Hello, Does anyone have any information when/if we're going to be able to get our 496 units to recieve Canadian weather information? Happy Holidays, Dico

Is there any method of sealing an engine-side leaking pushrod tube without removing the rocker and loosing the head? Was thinking something like replacing an axle boot on a front wheel drive car with those split and bolted types...

Gentlemen, I decided to re-post this on the owning group under its own Subject line: AOPA Expo (HFD) Hartford, CT. I had a terific time, drove in and stayed for all three days. I try to catch the shows on the East Coast and this one was well represented. The airport was IMC before lunch...

As I get older, and I find myself needing more and more light as the lenses in my eye darken, I have noticed a definite need for more light on night landings. My eye doc has recommended waiting a while on the cataract surgery, as they are not so bad yet. Given that, I think having a better view of...

What are the options out there for replacing the glareshield fabric on Piper Cherokees? Specifically, I have a 1978 Warrior that has some badly-faded fabric though the tears seem to be minimal. I know I'll need to have the A&P remove the windshield but the weatherproofing seems to be coming out...

In the course of researching one day buying an aircraft, insurance is a big factor. I happened upon Austin Meyer's X-Plane site where in his adventure page, he talks about the value of buying hull insurance. http://www.x-plane.com/adventures/37%20Follow_Up.html He makes a good point. Just...

Just finished my first logbook and my first entry of my second logbook is today. It all started in 2001, hard to believe it's been seven years. I have compressed those seven SHORT years to 3 minutes, 1 second, a compilation of my accomplishments in the aviation...

Well, Murphy finally decided to move on... The Kid decided to work on Saturday - after saying he would not be there, which got the evil eye from me... We assembled, and wiped, and polished, and tightened, and loosened and retightened... Finally after 4 hours it looked like an airplane again...The...

My fancy pants (a brand of wheel pant) have been done and re-done many times over the years, going from dzu quick-connectors to phillips screws, having fiberglass repairs, etc. The halves firmly screw together just fine, and they're strong as a bridge abutment, but the tight fit between the...

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...

So I have a friend going out to Red Deer Alberta to so some industial air flow measurements of a sort. In his calculations he must enter the atmospheric pressure. I thought, no problem, just get it from the metar for Red Deer. Red Deer is 3000 odd feet asl. If they are reporting 29.92 is the...

Just this past week my Bonanza V35's pitot heat element failed. I had a mechanic look at it to determine if the cause was power/wiring related or if the element itself had failed. Of course, it was the element itself that had failed, which apparently in the Bonanza's case means a new pitot...

Hello, all. Since there always seem to be questions on the group, both mechanical and philosophical, about purchasing an aircraft, I thought you might be interested in one pilot's odyssey from renter to owner. During that trip, I have lurked here, read volumes about purchasing and owning, and...

I have a 74 Cherokee 140 that does not have any panel lighting other than the red overhead. The 2 VOR/ILS indicators are internally lit as is the VC compass and clock. These are all running off the one lone factory dimmer. On full, the indicator lights will illuminate the cabin, so I run them...

Just got off the phone. They called earlier this week & I suggested they call back (they did). Anybody else done one recently? TC

This is a follow-up to a message I sent to the group recently about the Hartzell propeller AD. I flew out to the prop shop today and had them inspect my hub using the eddy current method. Interesting technology and quite accurate for finding the smallest of cracks on or very near the surface. ...

I have a mid time (1000 SFNEW) IO-360 Lycoming engine. Recently oil consumption has increased from about 1 quart/10 hours to about 1 quart/ 5 hours. For a long time we've collected oil on the bottom #1 plug but it seems like its worse now. In addition, we've had high aluminum levels in our oil...

I was recently talking with my A&P/IA friend about my upcoming annual on my PA-28-180. He said that there's some particularly disturbing news regarding manufacturer's service bulletins that can *require* compliance even for Part 91 operators. The one that brought is up is SB643B from TCM...

Ok, you avionics wonks, here's one for you. KNS-80 problem... Around the time of installing the GPS, the groundspeed on the KNS-80 began reading 00 KTS under all conditions while flying BUT when pinged on the ground--in the aircraft--immediately reads the correct value even with the test signal...

Hi all, My friend from oversea want me to buy C172 for him and asking me if I could keep his plane at my local airport for couple months before he come to pickup. He also give me permission to fly his plane during this time. But my question would be how would you deal with bill of sale, tax, and...