As some of you know, I'm in the market for an airplane. To this endeavor, I find myself reading through a lot of maintenance log books. I've noticed that some people log oil changes but some do not. I'm a little worried about the owners who don't because I don't know if the oil is ever changes...

I'm a little confused as to the requirements that an aircraft must meet to launch into known icing conditions. To further add to my confusion, the regulatory requirements (may be just the interpretation of?) has changed over the years. My personal situation, I own a '69 Aztec (D model) and 1974...

Admittedly it was mostly hail, but there was some snow (sneaux for Darryl) mixed in with it. www.rstengineering.com/photos Jim -- There are only 10 kinds of people in the world.

http://www.scn.org/~bk269/gps.html This is an interesting site that explains why some pilots (seemingly mostly running Garmin-brand portable GPS units) are having trouble with losing satellite lock. So far I've not had any trouble with our new 496 (and I've never had any trouble with the Lowrance...

For those of us who've caught the "aviation bug" finding a way to justify the purchase of an airplane becomes an all consuming mental task. Make this task simple by choosing the appropriate reasons from the list below: 1. The airplane will make money for me. This one actually works! Learn about...

At the last annual, we replaced the 3" scat tube in our 74 Cherokee 140 Cruiser that runs from the nose cowling to the carb air box. The old one was getting tattered and had several small pinholes in it. It ran fine all summer and fall. About 2 months ago, I went out to fly the beast. It fired up,...

A previous owner, in an attempt to make his yokes move more freely, used dry graphite in the yokes on our Pathfinder. Of course, as moisture and condensation came and went, this graphite clumped up and got gritty. This would restrict motion, so he apparently added MORE graphite. Long story...

I'm looking for installation schematics for the TKM MX 300 Nav/Comm. I see lots of vendors for this radio, but can't seem to find the TKM website. Thanks in advance

I need one for my right door. Anyone know any good used parts places? Thanks!

I have a friend with a Ercoupe whose steering knuckle/assembly has been worn to where it is too sloppy. It's about 2.20 inches in diameter and rotates on the nose strut assy. It's what the scissors are attach to. It either needs to be bushed or trued up and add a bearing sleeve to the mating...

I'm trying to figure out what portable device to buy to provide in- flight weather, as well as terrain info. Electronic approach plates and enroute charts, as well as flight planning capability, would also be a plus, but not essential. I fly a Cessna 172 that is already equipped with a Garmin...

My partners and I are considering this preheater: http://aerothermheaters.com/ It's advantages seem to be that, unlike Tannis and other sump heaters, it's not permanently attached to the airplane, and therefore doesn't require an STC or W&B recalculation (unless you forget it and leave it attached...

Hey all. I've got a hershey-bar PA-28 that's been without wheel pants since we bought it. Looks a bit ghetto, and I'd like the speed increase available by putting some on. Awhile back, I ebayed up a set of archer pants thinking I may be able to make them work. After looking at it, it seemed...

I have a 1967 172 with a MX 170B nav/com. I noticed not long ago that the display was flickering from bright to dim. Now the radio will not come on at all. Any suggestions.

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I got an old NARCO LRN-840 LORAN-C that I want to reanimate. Sadly I only got the unit itself, no manuals or cables. What I need is a pinout of the rear card-edge connector and informations about what voltage it requires etc. If someone has a manual as pdf or any other electronic format it would be...

Hi people, Our PA28 has developed a problem. The Low Voltage indicator keeps coming on. The engineer has replaced the Voltage Regulator which didn't solve the problem at all. Then he changed the Overvolt relay. I flew it for 50 minutes with no problems and then the next time I took it up (some...

Anyone seen this?... I have a new XRX that I've flown with about 10 times now. Today, when I turned it on, all I got on the display was a light gray solid square. It never got as far as the ZAON splash screen. The audio went through a sequence of two beeps and "test". Beep beep "test", beep beep...

Happy Holidays to the group. I would like to know more about the turbo Dakota. I understand it was built for only about a year around 1979-80 and has a TSIO-360 200 HP engine on an airframe similar to an ArcherII. Why only a year? Is it considered a desirable airplane? -- Best...

I am back to pulling the warrior back into the hanger with a winch. I tried modifying a small briggs and stratton powered "mule" to the cherokee towbar attachment but could not get the control I wanted. So now, I need the experience of anyone else who has rigged up a winch with extended control. ...