Bought an old Percival Sea Prince (twin engine with approximately 2,000 pounds useful with full fuel. This might turn into an academic exercise only, but would really like to save on car rental, hotel and restaurant costs when traveling. I've already figured out the transportation portion with a...

You know the rolling mechanics tool chests that provide some work room on top? you see these in any A&P shop. I don't need one, so I don't wanna spend much $$$, but if I could build one for nothing, it would be fun to have. Anyone built their own rolling tool chest? - Mike

Anyone know if there is any problem in buying a battery operated "home" CO detector and mounting it under your seat or somewhere inconspicuous? What is the difference between a "home" unit and an "aviation" unit? Now before you get crazy and call me cheap...I know that the credit card pill type...

I belong to a really good flying club (http://www.rochesterflyingclub.com/) - we've got 5 aircraft ranging from a Piper Warrior (PA28-161) to a Piper Lance (P32R-300). I fly about 25-35 hours a year, and wish I could fly more. The majority of my flying is weekend trips up to Canada to see my...

I'm in the midst of having these lights installed, (they are the cut-in-the-leading-edge landing lights) and we come to a fork in the road with regards to the wiring. The kit comes with a split L/R on/off switch, and two 10 amp circuit breakers. This means that my existing landing light switch...

Looking for an interesting Taildragger without Horton stol kit. Bill Oparowski

I am a student pilot with about 60 hours starting out on x-country work right now. I recently bought a C182 Skylane and decided to keep it at an airport that is 18 NM from my training airport for the simple reason that the monthly cost of the hanger rental was $155 cheaper. I asked my CFI to let...

I was thinking about upgrading to a Cirrus if I could scrape the money together. They're really nice, if you haven't checked one out. An acquaintance of mine told me that the insurance on these aircraft is much higher than comparably priced singles because of the ballistic parachutes. Apparently,...

Stuff that I can remember off the top of my head: - GNS-430 GPS (a hard one to forget...drool drool) - JPI EDM-700 engine analyzer - GAMI injectors - DRE-468 intercom - KX-155 COM2 - Vertical compass - 180 SMOH...well, after our return trip, that's more like 195-ish SMOH - Less than 3000 TTAF -...

N registered aircraft are required to have all work recorded in the airframe and powerplant logs, what you apparently call maintenance records... I have no idea why you would think otherwise... My 1957 Apache came with an armload of logbooks going back to day one... In this country a plane that...

A student has an Archer II that has a red arc painted on the glass of the tach between 2150 and 2350 RPM. The POH makes no mention of a red arc. I'm thinking that either the tach came out of an Arrow (which has a red arc in this range) or some A&P confused the Archer with an Arrow and painted it...

Does anyone in the group use a 12v auxiliary heater or heated blanket for added cabin or passenger heat? I've seen that they come in 150watt/12.5 amp and 300watt/ 30amp versions. We'd have to figure out the current load on our alternators but I'm wondering if we should even consider such an...

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...

(Looking for serious replies please...) I am a ATP pilot with a general aviation background, and am growing tired of the insecurity of the (no matter where you work) "pro pilot job." Pagers, on call, no real vacations, etc, etc. Another friend of mine, also an ATP, feels the same way. However...

We're looking for sources to buy a set of retread 700 x 6 8 ply tires from. The guy we bought our Aztec from only had 6 ply tires on the main gear. 6 plys aren't rated high enough for our gross weight and the POH clearly calls for 8 plys. There seems to be a shortage of 8 ply cases in this...

Looking for some opinions and I know that there are no shortage of those here. I just returned from a little night ride to get my three landings and noticed what appears to be an abnormal reading from the ammeter. When on the ground, preparing for takeoff, I see a significant rise on the ammeter...

In the US we have a set of aviation regulations all made up by the FAA. In Canada they have a different set of rules all made up by Transport Canada. They don't blindly follow the American FAA system. When in Belize I walked through the capital to the general aviation airport and talked to a...

Hovercraft and surface-effect craft are not regulated by the FAA. How high must one fly before one falls under the pervue of the FAA? Is there an official definition of "aircraft" that excludes hovercraft and surface effect vehilcles? -Thanks -Charles Talleyrand

I plan to fly out of JFK (commercial) in April and find that a connecting flight from CLE is difficult. So what if I fly my Archer to somewhere near JFK ( I sure don't want to land there and they don't want me to). Any Ideas on where would be a good place to keep the plane for a couple of weeks...

My Cessna 172 M (1973) is being annualed. The top wing skin panels above the wing tanks (Standard tanks) have to come off to inspect the area for corrosion. We got all the screws removed. According to the service manual, that is all that is supposed to be securing the panel. (Dozens of...