Had a great flight over the weekend that really demonstrated the utility of general aviation. We left St. Louis Regional Airport in the Cherokee at 5 pm on July 3rd. Spent the night in southwest Missouri, where we picked up my daughter and on the 4th flew on to central Kansas. There we dropped off...

Very short notice, I realize, but I just found out about this myself. A local "family fun center" (arcade, mini golf, bumper cars, etc.) in Colorado Springs, CO, has gone under & is auctioning everything (literally--the real estate, too) tomorrow, Thursday, 17 May...

Hello, I'm just reading up on HSI's and I notice some planes have HSI's that are not slaved. I know this means i'm supposed to check it every 15 minutes or so to make sure the HSI and the compass jive. I guess I should still do that even if it was slaved... but what I am wondering is if you can...

Hi all; Checking into my first plane purchase, and have a question for you that I'm not sure of. I found a plane. I have not seen the registration cert (haven't looked for it). The N-number is *not* in the FAA aircraft registry database.

If you are planning to invest in an installed system then I agree the WSI system is the best at this point. It is a "transmission" rather than "request" system so therefore you can get continually updated weather data. Even more importantly, WSI is an extremely well-established entity in...

Hi all, Back into aircraft ownership, this time I was able to go whole four months without an airplane ! After owning couple Cessnas, I got hold of a '56 PA-23-150 project, completely stock except for newer radios, cleveland wheels, and the (Horton ?) tips. My friend and I are going through a...

Has anybody tried this stuff yet? Is it as good on leading edge bugs as the old, discontinued stuff? - Don There¹s a difference between knowing the path, and walking the path. - Morpheus

Another cool RV-4 has been added to the Rec.Aviation Rogue's Gallery! See Jim Fleischman's fabulous paint job at http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm (You've got to navigate your way to the "F's" to see it...) He's even got working "bomb shackles" on the wings, for dropping flour...

Hello all, may be some one could help me out. I purchased a 1967 C-182 K this summer with a Continental 470. When I pull out the carb the RPMs drop considerably(200+rpm). I believe that it is creating a rich mixture as on a run up I can get the rpms to come back up by leaning. I guess I'm just...

If anyone has experience with the Reiff's HotStrip Oil Sump Heater, will appreciate any input as to its usefulness/performance. Specifically, I wonder how well (how fast) this pair of 100W heater strips can warm up a cold-soaked sump (8-qts) in an O-300 (open hangar, assume low in the 20s...

I have a 1984 Mooney M20K 231 for sale. 2495 TTSN, 1425 SFRM. Dual Garmin 430s. $134,000 (see below for pricing information, current as of Oct '06 MAPA listing). Fresh annual from a Mooney Service Center. Will deliver to you if you want anywhere in continental US. Please see...

Of course everyone thinks their plane is wonderful, but every plane has at least one annoying 'feature'. I don't want to hear about cabin width or cruise speed, but that minor gremlin you would fix if money was free and time replaceable. In my plane, the overflow vent vents too much and full...

Someone in another thread mentioned that they carry their airplane keys all the time. I'd like to do that, but my 39 year old airplane has 3 different keys -- one for the baggage door, one for the cabin door and one for the mag switch. Has anyone successfully re-keyed an airplane back to a single...

I was wondering if anyone has Oshkosh lodging recommendations for the 26th to the 30th. This will be my 6th Oshkosh, but the first time I'll be able to fly into the show. All previous times we have commuted from Madison after flying in there due to relatives in that part of the state. I know the...

I've been shopping for a plane for a while. I'm hoping I found the one but the engine has given me pause. The engine is 17-years old. It has ~700 hours on it. The average per year is only 49hr/year. Two years during that 17, the plane did not fly and I'm guessing it was not pickled. The latest...

Hi Folks Before you purchase SPOT for you airplane please be aware of the following. If your unit is defective even from the first day of purchase you will have to send it back to them, they will also charge you for the return shipping. You may get a return authorization with in 72 hours you may...

I've had slightly high aluminum for the last year. I'm not happy about it but everyone says its not high enough to spend real money pulling cylinders or boroscoping. I'm curious what the group thinks... IO-360-A3B6 SFNEW 682 At each 50 hours change I've had... 7, 10, 25, 13 (short sample), 24, 23...

The owner of FBO was a family member's partner on the police force, is a retired Marine, former mayor, retired sheriff, city commissioner, owns a successful FBO and the fuel operation. Did my IFR, Commercial and will have finished my CFI with him very soon. His integrity and honesty are...

My 1980 B-55 has uneven load distribution on the two alternators, with the right side consistently reading around 15% lower than the left. Is this an indication of a problem with the alternator like a bad diode, or is this normal operating behavior?

http://w3n-a.blogspot.com/2008/12/fundamentals-of-stall-recovery.html Stall accidents usually result from an inadvertent stall at a low altitude in which a recovery was not accomplished prior to contact with the surface. As a preventive measure, stalls should be practiced at an altitude which will...