On March 2 1991 a Piper Aztec , N6546Y slammed into the top of Justice mountain located in North Georgia. Both wings were sheared off by 100 foot high pine trees which took much of the impact force. The fuselage remained mostly intact from the panel aft. The pilot was trapped in the cockpit with...

Has anyone heard of either a turbo or supercharger STC for an IO-360? In particular, an IO-360-A2B? It seems that there would be a HUGE market for a turbo upgrade. Adam PP-ASEL

140W DC-to-AC Power Converter http://www.radioshack.com/searchsku.asp?find=22-148 Use your notebook PC, small TV, stereo, fan or other house-current device in your car. Vehicle's power-adapter outlet receives inverter, which receives device. Whether you're working in your car or going on a...

I'd like to update the database for my Apollo GX55 GPS. $120 for the raw data is bad enough, but Jeppesen also wants $150 for a writer. The datacard is a PCMCIA card, so wouldn't it be possible to work with it with a plain old laptop or a $10 reader from Best Buy? I'm wondering if someone has...

This is a very lengthy but worth reading post. For the purposes of possibly saving someone's life or at least preventing serious injury to their wallets, I am posting below the text of an e-mail I sent recently to someone who had advertised a Cessna in the San Diego area. I was looking for a super...

We got closer this time. We actually had our verbal offer accepted. That's progress (for this, the 2nd offer we've made on an Arrow). Things were going well into the weekend. I'd tweaked the prepurchase agreement from the seller, made plane reservations to fly out and see/fly/touch/smell the...

I may have the opportunity to ferry a Piper Pacer in the next 10 day Can anyone provide the requisit v-speeds?

Apparently, installation of the Airgizmo panel dock is quite the touchy subject up here in the Northeast. I know this has been a subject of a number of threads but I figured I'd relay my experience so far. Since I would like it integrated with my Garmin 430 and 340 audio panel (for the audio out),...

This time it's Vlado Lenoch gracing the pages of our rec.aviation photo gallery, colloquially known in these parts as the "Rogue's Gallery"... Check out his fabulous 1944 P-51D Mustang, "Moonbeam McSwine," at http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm . (Navigate to the "L"s to find Vlado's...

Last year, an acquaintance of mine turned 85 and stopped flying and sold his airplane. He just figured that he had done it long enough and he wasn't as sharp as he used to be. He flew a lot right up until he sold his plane and he was quite experienced. I suspect for private reasons that he had...

I'm considering buying a 1978 Cessna 152 that the owner is leasing to a flying club. I'd continue to lease it to the club and learn to fly in it. (I have 3 1/2 hours now.) I'd hope that plane to earn enough money to cover most of its maintenance and insurance, including a new engine in a few...

hi- i have an old Cessna (arc) 300 series 100 channel nav-com i'd like to replace. (it's a cc-312A). is there a slide-in replacement for this radio avail? or any used radios that will slide into this chasis? thanks for any advice!

Hello Im trying to figure out the Tach on our clubs Archer is screwing us. I just flew down to the Centenial of Flight FFA from Planville CT. Round trip with all diversions and ATC rerouts was 975nm. The tach said 12.4 hr. I never checked the Hobbs but I do know that for this plane the...

-----Original Message----- From: kontiki Posted At: Monday, February 20, 2006 5:47 AM Posted To: rec.aviation.owning Conversation: Narrowing it down... Comanche? Subject: Narrowing it down... Comanche? Douglas Paterson wrote: --Stuff snipped-- Among the Comanches: after...

Hi, I'm looking for the torque specification for the oil suction screen (the one near the bottom of the engine) for a Lycoming O-360. It's the A4A model. I'm planning on inspecting the suction screen on the next oil change. Thx!

"PiperSeneca@" wrote: What is the parts availability like for 1940's vintage Navions? Not bad at all. One guy just bought the contents of the Navion factory. From what I've heard, the people that bought the paperwork are trying to make the parts considered bogus, but I don't think they have a...

First off, this isn't a post to argue the merits of one-door vs. two-doors, so if you want to do that, start your own thread... :) Why does Piper put the door of the plane on the passenger side? I cannot think of one good reason. Would like to hear the group's opinions. OTOH, I can think of...

Dear Colleagues. My name is Stefano Rota. I am from Quito, Ecuador. I am a commercial pilot, I did all my flight school in ICARO FLIGHT ACADEMY www.learn2fly.aero here in Quito. Currently, i have a chance of flying as a PIC a Cessna 340 for a friend of mine, based here in Quito. I used to fly...

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

After troubleshooting the Janitrol heater in our Aztec for the past 3 weeks, we've finally got it fixed. The problem ended up being a combination of a bad ignitor (spark plug) and a coked fuel nozzle. One problem no doubt causing the other problem. After a new spark plug didn't solve our...