Just finished the annual inspection on my 1963 172 this afternoon. It was the first time I had used this A+P to inspect my plane. I assisted and things went smoothly. It's interesting that a "new" set of eyes can see things that have been overlooked in the past. Anyway, the seat belts no longer...

I'm looking for information, feedback, pitfalls of updating Bendix-King GPS's such as the KLN-89B and KLN-94 by updating the cards directly as opposed to plugging into the GPS itself. I understand that there is a card reader you can buy and that there is a firmware upgrade to it that allows the...

Help! I tried recording the Nav/Com audio to my Sony camcorder in a c172. The gain is so high it just sounds like saturated noise. I basically wired from the co-pilot's headset jack a cable to the sony 'mic in' jack. Has anyone here successfully recorded a flight with clean audio, and if so, how...

We have become a NATION OF IDIOTS! We, by our OWN hand as a Nation are DESTROYING ourselves! We don't have to worry about some 'terrorist' Destroying America.......we are doing a GREAT JOB ourselves! The worst part is that you cannot count on a fellow american for NOTHING!

I live in northern lower Michigan where we have real winters some years (not this one yet). My partner and I own a 2000 Cessna 182. We are currently debating the proper use of the Tanis engine heater. It has been our practice in the past to plug the heater in after a flight and leave it plugged...

http://www.ntsb.gov/NTSB/brief.asp?ev_id=20001215X45423&key=1 NTSB Identification: NYC01FA040 . The docket is stored in the (offline) NTSB Imaging System. 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation Accident occurred Sunday, November 26, 2000 in RIXFORD, PA Probable Cause Approval Date: 11/14/01 Aircraft:...

All, I am about to purchase an aircraft that currently resides in CA. I am planning to fly it back to NY and register it in New York. I understand that there is a 4% sales tax on aircraft registered in New York, due at the time of purchase. Is anyone aware of any interesting loopholes to this...

So I set up my other 2 GPS units in the cockpit and put their external antennas right next to the Garmin. The Lowrance Airmap 1000 and an old Apollo 920+ showed 5-9 sats up near the 80%. The Garmin showed 8+ sats pinned at the top and one or two more at 50%. Immediately after liftoff the Garmin...

Hi - Very rarely, one of the 6-cylinder Lycoming IO-540's in my Aztec acts up after startup. There is a fair amount of vibration, and a high MP (20") for the resting 1000rpm, and if the engine monitor is turned on, it shows three of the six cylinder (1, 3, 6) not making any heat. Turning on the...

I have finally got my wing tips painted and on my Seneca, they have the hid lights in them. I had the Piper wingtip recognition lights before, 35 watters, not good enough to show a light in daylight. My attention is now turning towards my actual landing lights. These are located on the nosegear...

Jim Burns wrote: This is for all the RV'ers and/or pilot/campers in the group. I'm wondering if anybody has ever made an "APU" out of an RV type AC to DC power converter. I do some airplane camping each year as well as own a fifth wheel. I was wondering if something like the RV...

Hello there, I am considering the purchase of a Cardinal 177A with low frame and engine times, nice gps and slaved HSI. It has had 2 accidents, one in 2003 requiring major work to everything in front of and including the firewall. I have flown the plane and it feels heavier on the landings with...

I am looking at buying a F33A which is turbonormalised. Does anyone have any knowledge about the value this adds to the aircraft. I know the cost of fitting but this one was done in 1991, and it is the original turbo. How much does it add to the value of the basic aircraft? TIA Geoff

First time for me going down to near ILS minimums by myself. Video includes how I brief my IFR approaches. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCk_RRMemnM Video I think does a good job on demonstrating why the runway may not be always exactly in front of you after wind correction angle considerations...

I am a student pilot getting ready to solo next week (26 hours now). I am interested in a 1/3rd share of a '65 P206 due to my large family. Apparently annual insurance is currently $1950. The seller has contacted the partnership's insurance broker who has checked with their current insurer who...

Has anyone seen this?...1974 Warrior panel lights don't come on, and when I turn the rheostat past a certain point (almost full bright) the panel lights breaker pops. I'm thinking it's the power transistor, at least that's what I'm going to try first (along with cleaning the rheostat) since it's...

brian whatcott wrote: Mike Ash wrote: So far I do not regret my decision to purchase in the least. /snip/ Money wasn't a worry to me, but it's still something I thought about. So far, so good. I put 55.4 hours on it over the past year /snip/ All in all, it's been a great...

Has anyone experienced significant "loss of signal" hiccups with their new 396?? Since getting ours a few months ago, we have had several...some lasting 15-20 minutes. System shutdowns/start ups may or may not re-initialize it. THe antenna is unobstructed and in plain view of the sky. An older...

Anyone here have the PS Engineering PM3000 stereo 4-place intercom? Is it really worth $200 more than the comparable Flightcom 403? How well does it sound with music input from an iPod? It's TSO'ed, so my A&P/IA is having much less heartburn about installing it... seems the Houston FSDO has...

I just hard wired my ANR headset into my ship's power so that I no longer have to use a 9v battery as a power source. Now I am getting an intermittent squeal when I transmit. I never had this problem with the 9v power pack. My ANR is a Headsets Inc. conversion to a David Clark headset. Any ideas...