I am guessing that the “Jan 6 Bomber” is a Democrat. If he was conservative, had ever given a single dime to Republican causes, had ever talked with a republican, had ever shared a meal with a conservative, we’d have heard about it by now….

‘Tis funny how, once they bothered to look, that the FBI found evidence to charge and arrest the guy.

The FBI is, however (and always has been) willing to bow to political pressure……So I doubt that anyone bothered to look at the evidence (or at least not very hard) until they were forced to…

And it is interesting that the dude was so terribly inept that although he could buy timers and batteries and switches and pieces of pipe to make something that looked like a scary bomb he never made on that worked very well.

Almost like he was supposed to only scare people, not actually make anything explode and harm anyone…..And never really be found.

(Lets set aside the fact that the “Bombs” were  unlikely  to actually explode and that this asshole was likely a patsy set up by the ATF to make the Jan 6th people look bad)

Then again this could be a method of attempting to divert our attention from the Epstein files that we still haven’t seen yet.

America-first’ pricing: National park fees to increase for foreign visitors in 2026

Personally, I think that as long as there is a line then the visitors should be limited to less than 1% non-citizens.

“Revenge is a double edged sword…it cuts both ways”

“Hardness without warmth and compassion is merely brittleness”

“There are those that believe they can, and those that think they can’t…Both are correct in their mindset”

“Being held accountable for your actions is neither “Persecution” nor “Censorship”…no matter who you are”

“The best way to prevent a threat from harming you or others is to shoot it…..in the head”

“Be the best friend you can be, honest all,  the best citizen for your community…..But also be the worst nightmare of an enemy, relentless, unemotional, revenge seeking and terrible to face. Never stop until victory is won.”

“Knowledge will give you power, but Character will earn you respect”

“When it rains, it rains on everyone”

So the 340A is fixed….

It wasn’t an oil pressure problem, it wasn’t a gauge problem either though. (I didn’t think it was an oil pressure issue, as there was no other indications, like increased oil temp or stuff like that, but one never knows). But now we know for sure:

It was a clogged line.

See, the oil pressure is not indicated through an electrical sending unit to an electrical gauge, but real oil pressure delivered to a real pressure gauge via a small diameter pipe. Old school.

It goes from a manifold of a few oil lines, across the engine bay, into the wing structure, to the fuselage, up through the pressure bulkhead into the pressure vessel, then towards the front of the fuselage, up behind the instrument panel, over to the right side, then into the pressure gauge.

When the A&P mechanic pulled the cowling, he found the connection where it went into the wing, and disconnected that. We then turned the engine over and no oil came out, even after we pulled the top spark plugs so that the engine could turn faster. Not the way it should be….

Following the line back we found where it goes into the manifold, and disconnected it there. Lots of oil when we turned the engine over. So the issue was isolated to somewhere in that 14 inches or so of oil line.

We attempted to blow it out with low pressure air.

No dice.

So that portion of the oil line got pulled and inspected. There was some discoloration at a bend where it passes in front of the exhaust side of the turbocharger.

A bit of solvent and some higher pressure air and the clog blew out. Lots of solid stuff. I expect that it has been building up like a clogged artery just before a heart attack, until finally there was no indication at all in the cockpit.  There is normally no flow of oil, just pressure, so that bend where it was near the turbocharger just got hotter and hotter and more and more clogged.

Put it all back, and turned the engine over again and we had indicated oil pressure.

That was Tuesday. Wed it was fog, freezing fog and low IFR, not exactly the weather I wanted to take a plane with an unknown (maybe fixed, maybe not)  engine into.

Thursday was, of course, Thanksgiving. Friday I  fired it up and spent a long time doing some higher power runs on the ground before taxiing and then I took it up and everything was good, although at some point we are gonna have to bleed the air out of the line from thee engine bay to the gauge…I flew for about 45 minutes at different power settings varying RPM’s and airspeeds….All was good and normal. Did two practice approaches during the test flight.

But it is fixed without any issues. I did did make a heat shield for it, and will be making sure at the annual inspection that the other line on the other side has not got the same issue. I think that it was just turned a tiny bit when the engine was installed, leaving it just too close to the turbo (Which runs at or near 1550 degrees F in cruise).

Of course, now that that is done, it is time for the annual, as it is due after 11/30 (end of the 12th calendar month) But at least I know it isn’t a mechanical issue with the engine. And I didn’t shell out a fairly new TSIO520 Ram VII engine.

It’s true.

The media chooses who to tell us about, who to sensationalize, and how they present the story:

Chicago train attack victim Bethany MaGee would be as well-known as George Floyd if she were black and man who burned her was white, conservative commentator says

Look at how they presented that little black turd that killed his football rival by stabbing him to death.

And remember how he spent the MILLIONS of dollars that was raised for him in his GoFundMe.

Poor Bethany can’t even get a half million even after all this time….and she was a real victim.

But she was young and white and somewhat pretty, not a thug with black skin.

If you wanna help her, her GoFundMe is here.

In a just world, she’d have the big fundraiser, not these other turds.

Arrested  in the UK (by UK police) for handling firearms in the USA and posting about it on LinkedIn….

Because “It Made Others feel uneasy” and then “suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and another allegation of stalking related to a photograph of a house that appeared on his social media”

I wonder who he pissed of to earn such treatment?

So far that can’t happen here is the US,,,,,,so far.

A pretty cool quick walk around tour of the jet in the hangar:

Lots of stuff I didn’t know: 4 very informative minutes

He talks about the Chemtrail ejector at about 2:34, for those who are interested in that sort of thing…..

So Northwestern University folds, decides that they need the Federal Government funding more than they need to stand on principles..

In April, the federal government froze $790 million in research grants and contracts for Northwestern, claiming among other things that it had allowed the existence of a hostile educational environment directed toward Jewish students.

As part of the agreement, Northwestern University will pay $75 million to the United States Treasury by 2028, and it will agree “to adhere to federal anti-discrimination laws, ensuring that the university does not preference individuals based on race, color, or national origin in admissions, scholarships, hiring, or promotion.”

The agreement requires Northwestern to “maintain clear policies and procedures relating to demonstrations, protests, displays, and other expressive activities, as well as implement mandatory antisemitism training for all students, faculty, and staff.”

Funny, innit: They wanted to maintain discriminatory policies, but only against whites and jewish students and applicants.

Discrimination is still discrimination no matter the victim.

You can’t right past perceived wrongs by perpetrating new wrongs

Without that federal funding, the University would fold.

“Sure, I’d love to go shopping this weekend!”

Said No Man Ever the weekend after Thanksgiving.