Hi folks, I ran into a little problem today. Working on a 100hour just a month before the annual is due -- my mechanic and I lifted the back seat to look at the cabling underneath. Lo and behold -- we found a "tear" in an aluminum bulkhead under the back seat. The bulkhead is under the back of...

I want to tell you about something that has changed my life! Here at Pre-paid Flight Time (1) we will sell you 10 hours on a Citation II for only $5,000! Less than half the usual cost! You may use your hours within one year of purchase, or you may purchase a one year extension for only $500! You...

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"David" wrote in message ... | I have just returned from USA and find my Flightmate Pro GPS has lost | all User Defined Waypoints. I thought it would be safest to carry in | hand luggage, which I've done in the past...

What is the story on these? Is the system as reliable as it claims? Anyone know approximate operating costs? -- Christopher J. Campbell World Famous Flight Instructor Port Orchard, WA If you go around beating the Bush, don't complain if you rile the animals.

"Tony Woolner" wrote in message ... Got a lien. Hope I can get ride of it! Tony W Trust your instruments.

I got a demo flight in a Diamond DA-40 equipped with the Garmin G-1000 glass cockpit this morning. We departed IFR from Tacoma Narrows and flew west for some maneuvers. This plane was the second one out of the factory with the G-1000. I had a difficult time maintaining my altitude; the altitude...

OK, I know I said I would not get to fly this plane until tomorrow, but it arrived early and so I took a flight. This is a new turbocharged Cessna T182T. For those that have not seen the 182T (either turbo or normal, introduced last year), you might be a little startled the first time you take a...

This article pretty much describes the differences between the two airplanes and points up the issues that I have with the Cirrus. http://www.airplanenoise.com/articles/Skylane%20vs.%20Cirrus.pdf -- Christopher J. Campbell World Famous Flight Instructor Port Orchard, WA

Or should I say flagpole rash. I just found out one of the line guys was dragging my plane around with a tug and managed to snag the flagpole, leaving a nice flagpole shaped dent in the leading edge of the left wing. I told Mike to just tie the guy to the flagpole, and I will bring in some wood to...

Yesterday I saw the new Cessna Nav III package for the 2004 182s and 206s. It is a Garmin 1000 system with battery backup (not certified for part 135 IFR, though). At last Cessna enters the 21st century. -- Christopher J. Campbell World Famous Flight Instructor Port Orchard, WA

This is an important AD that instructors should be aware of, so I am forwarding it to rec.aviation.student. "Gene Kearns" wrote in message ... AD 2005-05-53 Affects: Model 172R

Well, I have sold my plane. Coincidentally, it is going to the same place where I will be doing missionary work -- the Philippines. Perhaps I shall see it again some day. It feels funny to be planeless after seven years of ownership. I will be looking for another plane when we get back in late...

To re-phrase your question: I am too cheap to pay for the software in the GPS III Pilot, so I was wondering if there was some way to steal it?

It took more than a month, but my 206 is finally flying again after getting the wing skin replaced. A line guy had towed it into a flagpole. They did not have to make any modifications and everything is just as it was before. We ended up replacing the whole leading edge assembly rather than peel...

Cessna is rationing their LSA very strictly. Each dealer gets exactly one! If you want a Cessna LSA you AND your dealer, apparently, have to go to Oshkosh with a $10,000 deposit one week before the show and meet with a Cessna representative. There are no hotel rooms available and Cessna will...

Howdy, Curious as to what people are paying to insure waterbirds- I'm a low-time PPL-ASEL/S-IR and would like to someday get to use that "Sea" rating a little more often. As it is now I do have the opportunity to build some solo time in a 172 floatplane up in Maine but that's a 4-hour drive from...

Hi all, Currently examining options for upgrading a 1979 172N with an IFR-certified GPS. We currently have two good nav/coms, M-1 Loran, and ADF that we want to replace. Goal is to find the most cost-efficient IFR GPS install to replace the ADF and add legal /G and DME capabilities. Keeping in...

So a few weeks back I posted here about large mag drops and electrical noise on the radio. Many posters prognosticated that an ignition lead was to blame, and when the mechanic opened the cowling, this was confirmed- one lead gone beyond repair. He put all leads on a tester, and said the other 7...

Hi there, Googling past threads yielded nothing definitive so here goes: On runup today, noted the following: 1. RPM to 1700, switched to right mag, dropped ~150 rpm 2. Increased RPM to 2000, leaned back until I got a 100rpm drop and held for one minute to clear it. We've had to do this pretty...