Anyone know where I can get my hands on a serviceable electric trim switch for my '74 Pathfinder? Mine's been erratic for years, but could usually be made to work properly with a shot or two of contact cleaner -- but no more. It still works fine in the "nose down" direction, but not at all in...

I've had the EDM-700 in my panel since 2002. I was able to download the engine data once, way back when the unit was new, but then my old laptop's battery died, and I never could remember to bring it (or its power cord) to the hangar. And, quite frankly, IMHO the saved data was presented in a...

My A&P is doing a field overhaul on an O-540 (he used to own an engine shop, and did our overhaul back in '02), and he showed me what happens to a plane that isn't flown often. Two valve lifters (the things that rides on the camshaft) have faces that look like someone took a hatchet to them. The...

So, things are going about the way they always do when it comes to aircraft panel work... 1. Trim switch problems As previously posted, electric trim switch dismantled, slightly modified, and repaired. Worked fine on the ground. Test flight today -- nothing. Works forward, not backward, just as...

So, things are going about the way they always do when it comes to aircraft panel work... 1. Trim switch problems As previously posted, electric trim switch dismantled, slightly modified, and repaired. Worked fine on the ground. Test flight today -- nothing. Works forward, not backward, just as...

When I started Atlas yesterday I watched the voltage on the JPI and the EI volt meters. It was pegged right at 14, which my A&P says is nominal. It drops to 13.4 or 13.5 in cruise, which he also says is fine. So, the JPI EDM-700 is now enroute back to JP Instruments in California. The tech I...

I still haven't had time to work with my A&P to remove my (newly) flakey JPI EDM-700 unit. (As you may recall, some of the LED segments that make up the number display are going in and out.) Someone here suggested that it might be due to low voltage, possibly indicating an alternator problem. ...

So we hop in the plane yesterday for the 50 minute flight to Janesville, WI, and I notice that the display on our JPI EDM-700 engine analyzer looks funny. Some of the LED numbers are missing pieces. Most are not. All the vertical graph/bars appear to be fine. Now for the odd part: The missing...

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/oshkosh_2007.htm Pix from the Fly-In Pool Party, the Rec.Aviation HOPS Party, and Airventure. It was one for the books, guys. Enjoy! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993

You're invited to not one, but TWO Oshkosh parties! That's right, TWO Oshkosh blow-outs, organized by pilots, for pilots and their guests. Check 'em out: 1. ** Saturday, July 21st -- 5th Annual Iowa City Fly-In Pool Party ** Each year, on the Saturday before OSH, we host a fly-in pool party...

Mary and I just returned from 6 glorious days at Sun N Fun in Lakeland, FL, where we enjoyed the most amazingly perfect weather I have ever seen at such an event. The nights were cool (almost cold the first few nights) -- perfect for sleeping -- and the days were sunny and warm. No humidity, no...

You're invited to not one, but TWO Oshkosh parties! That's right, TWO Oshkosh blow-outs, organized just for pilots and their guests. Check 'em out: 1. ** 5th Annual Iowa City Fly-In Pool Party ** Each year, on the Saturday before OSH, we host a fly-in pool party at our aviation theme-suite...

You're invited to not one, but TWO Oshkosh parties! That's right, TWO Oshkosh blow-outs, organized just for pilots and their guests. Check 'em out: 1. ** 5th Annual Pre-Oshkosh Fly-In Pool Party ** Each year, on the Saturday before OSH, we host a fly-in pool party at our aviation theme-suite...

When we flew our '75 Warrior, it developed a problem with the alternator going off-line in flight. This was preceeded by the ammeter needle bouncing crazily and finally pegging at 60 amps. I fixed that problem by spending an hour tracing all the electrical lines, and tightening connections. The...

http://www.cherokeeflyin.com/index.html This little fly-in has rapidly become one of our very favorites. It's organized by members (NOT the leader) of the Cherokee Pilots Association, is held at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, MO each year, and has managed (in just five short years) to attract...

Yep, the days of Jay (and Mary) throwing a helluva party in the N40 are over, having been supplanted by the "H.O.P.S." team of Jim Burns, Montblack, Jay and Mary -- who now throw an even *better* party!! Jeebus, GoogleGroups is just having a bad week/month/year. Yesterday it didn't work at...

(Besides, I hear Jay is throwing a hell of a party at OSH, so I'd better hurry up & pay the cover charge! :) ) From reliable sources: Jay throws a hell of a Pre-OSH party at a certain Inn (@ IOW). ....of which I have yet to see one left-over brat, BTW! In the N40 (@ OSH) Jay has...

(Besides, I hear Jay is throwing a hell of a party at OSH, so I'd better hurry up & pay the cover charge! :) ) From reliable sources: Jay throws a hell of a Pre-OSH party at a certain Inn (@ IOW). ....of which I have yet to see one left-over brat, BTW! In the N40 (@ OSH) Jay has...

(Besides, I hear Jay is throwing a hell of a party at OSH, so I'd better hurry up & pay the cover charge! :) ) From reliable sources: Jay throws a hell of a Pre-OSH party at a certain Inn (@ IOW). ....of which I have yet to see one left-over brat, BTW! In the N40 (@ OSH) Jay has...

You're invited to not one, but TWO Oshkosh parties! That's right, TWO Oshkosh blow-outs, organized just for pilots and their guests. Check 'em out: 1. ** 5th Annual Pre-Oshkosh Fly-In Pool Party ** Each year, on the Saturday before OSH, we host a fly-in pool party at our aviation theme-suite...