We were grounded last week, after discovering a cracked exhaust pipe and rotted muffler baffles during routine maintenance. Amazingly, we discovered that Dawley Aviation (*the* exhaust repair station in the Midwest, and the place my A&P recommended) is located in Burlington, WI -- literally on the...

I've noticed stall strips installed on a number of low wing aircraft. However I've never noticed them installed on a high wing. How come? Is there something inherent in the design of a high wing that insures the stall starts at the wing root? Or perhaps they're out there and I've just not...

Anybody have any experience with air conditioning in their plane-Nice to have? Silly accessory? Don't leave home without it? 80% Summer flying in Northeast. Thanks for your opinion. Andy

Hey Guys, I was at Walgreens today, and I saw some cheap interior lights for cars (LEDs) which plug into a cigarette lighter and light up your dash... The lights were the wrong color, but otherwise I was intrigued. It got me thinking about doing a similar thing to upgrade the...

Thanks for all the feedback to my 6/20 post where I asked for recommendations for portable tiedown stakes. I decided to buy "The Claw" from Hunting Solutions in Pearl MS.681-932-5832. The set received a good review in the latest issue of Aviation Consumer. It seemed to address most of the...

I present, for your viewing pleasure, 200+ pix and several videos, all taken last week at Oshkosh Airventure 2009: http://www.alexisparkinn.com/oshkosh_2009.htm Included in this collection is exceedingly rare, uncut footage of Jay, Mary, and Brian Douglas singing karaoke at a formerly...

I have a Narco MK-12D+ that has an intermittent connection in the display assembly. At times the display will go dim---it never goes completely out-----. Pressing lightly anywhere on the front panel returns it to normal brilliance. This pretty well isolates the problem to either the display...

I'm in the market for a 4 place panel mount, stereo intercom and am looking at options. I understand installation is going to cost more than the intercom so am thinking that a prewired harness would be a good thing. Would really like to put in a PS Engineering or NAT Intermusic, but by the time I...

For those that aero-shop online, where do you order your oil filters from? It's time for me to stock up again... (I use CH48110's) TIA, -- Ben C-172 - N13258 @ 87Y

Please read this. This is what's killing GA and we ought to do something about it. http://www.cdapress.com/articles/2005/02/08/news/news04.prt and this http://www.news4jax.com/news/4269212/detail.html#

There's a portable engine preheater on ebay motors for $129. It looks like an ok unit but I'm asking for any of the collective wisdom on pros or cons of a unit like this. There's also one on Sportys for $399. Any opinions on either or a comparison?

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Just finished the annual inspection on my 1963 172 this afternoon. It was the first time I had used this A+P to inspect my plane. I assisted and things went smoothly. It's interesting that a "new" set of eyes can see things that have been overlooked in the past. Anyway, the seat belts no longer...

I am selling on eBay the following items Terra 340 D Audio Panel http://tinyurl.com/ldmrg PS Engineering PM1000 4 place panel mount intercom http://tinyurl.com/n3pc4 King ADF Antenna KA42B with cable http://tinyurl.com/pyjmx Kobra

Greetings... I may be moving soon to Mexico City, and I want to be able to keep flying. If there are any Mexico experts out there, I have these questions: -- If I am residing in Mexico, can I continue renting and flying aircraft with my U.S. certificate? -- How difficult would it be to get a...

Does anyone have a copy of the manual that they would xerox and mail to me for a couple of bucks? I have a fully functional unit but no manual. Thanks very much, -- Peter D. Brown http://home.gci.net/~pdb/

brian whatcott wrote: Mike Ash wrote: So far I do not regret my decision to purchase in the least. /snip/ Money wasn't a worry to me, but it's still something I thought about. So far, so good. I put 55.4 hours on it over the past year /snip/ All in all, it's been a great...

I'm looking for information, feedback, pitfalls of updating Bendix-King GPS's such as the KLN-89B and KLN-94 by updating the cards directly as opposed to plugging into the GPS itself. I understand that there is a card reader you can buy and that there is a firmware upgrade to it that allows the...

We have become a NATION OF IDIOTS! We, by our OWN hand as a Nation are DESTROYING ourselves! We don't have to worry about some 'terrorist' Destroying America.......we are doing a GREAT JOB ourselves! The worst part is that you cannot count on a fellow american for NOTHING!

Our "new" '79 M20J came with a 2 year old Garmin 430 GPS and Garmin 340 audio panel. The backup radio is an ancient King 170B. I must say that the reception on the Garmin sucks compared to the 170B. Am I doing something wrong or is this just something I have to live with? To me for 10 grand the...