My boss, who I fly for and am office manager for, personally ownes a Seneca II. He had someone come up to him and asked him if he could use the plane to get his commercial multi since there was no other multi in the immediate area to do this in. I am also an MEI so my boss told him that he would...

Gang, I am planning to buy into an existing partnership. Should I be less vigilant during prebuy than when buing a plane by myself? - maybe no, but I would like to listen to some arguments. Thanks Chris

Help! I tried recording the Nav/Com audio to my Sony camcorder in a c172. The gain is so high it just sounds like saturated noise. I basically wired from the co-pilot's headset jack a cable to the sony 'mic in' jack. Has anyone here successfully recorded a flight with clean audio, and if so, how...

For Sale AvMap EKP-IV GPS. Only used a few times. Works great. I bought it for $1399, will sell for $1300, plus UPS ground shipping/insurance. I'll include the 6 rechargable AA batteries that I bought for it (which are not included with the GPS from the factory). Payment can be made by...

Our Aztec's door seal needs replacing. I'm wondering how many people go the inflatable route and what their experience has been. Would you do it again? Does it block noise and air better than the standard seal? Does it push the door away from the frame or cause too much pressure against the...

Scenarios: #1. Most planes have an over-voltage protection that opens the circuit to the alternator field windings. Let's say that while the alternator is delivering about 30amps (lights, avionics, pitot heat, etc) - the OVR gets tripped, causing the alternator field to be dropped immediately to...

I have a GPS 90 that doe not work. It powers up and seem alright except for the fact it doesn't pick up satelites. Anybody know if there is a reasonable fix for this without spending an arm and leg with Garmin?

I managed to get some 1300L contact cement on the windshield of my Helio Courier while reattaching the vinyl to the glareshield. Does anyone know if I can use "adhesive remover" on an acrylic windshield without causing crazing? Any other suggestions? Thanks! Mike MU-2

My plane's artificial horizon - which was overhauled just a few months ago at a well-known shop - has headed south again. Since it's got a lot of hours on it now (and at least one overhaul, maybe more), I suspect it may be beyond saving and I could be looking at getting a new one. If I do need...

Folks, I have a C-182 with an auto-fuel STC, which I've been operating on Mogas (along with an occasional fill of 100LL) for several years. Mogas being unavailable at my home airport, I use a pair of 6 gallon Gerry cans (plastic) to transport the fuel from a local gas station to...

Winter is comming to Ohio ( thou the 60 deg day today disagrees) and the subject of engine preheat arrises. I have a Tannis for the cylinders and a pad to heat the oil. I can call the FBO and have them plug it in an hour before I arrive and the engine is, at least, not cold to the touch. Still...

Bang .. bang bang ... bang bang bang. wrote in message ... You blithering idiots! You re-elected that imbecile George Bush as your President. He's a complete moron and so are most of you! -

What is the secret on removing a kx155 radio from the tray. I know that it takes a long small screwdriver... but I can't seem to get it to work?

Anyone got one of these units? http://www.garmin.com/products/gnc250xl/ It seems to combine two very useful things (a VFR moving map GPS and a Com radio) into one compact unit. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993

Almost bought an airplane. Talked to the guy over the phone. He's brokering it for someone else. Asked him about damage history. No damage history, he said. Now, one thing I always do before I go to see an airplane is I check the NTSB database. Actually, I do this before I call the owner so I...

Can anyone point me to a link for Piper Service Bulletin 1051B? It is what the Aztec falp tube AD refers to for compliance (2003-09-18?). I have not been able to find it on-line. I'm trying to help someone figure out the best way to comply, but if I can't read it I can't understand what is...

My partner and I just bought a '79 Mooney M20J with a 2 year old Garmin 430 Comm/Nav as the Comm # 1 adn a Bendix 170B as the Comm/Nav # 2. (yes we had a pre-buy and everything "seemed" fine") I have some strange issues with the 430 that I am sure you can help guide me thru. Issues: 1.) On the...

I have a 1978 C182 Q. I recently experienced my alternator turning off and the high voltage light coming on. I cycled the switch (1/2 master) and got it to reset every time, however, the interval between episodes varied. I had the Voltage Regulator and the Alternator replaced (new) and flew a...

The folks here who are running autogas.. I have a question for you. Preface: When I was tasked by my volunteer fire department 10 years ago to stamp out fuel credit card abuse and fraud, I secured the services of a certain brand's fleet card system. The sales vendor who set up our account told me...

So is this the type that is externally mounted, and driven by a belt? -- Jim in NC Not sure what you mean by this. Mine is a cylinder shape with a shuttle inside. It is charged with nitrogen. When the engine is running the oil is forced (3 quarts) into the accumulator until equilibrium is...