Now, 10 years later, I decided to look at some of my old posts!
I had forgotten about these! The end result about my 1964 throttle cable, which often was stiff, it's this: I kept it serviceable by polishing minor corrosion off it, and lubing it, using anhydrous silicone, and sometimes experimenting with lubricant spray products. By the way, the Piper model I have is a carbureted O-540, constant speed prop. I had no troubles flying it, but as it aged, the stiffness was too frustrating for other pilots.
In fact, what happened, another pilot who liked to fly with me, which I let him do for free, decided to gift me the exact fit cable, which I think he got from McFarland. At any rate, he wanted to know what the owner experience was like, so I let him do it. He also had a very lucrative government career, with substantial retirement benefits. The new cable cost him $300.00, and it was painless for him! Too me, it is still new, and works flawlessly, newer style friction lock and all!
As for my old posts, My original purpose of talking about my plane began on a 235 Cherokee only site I discovered on the internet, owned by a guy I met in Watsonville, who also had a 235, and I thought maybe I could have some influence toward making flight more practical and commonplace, for everyday people.
Too lofty a goal. It's for the well-healed, only!
I'm not business-oriented, at all. Born a pauper, and surely will die a pauper, but had some fun, along the way.
I even got some genuine million dollar friends, I flew with!
A lot of people have great qualifications, but I don't list mine, I'm not in business. My background is technical, though, I've repaired IBM Selectrics to Digital Vaxes with RA-60 disc drives to Abrams tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles, Bell Hueys, and Boeing Chinooks, and it all kept me alive.
All I really wanted to talk about was my personal PA-28-235, though!
