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Reinhard Metz

Reinhard Metz
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Reinhard Metz built his Wheeler Express over an eight-year period and has been flying it for 16 years. He is a retired Bell Labs electrical engineer and has a second career in commercial food equipment. Reinhard lives in Wheaton, Illinois, and often flies out of DuPage Airport with his aviation enthusiastic daughter Ashley.

Stuff and Fold

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Making a hinged instrument panel for ease of maintenance.

Aircraft Brakes

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Some experiences and improvements.

Adding Direct Air/Fuel Ratio Monitoring

Reinhard Metz -
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An easy way to optimize engine operation.

Build a Calibrated Tensiometer

Reinhard Metz -
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An accurate, inexpensive, cable gauge thats easy to make.

Static Port Location and Altitude Calibration

Reinhard Metz -
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Often a challenge, accuracy depends on three things: location, location, location.

Lycoming IO-390 Upgrade

Reinhard Metz -
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Replacing an IO-360 in a Wheeler Express.

Homemade Compressed Air Brake Bleeder

Reinhard Metz -
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An inexpensive tool for quickly bleeding aircraft brakes.

Glass Panel Upgrade

Reinhard Metz -
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Adding a Garmin G3X Touch to a Wheeler Express.

In Case You Missed it

A Cautionary Tail

Kerry Fores -
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One Monday morning I opened an email from the second owner of a Onex....

Checkpoints

Vic Syracuse -
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Are they ever finished?

Ask the DAR

Mel Asberry -
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Major restoration of a 34-year-old Experimental, fabricating an engine from raw materials.

Garmin GTR 200

Paul Dye -
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An audio solution on a budget.
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