A new cylinder doesn't have to be $1500. New Superiors are under $900 from factorycylinders.com. Thanks for the note. The cylinder shop gave us a quote of around $7000 for four new Superior cylinders. Granted, that does include their labor in inspecting/disassembling the existing cylinders,...

Hello, I'm looking for good/informative web sites on the Lancair IV planes. I don't see many for sale on ASO.com or Controller.com and I can't find much info on them. Any one ever fly one and can share their experience? Thanks,

Tired of the ugly bow tie yokes (and the repetitive inspections). Anyone have 2 ram's horn 1.125" yokes for sale? Piper P/N 79276-00V. Thanks, Mike

My dad has a '67 260 - totally awesome aircraft - very fast! His is worth approx $100,000, but has nice paint and interior. Off the cuff, I'd say $65,000 sounds good, but you could check the value on the AOPA website, if you are a member. Also, the International Comanche Society is a good source...

I know alot of you guys and gals are pilots and we need your help. The National Park Service is soliciting comments regarding this and everyone is welcome to post their comments with the NPS. The only thing required in the comment is to support the lease extension or not. To date some radical...

So we hop in the plane yesterday for the 50 minute flight to Janesville, WI, and I notice that the display on our JPI EDM-700 engine analyzer looks funny. Some of the LED numbers are missing pieces. Most are not. All the vertical graph/bars appear to be fine. Now for the odd part: The missing...

I would strongly recommend NOT using Devine Engine (23R) for ANYTHING! I am still finding problems with an overhaul and interior refurbishment done there in March of 04. And owner of the shop, Bruce McWhorter wont even respond to any of my numerous emails. I have even sent hin distinct photos...

I am looking for recommendations of good Cessna 421 Shops in the vicinity of Wisconsin (within a 300 nm radius od KISW would be nice). Does anyone have any positive experiences to share? By "421 shop", I mean a shop that has significant experience maintaining 421's and preferably one where someone...

We have an MX300 in our 172 that has started producing squeals and static whenever it is turned on. It was intermittent a month ago and proceeded to being continuous. We can still transmit and receive if we can stand listening to the noise. I turned it on today and could clearly hear a...

Under VMC conditions figure to knock out some approaches. As you can see from the ATC transmissions, it really does pay to make a face to face visit to your local controllers. It really does make it much more "personal" over the radio putting a face to a...

Let's say you're at a point where you need to add a quart of oil. You've decided you would like to finish this oil change interval at a lighter weight (eg you put in AeroShell W100, SAE-50, and now it's freaking cold). Can you add a quart of a (substantially?) lighter weight oil (presumably in the...

June 18,2004 Welcome to the 2nd Annual National Cherokee Flyin and Convention. Thanks for spending your weekend with us to be among those who fly and love Cherokees. The weekend is full of things to do both at the event and around the city of Osage Beach. Tan-Tar-A is a world-class resort with...

Hi! I just started looking at the Piper Lance. It looks nice performance wise (both Turbo and non turbo model) and it looks like a more natural next step for someone like me owning an old Arrow with the retracts than the Cherokee 6's. Anyone got any pros or cons regarding this model? How does...

Monday Night Football had a fun Atlanta Hartsfield ATC/"Top Gun"/"Airplane" intro tonight :-) Eagles by 2.0 over the Falcons tonight g Montblack (Did the Vikes play this week?)

Would appreciate hearing from anyone who can advise me who I need to contact to get information to do a 150 hp conversion on my C-150. Thanks in advance Spar

While the engine is being torn down and inspected after our nosegear collapse and subsequent prop strike, I am taking the opportunity to ride on the insurance company's labor bill by having the mechanic install some new parts. I am open to suggestions as to other items to consider, though my...

What is the performance details for 150hp conversion C152. How does it compare with PA18-150? thanks, Arthur

Salutations All, I've been reading on aircraft ownership lately, and had a few questions. In general, how do aircraft partnerships work? Do partnerships exist for singles? Are they a good idea vs. purchasing a used aircraft outright? What about flying clubs - do they typically offer...

Got a problem here, and I'm wondering if anyone else has run into it before. Five years ago (or so) the previous owner of our Cherokee 235 repainted the fiberglass wingtip tanks. Apparently he had an automotive body shop do the fiberglass work, and around the filler necks they used a fiberglass...

Hi Today I was flying north and my ADF was tuned to an NDB. The needle pointed at 330 degrees (or 11 O'clock) until I reached the NDB, and then it swung until it pointed behind. I dialed up the next NDB and it pointed at 330 again until passage. And I dialed up another NDB - same indication - all...