The reason is that the bureaucracy and incompetents feel threatened by the trend. It is my opinion that people go the N-registered route so as not to have to deal with the bozos who have gone so far as to tell UK pilots what airplanes they are skilled enough to fly, and that they are doing it...

Oshkosh seems to be the place where Garmin rolls out their latest and greatest products. Any speculation on what the next will be? My pattern has been to jump 2 model series or when there is a significant change. I have a 396 in the Bonanza that has earned it's keep with the XM weather...

Just saw a brief news clip of a burning Navion L-17 at Marlborough, MA. (about 5 miles from my home) Apparently everyone got out o.k., so that's a relief. The shot showed the plane with the nose gear collapsed and flames shooting out the cabin. We seem to have a number of Navions hereabouts. ...

So, I've decided to go for my first airplane. As I get started looking for "the" airplane, I'm hoping I can find some help here in narrowing my choices. The more I look, the more overwhelmed I get. I'm starting to think that finding & buying the damn thing will be anticlimactic--deciding *what*...

I'm considering a Mooney and would like to learn about the different models. Any suggestions?

Hi, Firstly I'm in Australia and VFR. I have a Garmin III Pilot, but am also about to purchase an iPaq PDA. Rather than upgrade to a colour GARMIN (296/396) at megabucks I thought I could get similar functionality using the PDA. Costings seem to be PDA nil (it's a sunk cost I'm going to buy it...

Hi folks, I ran into a little problem today. Working on a 100hour just a month before the annual is due -- my mechanic and I lifted the back seat to look at the cabling underneath. Lo and behold -- we found a "tear" in an aluminum bulkhead under the back seat. The bulkhead is under the back of...

Googling the group yielded little so here goes... 1979 172, overall average condition with mostly original radios and wiring (one RT-385 recently replaced by a TKM radio, M1 Loran from a few centuries ago) The Cessna 300 ADF has gone flaky. The box tests fine on the bench which suggests a wild...

Hi all, I recently had a $1700 SigmaTek bootstrap gyro installed in our airplane and figured I'd relate this story. This gyro exhibited excessive precession since the day it was installed....in other words, it was defective. I called my avionics tech and asked him to order a new gyro. No...

When federal dollars are involved at an airport (BHM) can an FBO do practices like this to discriminate against GA? There are no other t-hangers at the airport other tan the ones this FBO (Mercury Air) has. As a business person I would think they can do what they want to do, but wondering if...

I have had the opportunity to test out the new XMRadio Satellite Weather system (www.wxworx.com) enroute to Oshkosh... The unit is a demo unit which has been somewhat delayed from the initial planned production date of July 1 -- I am planning a Forums talk Wednesday 7/30 at Oshkosh on portable...

I seem to recall that my portable 02 system said something about not being about to go above 20,000 feet with it. This does not present a problem with my Turbo Arrow since that represents its service ceiling. Now, I am contemplating a Cessna Turbo 310 R and I am wondering whether the 02 will be...

I've been surprised to read nothing here about the new delay for WAAS on the 430/530s. Perhaps it's not new to everyone else? It was supposed to be available this summer. It's not. It's now projected for third quarter of 2006. However, one must order before some time this year to lock in the...

Toks Desalu wrote in message Can you believe this? I studied regulation back in college and don't remember any specific regulation that said the hand must be at control at all time. Anybody can point it out? Why they really want to make us look bad? The airplane was a DHC-6 Twin Otter...

I'm debating the purchase of a plane and I was wondering what the current rates are that anyone has gotten for financing on an aircraft for a loan amount of $50-60K for either a 5, 7, or 10 year term. I know that AOPA can quote this, and I'll be calling them tomorrow during business hours. However...

My Narco audio panel works just fine. However, the faceplate has been glued back together twice by my avionics shop. (How it got broken in the first place is anyone's guess...) In the recent intense cold, the epoxy has let go again, so I think it's time to replace the unit. Other than requiring...

I was looking at this unit on the web and it looks great. If anyone has had any hands on with this it would be interesting to hear first impressions or even second or third. R. Hubbell

I am sure I can count on this newsgroup to give this question their best ! Would it be legal for a CFI to act as PIC from the right seat with a student in IMC ? In my opinion regardless of the legality, it would be less than sensible, what say the group ? -- Roy

As is apparent from my other recent thread, we're planning to fly to Texas Sunday afternoon. Well, today was a beautiful day here in Iowa, and we agreed to fly a good friend to a nearby airport, where he was supposed to pick up his new (to him) Cessna 172, and take his biennial flight review. We...

We'd known for some time that our A&P/IA has been cleaning & repairing our 172's battery box every year. Usually it's just amounted to pulling the battery, rinsing the box to neutralize the acid and sanding / painting any areas where corrosion has gotten the better of it. The last few years,...