I need a trickle of electrical power about a dozen times a year in my hangar. I need it for my 125 watt preheater if I'm taking an early-morning flight in the winter, and will use it for a .25A trickle charger if I've let the aircraft sit for more than a week or two. The problem is that my...

Has anyone ever been able to put 6 adults in a Saratoga without exceeding the aft CG? So far, every time I run the numbers with two adults in the aft two seats, I exceed the aft CG.

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We've got the PS Engineering CD/Intercom in our plane, and listen to CDs on long trips. I am obviously slipping into "dinosaur" status, as I have never downloaded music, for "burning" onto a blank CD. I *have* burned CDs, but I've always done it from tracks played off of another CD. Does anyone...

Unfortunately, Jay... Dave from Houston WONT be making it this year. I know I surprised you last year one evening, and I originally intended to go, alas Im back in school finishing up some higher education.. the "come hell or high water" project has a public presentation due right in the middle of...

The dreaded annual condition inspection time has arrived... Fat Albert is currently perched upon the wing jacks pending gear swing testing... I have put 500 hours on the fat boy over the past three years and one of the topics this year was the mags.... I had gone to the yellow newspaper and...

Hello everyone. It's getting a little chilly around here now; I have seen the "ventubes" that are being sold for $75 apiece. Has anyone simply taped over the inlet in the wing root? I was thinking of giving this a try, seeing that there is no real need for cold air ventilation at this time...

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XWJN8RJ Please take 5 minutes to complete this research survey about the future of flying. Thank you!

I feel sorry for the SW pilots who went through the fence at Midway last week. Now every edition of the local newspapers runs articles by lawyers and journalists second-guessing every decision made on a difficult approach - quartering tail wind, marginal visibility, fair braking, short...

I have a 1978 Warrior II and it looks like the heat element went south. The circuit breaker is fine so I believe that's the problem but I'm open to suggestions. My A&P is out of town so I'd like to try and get a head start by ordering parts if possible. Can anyone recommend a source to get...

I posted this as a reply to another thread but I thought it important enough to make it a new thread to increase visibility. I've added more comments and some additional details...plus some ramblings... So this is not entirely a dupe. -- Just a heads up. The 1.6 software update (5/26/06) did...

All, I'm still on the fence about doing the 430W upgrade. Money is tight as always and I certainly haven't set the logbook on fire in the last couple of years for various reasons. The upgrade is scheduled for late May and I have the option of bailing on it without penalty, but at 50% off...

I just got the bill from the State of Ohio for the registration of my Archer, N2185B. Seems they need more money so the bill went from $12 (2003) to $100 (2004). Can't believe the % increase but it's true. What do other states charge? Is Ohio now out of line or were we underpaying before? Chuck

We received notification of a Ramada Inn that was selling everything to the bare walls, in preparation for demolition. Although our hotel is unique in many ways, we *all* use blow dryers, lamps, end tables -- and, yes, ironing boards -- so this seemed like a great opportunity to find some real...

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association says that on the US registry the average age of a twin engine piston power plane with fewer than 4 seats is 32 years, and that this is not increasing. My question is ... WHERE ARE THESE PLANES? I've never seen twin piston engine plane with fewer than...

Okay, so Cirrus is cooking along at 60 aircraft per month. They're selling everything they can build, and people who have bought them are ecstatic. Fast forward to the year 2018. What's going to be happening to these composite beauties? Reason for asking: A long discussion with some pilots who...

Yesterday's 1 1/4 hour flight compressed to 9 minutes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XvY44k1NdY Video contains landings at KJAN, KHKS and M16. Camera overheated at the end of my flight and I restarted it for the KMBO landing, ended up going around (bottom dropped out more then I cared for) and...

I'd like a consensus opinion from the newsgroup denizens who use any of the popular "fuel pricing" websites as to the one that they find the most accurate. My personal favorite over the last few years has been Airnav, but I'm willing to be persuaded that there is better. Reason being, about...

I am a female student pilot and the other evening I saw a commercial about "Alaska's Bush Pilots...The Real Deal". It was a documentary but I can't find it anywhere. Anybody know where I can purchase it? They said it was in HD so it may not even be available. Help!

I stopped whining about the cost of things aviation a while ago. $5.00+ per gallon gas and Piper parts prices don't phase me anymore. I have thought about this unit for a while now and compared it's value/function to what other upgrades I could buy instead for the same money. So, I find myself...