"Monty
The Answer Man"
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Swift Maintenance & Technical Advice
From Globe Temco Swift Expert
Jim
Montague
(...and
some of the other great Swift minds on the internet.)
An archive collection of Jim Montague's
"Monty the Answer Man"
replies from the weekly GTS Internet Updates
with additional advice from guest
"Answer Man" Steve Wilson and other famous
Swift experts like Don Bartholomew,
Geoff Crawford, Ed Lloyd, Mark Holliday,
and more...
For more
"been-there-done-that" advice from
Swifters, the Swift Museum Foundation offers a
book titled...
"Maintenance and Operations Tips"
This book, published in the 1980s, is a must
have for any Swift owner and can be purchased
by calling the
Swift Museum Foundation Parts Department
423-744-9696.
Disclaimer:
Views and opinions expressed herein
are not guaranteed to be accurate and are not
intended to provide specific advice to individual pilots...
Contents A-K
A
ailerons
airfilters
airframe - general
---airframe - wings
---airframe - horizontal/elevator
---airframe - vertical/rudder
airspeed indicator
air/oil separator
air starts
aluminum wrinkles
auto fuel
auto pilot
B
brakes
and wheels
buying a Swift
C
canopy - see
hatch-canopy
carburetor air box
carbon monoxide problems
center section -
see airframe - general
Continental C85-C90
Continental - general
Continental IO-360
Continental C-125, C-145,
and O-300 series general
---cylinders/valves
---fuel pump
---lubrication system/oil coolers
---operational information
---starter/generator/alternator
---cowlings
D
E
electrical
system - general
elevator -- see airframe
elevator trim
(manual & electric)
engines - general
engine instruments
F
flaps
flight controls & sticks
flying a Swift - general
Franklin engines
fuel - 80 vs 100 octane
fuel system
and aux tanks
G
GC-1A Info
gear up landings
H
hangaring/parking
hatch-canopy
history
horizontal -- see airframe
hydraulic system
I
insurance
J
jacks
and jacking
K
Contents L-Z
L
Lycoming
- O-360
Lycoming - O-320
landing gear - general
---landing gear - actuators
and downlocks
---landing gear - doors
---landing gear - emergency extension
---landing gear - motor
---landing gear - solenoid/ relay
---landing gear - struts
landing lights
landings: three point
M
magnetos
and spark plugs
metal fatigue
motor mounts
N
"N"
numbers
O
P
paint and
paint stripper
pitot-static system
polishing
props
Q
R
reskinning
restoration
rudder -- see airframe
S
seats
- (stock and C150/152)
and seat belts/harness
serial numbers - see history
spark plugs
speed secrets
spinners
starter - see electrical system - general or applicable engine
T
tach markings
tailwheels
three-point landings
throttle -- see engines-general
tires
towbars
trailering a Swift
U
V
venturi
tubes
vertical stab -- see airframe
W
weight and balance
wet wings
wings -- see airframe
wing tips
windows / windshields
winter operations
X
Y
Z
Miscellaneous
Off-the-wall silly type stuff...
General essays and pearls of wisdom from the
editor...