “warped”, causing a significant oil leak. The fitting may need to be flat-plated and install a new gasket.
13. Rudder has strange squeak. Suggested repair:   Remove panel ahead of vertical stabilizer and inspect further to determine the source of the noise.
14. Chafing on lower cowl.  Suggested repair: Investigate and correct whatever is chafing on the formers of the cowling.  Install new anti-chafe.

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M-14P, INC. IS THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF OUR WEBSTORE FOR CUSTOMERS!

We would like to welcome you to our brand-new webstore where our inventory and prices will be at your fingertips, and you can shop 24/7 to fill your aircraft and engine needs.  We are launching with 50 of our most popular items and will continuously add more product that will showcase the thousands - Yes, thousands! – of parts we have available for sale. We ask your patience in the initial days of launch, as there will be some glitches, but we will be on the ready to resolve any issues as they arise. Once the order and shipping process is confirmed to be operating seamlessly, we will be loading 25 new products each week. Pop in and see what the next exciting product is in store for you at M-14P!

We are very excited to also offer the following future opportunities:

• Tool Rental Corner: It has been our experience that there are tools for certain jobs that you may require only once during your ownership. The air distributor timing tool and the generator engine hoist pad, come to mind. Please feel free to contact us with any suggestions of tools you would like to see available for rental.
• Personal Consultation Services: Book a consultation with the experts at M-14P, Inc. You select the date and time to discuss the operation, maintenance, installation, or any other issue(s) related to your aircraft, engine, prop, or appliance. You can also specify what you will want to discuss, and we will be prepared for the call.
• Customer Rewards: This program is currently under development.

M-14P, INC.’S 15^TH YEAR OF TEACHING “M-14P THEORY, DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE” CLASS IS FAST APPROACHING!  MARCH 18 – 22, 2024

Since 2012, we have hosted students from all over the world, flying all kinds of radial-powered aircraft and all skill levels to our intensive teaching series about these round motors and how to take care of them.  As one student remarked to his wife, “We passed around an entire M-14P engine in class, piece by piece!” and he was correct.  There is nowhere else in the world where you can get exposure to the knowledge, experience, tools and information, except within our shop classroom.  As you know, we are ALL VERY PASSIONATE about the work we do and it is reflected in the quality of our workmanship.

Our seminar has evolved from a 3-day Immersive Teaching to a 5-Day Intensive Teaching and Hands-On experience.  The hands-on activities are taught by the Best of the Best at M-14P, Inc. – the mechanics that overhaul and repair your engines.  Our desire is that no one should leave our shop without being able to set the valve lash properly on their engine. 

Included in the seminar:  Course materials, Mid-Morning Snacks, Lunch and a Meet and Greet on Monday evening.  Class starts promptly at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. each day. 

There is a perpetual waiting list for this class.  E-mail info@m-14p.com for further information and details. 

Be prepared!  It is very common for attendees to remark that it is like drinking from a fire hose!  You will be amazed at the amount of valuable information you learn.