I am looking at buying a F33A which is turbonormalised. Does anyone have any knowledge about the value this adds to the aircraft. I know the cost of fitting but this one was done in 1991, and it is the original turbo. How much does it add to the value of the basic aircraft? TIA Geoff

Niche auction for aviation...they just went live... Can it compete with eBay? Your thoughts? http://www.aerobid.net

On Mar 26, 6:18*pm, wrote: The older 172's with manual flaps and simple basic electronics are pretty low maintenance. Nope. Unless someone has already replaced a lot of stuff like control cables, pulleys, control surface hinges and many other things, these will all be pretty...

Today I was flying my Twin Comanche PA30 everything was great until after landing. Once I had the wheels on the ground I pulled the power back to idle, about three seconds or so after I pulled the power back the prop feathered and the engine shut down. I let the engine cool down for about 30 min...

"Jeremy Lew" wrote in message ... Was flying IFR in the clear on top of an overcast layer today. I noticed at some point that the ammeter was indicating zero, and not moving. The Alt warning light was not illuminated, except when I...

I just hard wired my ANR headset into my ship's power so that I no longer have to use a 9v battery as a power source. Now I am getting an intermittent squeal when I transmit. I never had this problem with the 9v power pack. My ANR is a Headsets Inc. conversion to a David Clark headset. Any ideas...

I am sure this has been beat to death many times but I have not seen it so here you go again. I have just agreed to buy an aircraft, pending the few details that always crop up. It happens to be a low wing plane, but all my time so far has been in a C152. The low wing appeals to me as the lack of...

Anyone here have the PS Engineering PM3000 stereo 4-place intercom? Is it really worth $200 more than the comparable Flightcom 403? How well does it sound with music input from an iPod? It's TSO'ed, so my A&P/IA is having much less heartburn about installing it... seems the Houston FSDO has...

For several years now I've taken advantage of the rule that allows you to do your annual on a 13-month (rather than 12 month) basis, by simply finishing the annual on the 1st of the following month each time. Now it seems this procedure has come back to haunt me, as my annual this year is...

Does anyone have the pinouts for a KX155 please Thanks in anticipation Ric

The Rogue's Gallery -- a website created exclusively for Rec.Aviation participants to show off their planes -- continues to grow! We've now got 67 pilots and 80 aircraft on display, from 28 U.S. states, and two countries! See them at www.Alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm New additions in...

How are these things being repaired, with a 1"-wide aluminum sheet doubler sandwiched between the corrugated skins? That's what one of the IA's here suggests, other than replacing the skins, which would cost an arm and a leg. TIA.

....And just to prove it, I will announce the following to the aviation world: Yesterday, for the first time since I bought Atlas in 2002, EVERYTHING in the panel worked as designed all at the same time! Both radios (one new), both VORs (one new), both GPS's (one new), the transponder (new), the...

"Jeff P" wrote in message ... Where do marker beacon tones come from? Are they generated in the receiver or are they transmitted from the ground station. I ask because sometimes I see my lights blinking, but I don't...

Hello all. I've mentioned my flying club a number of times, and... A limited number of memberships are available in The Paramus Flying Club, which has been providing affordable flying in Northern NJ since 1955. Today, the club spans two airports and flies four aircraft: two 180HP Cessna 172s, a...

Ho, ho, ho....! Me, I'm asking Santa for a new, solid-state transponder -- which is about as dull as socks & underwear, but the third digit on mine keeps going wacky once in while. I *hate* it when ATC thinks I've set my squawk code wrong... What are you hoping to find in YOUR stocking on...

Hello Guys: I am in the process buying a malibu and I was just told the engine log is missing (overhauled in 1996, currently 850 hours smoh)but the owner has MOST of the invoices for the work done during last nine years since the overhaul. My questions are the following; 1. How much is the...

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...

All, Our club is in the final stages of purchasing a 1998 Cessna 182S. Much to my dismay, I noticed the lack of a 12-volt cigarette lighter (or it's 24-volt equivalent) anywhere to be found. (am I just not looking in the right place?) What are the options here? How difficult and/or expensive...

In the 'Would you buy this engine' thread, Peter R. said "With the glut of aircraft on the market" and John Galban said "with the airplane market heavily favoring the buyer these days," I have been watching the for sale adverts looking for a Decathlon, and seem to note a LOT more aircraft than I...