Saturday we took Fat Albert and flew from mid michigan to Dayton, Ohio for the world famous Dayton Hamfest... My son and my old buddy Ed went with me... Took 1:45 going down in the early morning darkness, where the dawn is just a band of bluish light on the horizon... Smooth air... But 30 Knots...

In article , Shawn wrote: What kind of vertical and horizontal room is there in the 3rd row? Maybe 36" vertical and 9" from rear seat front to middle seat back. Are these just child seats, or could smaller adults...

Ever since getting the overhauled engine (Lycoming 0-320-E3D), I have high oil pressure at full throttle for the runup and takeoff. I don't recall it ever making it to the red line until the last year or so and I have put 800 hours on it. It was always just below the red line at the first (0...

("Dan Luke" wrote) My airplane's at BFM, fueled up and ready to go, with a fresh annual. I'm on crutches, grounded by a ruptured tendon and scheduled for surgery that will keep me grounded for at least eight weeks. ****. Good luck with your recovery from surgery. My gal has done a GREAT...

I have a Sigtronics SPA400 intercom. I would like to upgrade to a stereo system. On their web site Sigtronics states that the upgrade path to an intercom like the SCI 4S is uncomplicated in that the wiring harness from the old intercom can be reused and all that is necessary is to rewire the...

Dear all I'm wondering how many company out there actually make aviation oil filter. As far as I know I don't see that many, but what was the reason behind it? Why there aren't so many compare to auotmobile insdustry? Was it because liabilty reason? Thanks All

FlightStar will do wind-aware routing and you can then look at the various atltitude options for time, cost and fuel burn. It's not 100% automatic, but it works great for my needs.

727 will make its final descent at Bolton Field FedEx donating plane to Columbus State, which will keep it to use as a learning tool Thursday, June 15, 2006 Tim Doulin THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH A special delivery is planned at Bolton Field. And this time, it won¹t be arriving unannounced.

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I was wondering exactly which parts are generaly NOT replaced in an engine overhaul. Assume all new cylinders/pistons/rings/pushrods. I know that the crank is often not replaced if it checks to spec, and the cam may be reground and replaced but what about other parts? Are the con rods usually...

Are there any aviation insurance underwriters on the group? I'd like to understand better the factors that go into insuring a customer. For example, I put in a claim for damages which occured during training, when I was not the PIC. I'd like to understand if the insurance underwriter is looking...

Dan Luke wrote: I'm going nuts. I can understand why. My airplane's at BFM, fueled up and ready to go, with a fresh annual. I'm on crutches, grounded by a ruptured tendon and scheduled for surgery that will keep me grounded for at least eight weeks. ****.

Given that I only put 35 hours on my 150 this year and a very extensive annual last year and the year prior. My Cessna 150 had only the usual things that needed to be done, complied with recurring AD's Replaced a few cowl fastener receptacles & general maintenance like airfilter etc....

FAA Modifies Airspace Over Washington © 2007 The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The restricted airspace over the Washington region will be modified next month to make it easier to regulate, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday. The zone is currently made up of three 60-mile...

Has anyone done much business with Ameri-King? I purchased a brand new ELT from them (via Aircraft Spruce) last week and it came in with a defective ARM/OFF/ON switch. It would not stay in the ARM position. I overnighted it to Ameri-King for repair/replacement. I just got off the phone and they...

I used to keep my C172 in a Hangar on a relatively dry region. Now I had to move and the airport closest to home is near the sea and there is no hangar space available. There are a few things that concern me: How to best protect the plane against corrosion considering the circustances? I have...

Don't miss the Gig harbor Cruiser's car, boat, & plane show this Saturday at the Tacoma Narrows airport (KTIW). Admission and parking is *free* for spectators whether you drive or fly in. If you fly in, you can park near the show participants. Everyone would love to see a few planes on display...

I have a new widescreen monitor. Is it possible in any of the recent MS flightsim setups to park the radio stack off to the side instead of on top of the Course Deviation Indicators?

THE HEADSET HAS BEEN SOLD! for $350