http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/01/family.plane.ap/index.html I wish she hadn't said that part about reading while she is flying.

I've done a little prep and found some potential wireless hotspots within about a mile or so of the North 40. Here's my list, in case it's helpful to anyone else: Locations on Koeller: from the N40, go W to US41, then N to Koeller. Fairfield Inn Oshkosh 1800 S Koeller St ...

I have an M20J and I'd like to be able to take a bicycle sometimes. It's OK if it doesn't fit through the baggage door, just needs to fit inside the cabin and not block access through the (only) door. No passengers, just me in the left seat. I'd prefer not to remove any seats. I'm willing to...

Someone on the GNS480 yahoo group posted some text this morning from Garmin Service Bulletin #621, to the effect that the GNS480 does not comply with the TSO, and that it reverts to TSO C129 type operations, for example requiring alternate airports to have ground-based approaches, having...

I'm working my way through "On Glorious Wings", a collection of short stories edited by Stephen Coonts. In at least a couple of the stories from the first part of the 20th century, there are references to airplane mechanics as "Ack Emma". I think the stories where these references appeared had...

Does anyone else have their Garmin 396 connected to the audio in their airplane? If so, do you get terrain warnings every time you approach an airport to land? I do, but Garmin doesn't seem to be very interested in helping. I've exchanged several emails with their tech support. They don't...

Peter wrote: There are various documents such as the cert of airworthiness, and (for an N-reg in Europe) the FAA radio license, which some say need to be carried in original. Can anyone point to a reference for this? I can't find it in the 2005 FAR/AIM. In the US there is no...

In CNX80 User Newsletter number 1 at http://www.garmin.com/manuals/GNS480_GNS480_CNX80_Newsletter_1st_Edition.pdf on page 5, the author refers to "... a 'happy-box' that accepts the roll steering output commands from the CNX80 and turns them into voltage outputs that mimic the inputs from the...

The cabin overhead light in the Mooney (M20J) is powered even when the master is off, which leads to an opportunity to run down the battery. Is there a legal, safe, and convenient way to either put a timer on it, or have it powered through the master? Thanks. Dave

Maybe someone can save me a trip to the airport to measure. Specifically, looking to mount a Davtron 800 clock, will it fit? While I'm at it, is there a convenient way to wire the clock for continuous power when the master is off, or do I need the "B" model clock with the built-in alkaline...

Anyone have any feedback on the dual vacuum-pump STC from Aero Advantage? I'm considering it for my M20J. Need to convince my partners. Info on the STC at http://www.aeroadvantage.com I just spoke to company president David Boldenow, and he said there were about 100 units installed in the fleet....

On a related note: there was a thread here earlier about wireless access at Oshkosh. IIRC the sad conclusion was that there was no access very nearby. I wonder whether anyone has contacted EAA and requested that they get on the stick and provide WiFi on the North 40. Is there any chance EAA would...

The following from avweb.com: By Mary Grady Newswriter, Editor Garmin issued a service alert on Wednesday warning users of some of its brand-new GNS 430 and GNS 430A units not to use them for IFR operations. It was the company's second service alert this month to include those units....

OK, you smart people, just some curiosity questions: There appears to be some lack of precision in terminology, where the term "crankshaft counterweights" sometimes refers to the big weighty parts of the crankshaft that are part of the single piece of metal, and other times refers to some movable...

Our Mooney just came out of annual and now the tachometer needle doesn't move at all during the magneto check as you switch through R, L, BOTH. The engine does stop running with the switch in OFF. I asked my my partner who manages the maintenance relationship to look into it and he contacted the...

We're having some problems with our KX-155 where it intermittently stops navigating. Several attempts at repair have failed. A friend has a KX-155 that won't transmit. Another friend had a series of repairs on his KX-155. The conventional wisdom seems to be that the KX-155 is the gold standard...

Did anyone else notice that the C195 on EAA's August calendar / wallpaper http://www.eaa.org/wallpaper/images/august04/cessna195_640.jpg has a backwards-turning prop? Dave

Can anyone offer any knowledge of or experience with any of these shops? - Legends Aircraft Refurbishing, Aiken, SC - Grace Air, Inc., Florence, SC - Goodner-Crider Aircraft Painting, Mena, AR - Mena Aircraft Painting, Mena, AR

This is something that has puzzled me for a while... I (a private pilot) work in the pleasure marine industry and have noticed that almost anyone who wants to own a boat does own a boat. Now, some boats are indeed pretty cheap, but a $20,000 boat is fairly common (approx cost of a 150?). Here in...

I have tried to get the current AD's for small airplane engines on the MyPlane web site. When I click on the Small Airplane Engine AD link, it leads to Large Airplane Engine AD's. Has anyone had the same problem? If so, where else can one find the current AD's for the 0-470 series- as in Cessna...