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What's a radio stack really cost? by
Jim Carter
I'm looking at a Skymaster that is mechanically in very good shape, but
is absolutely (just barely) VFR. It has more boat anchors in it than
Tracker Boats sells in a month. So..if a mid-time multi-rated,
instrument pilot was going to spend money on a new radio stack, how much
would he or she have...
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Lake tail fittings for sale by
S. Reid
I have a set of original factory tail fittings for a Lake aircraft for sale.
I bought these last fall, they have all the original paperwork. I changed my
mind and went with the STC for steel fittings.
If anyone is interested, they can have them for $500usd. Please drop me...
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Plastic planes are fast but landing speed too high by
P S
I received some marketing brouchures from one of the best
selling "composite plane" on the market, with an invitation
to take a ride. Well, I was tempted until I found out how high
the Vso is. The plane goes in on final at 80 kts.
Which means, 80 kias is the speed you use for...
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by sr22
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Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In by
Robert Barker
The EAA Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In is this coming weekend. It's being
held at Front Range Airport (FTG) just south of Denver International
Airport. This show has grown every year. When I went last year, I had a
great time. If you're in the area, on the ground or in the air, stop on by!
You...
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Flight across the continent! - part 1 by
Wings
Well, thanks to all who posted suggestions on where to fly in the
midwest.
My flying partner and I just spent five days flying from Southern
California to the East Coast and back .... in a Cherokee 140! (We really
need to get a faster plane...).
Brief story:
Day 1 - Depart Camarillo, CA. IMC due...
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Polished Aluminum Spinner by
Dave
Well... it is stripped, sanded, polished..
Now, how do we keep it that way?
What do you guys use? How often?
Dave
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Flight across the continent! - part 2 by
Wings
Day 5 - We woke up and had a good breakfast, then I called Jay Honeck's
place. Mary answered and said come on over!
Moline to Iowa City - We made the short hop to Iowa City. I talked with
Jay on the phone, and we were given the keys to the Alexis Park van to
drive over to the hotel! Such trust...
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Free 727's by
john smith
727 will make its final descent at Bolton Field
FedEx donating plane to Columbus State, which will keep it to use as a
learning tool
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Tim Doulin
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
A special delivery is planned at Bolton Field.
And this time, it wonąt be arriving unannounced.
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acronym help! by
Kobra
Flyer,
Ok...you all got me. I've been reading several posts and a very frequent
acronym is being toss about quite liberally that I have never heard before.
It is "AMU" and "AMU's". It is usually used when speaking about money in
some way. What the heck is this? Atomic Mass Unit, American...
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Arrow annual woes by
[email protected]
Our 1979 Arrow IV is in the shop for its annual inspection. As usual, the
inspection itself went smoothly, but it uncovered some maintenance items
that will run into several AMUs. Here are the top three uglies:
1) The inspection part of Piper Service Bulletin 1161 resulted in
identification of...
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accesory drive adapter oil leak by
Jim Burns
I've got an oil leak on our Aztec left engine, IO540 C4B5. The hydraulic
pump on the left engine has a drain/vent hose that is leaking engine oil. It
is definitely not hyd oil. I had a new garlock oil seal pressed into the
accessory drive adapter housing thinking that this was how the oil...
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PIREP: Garmin GMA340 impedance-matching audio cable by
Peter R.
Back in April there was a thread in rec.aviation.ifr from a Garmin GMA340
audio panel owner who was questioning why the audio level of a plugged in
device was so low:
http://tinyurl.com/lvaap
Tom Borchert replied with a post that explained about the impedance-
mismatch and included instructions...
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Flightdeck Boeing 373-300 by
Kobra
For anyone interested I am selling a DVD from FlightDeck on flying the
Boeing 737-300 for 10.00.
http://tinyurl.com/eg9rv
Kobra
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Voltage Regulator replacement by
kontiki
Has anyone replaced their Delco Remy voltage regulator (the old
mechanical type for a 50 amp generator) with a new solid state
type by Zeftronics? CHief aircraft sells them, just wondering
what anyone's experience was.
Mine is old, acting up and charging too high. In the old days I
guess you could...
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Finally: The right-sized Thielert by
Thomas Borchert
Thielert has announced a diesel engine in the 230-HP-range, covering
the gap between the existing 135- and 350-HP models. Great news, IMHO,
since this is the kind of power many of the planes we fly need. First
target for certification seems to be the 182. Time frame is 2007. Nice!
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Thomas...
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Ideas for long flight to midwest by
Wings
We have a Cherokee 140 and have flown to OSH twice.
So this year we decided we would try instead to fly from California to
North Carolina (FFA)!
But scheduling problems cut two days out of our schedule, making the east
coast a bit too much of a stretch.
So we're planning on leaving Friday from...
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Oregon vacation report (really long) by
JJS
The wife and I just back from our Oregon vacation that you helped us plan. You guys did a wonderful job.
Day 1: Left OKC on a Canadair regional jet to Phoenix. Boarded a 737 whose APU wouldn't start. 107 degrees on the
tarmac and no AC. And we left our Cherokee at home why? Oh well. Landed...
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battery self-destruct by
[email protected]
Hi,
My airplane has a Gill G-35 battery in it. The battery is less than 3
years old. We did a 10-minute run up about 2 weeks ago. The plane has been
sitting in it's hanger for the last 2 weeks. The master switch was OFF and
the battery was NOT on a charger.
Today I went to use it, and found a...
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