There's (understandably) a lot of discussion about Piper vs. Cessna vs. Mooney... I'm considering a (Rockwell) Commander 114B. Their marketing hype makes it seem that the Commanders have a much better safety record than their competition. Anyone have any input on that? How about maintenance...

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

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...

Our EAA chapter had a 40' hangar door that split in the middle and folded sideways (each half). The ends were hinged and the center had a single roller that ran in a track above. The bottom was not attached in any way and just hung. It was held closed and open with large steel pins that dropped...

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I recently got back into flying after a 12 year layoff. I am current, and flying high-performance singles (182). I have around 80 hours in high-performance planes, including retracts. I am currently building time to improve my skills and getting ready to take the next step. I am finally in a...

Hi group, There are larve in my static ports again. The problem is that I do not have compressed air to blow them out. I was thinking about using CO2 cartridges like they use for emergency tire repairs. Or maybe a bicycle pump will do the job. My concern is the max pressure I can use before I...

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'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...

We are contemplating adding a weather uplink system and was wondering what experience you have had on the WxWorx or Anywhere Wx. We are leading towards the Anywhere Wx but wanted to get some comments on both. Thanks!! Jon Kraus '79 Mooney 201

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

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...

Check out http://alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm to see the following new additions to the Rec.Aviation "Rogues Gallery": - From Toledo, Ohio, Eric Bartsch and his very cool 1959 Pilatus P3... - From Boulder, Colorado, Alan Bloom and his pristine 1960 Cessna Skylane... - From New Brunswick,...

After reading the other posts about key locks, the responses brought another question to mind. My key ignition switch works very hard, and the key can be removed in any position. It's hard to push it in and keep the starter engaged (it's one of those turn-while-you-push switches), so we usually...

Am I allowed to fly my plane to a near by airport in order to complete the aircraft annual even if it is a few days after annual due date? In other words annual was done on 4/29/07 and now we are into May. What do I need to do to get permission and how long can this extension be. Would this be...

I have an MX170 radio that I use to pick up ATIS, etc. Recently it will occassionally have a buzz in it that is so loud you cannot hear the transmission. It will buzz on all freq, then later in the flight it will go away. This unit is no longer supported so I'm wondering if there is any chance this...

Hi group. I am interested in buying a Sundowner with 2035 TT E&A. The owner (actually the broker) offered to allow $5K off the asking price to have the engine O/H'd. I am a student pilot and very much want this particular airplane, but I don't think that $5K off a $14K O/H is reasonable. The...

Been scanning airplane ads for a while and just recently started looking some of them up using AOPA's Vref service for members. According to that, most of the airplanes I see advertised are way overpriced, some by significant margins. Are the AOPA Vref prices too low? Or do people have...

One of the members of my club has proposed that we add TKS de-ice to our two 182s. Apparently, such a system is to become available later this year. My reaction at first was negative. After all, in our near-NYC location, the utility of such a tool is limited to a few months a year. Surely we...

Well, yesterday I paid for my third of my airplane Congrats, Wayne. Welcome to the world of the joyously impoverished! :) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com