"Appologies for the orientation of the images, it somehow changed when they were added."
Porterfield Airplane Club
"Fuel shut off valve photos."
"I wasn't able to make it to the hanger today to get a photo of my leaking fuel shut off valve, but should be able to this week."
"Mark, thank you for reaching out. My email address is lkraus6980@gmail.com. My cell phone is 860-488-5676. Feel free to email, text or call."
"I have some old drawings. Drawing number 1817 refers to “fuel shut off contro, drawing 1846” I don’t seem to have that drawing. It may show the spec on the packing. I will get a…"
"Hi Andy, I’ll go down to the hanger tomorrow and get a photo. Pretty sure it’s original. And yes, there is a different valve for the low point sump. "
"Are you able to take a photo of the valve and post it here, Mark? Over her 80+ years, she may have had the factory installed valve replaced by a non-standard type. Is there a second valve installed…"
Leaking fuel tank shut off
Hello fellow Skinny birders. My fuel tank shut off valve is leaking past the packing nut. Does anyone know what the correct packing would be to use so I can rebuild it? Maybe it’s a generic packing…See More
"Hello Lee, I had a similar problem with some Champ exhaust that I got from I believe wag arrow. One side worked well with the cowl exit holes, but the right side did not. If you want to send me some…"
Collegiate article in the Jan '26 issue of Kitplanes Magazine
Written by owner Mike Davenport, it's basically an ad for his Langley, BC based FP-65 (CF-RKU). Yes, she's for sale. Mike gives us a brief history (S/N 1029, first registration was NC37899) of this…See More
