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Anybody know where to get a replacement cabin speaker other than Cessna? They want $110 for it! This is for a Cessna 210M. The speaker has 4 terminals. Two of them are wired to ground. One of the others is from the audio output, and the other is from the stall and landing gear horn...

The O-300 in my 172B is up to 1650 hours (150 to major). But I've had various problems that in recent years have resulted in annuals costing $5000 or more - and now my oil consumption is creeping up. I'm thinking that it might be time to bite the bullet rather than be (figuratively) nickeled and...

Hello Everyone - I work for the controls and instrumentation group at Canada's National Research Council in Ottawa, Canada. We test turboprop and turbojet engines for most of the major engine manufacturers. We acquired 4 Microturbo TRS-18's in the 1980's for a research project that was cancelled....

Our Seneca has a GEM 1200 - it was installed during an avionics upgrade about 2 years ago. Up until now it has worked fine BUT ..... I'm hoping someone out there has fixed a similar problem or has some insight (no pun intended -:) into what the problem might be. Anyway, the GEM has an...

During day one of my 2000 Saratoga's annual today my mechanic and I observed the following problem. If anyone has some experience with this or they have a mechanic that has experience with this I would love to hear about it: Here is a description of what we are observing: 1) Gear...

I have had to reface the exhaust port on my number 1 cylinder. The directions for the refacing tool say I should clean the threads of the hole the exhaust studs go in but I can not find a tap to match the threads nor can I find a die to match the threads on one of the new exhaust studs on the side...

Ok, here is one for you. The other night, about the time I landed, I hear a pop and remember seeing a visible flash. I see the amp gauge has a big discharge. After I taxied off, I try resetting the alt half of the master. The high volt light is dimly lit and glows brighter when I turn off half...

Does anyone here know which planes you could choose if you wanted to fly with 4 passengers and luggage from Canada to Europe? Do you have to go over $500K to get a plane that could do that? I've tried doing research but can't find answers. Would you and can you refuel in Greenland then Iceland?...

I was all ready to install a GNS 430 but now feeling that a GNS 480 may be a better option. Although more expensive, I am getting the impression that the GNS 480 has significant advantages. It seems that UPS stole a lead on Garmin with their WAAS approved unit. Now with Garmin owning the brand and...

With ESWC coming up on Sunday, we’ve kept most other changes in the game to a minimum. These new heroes will be enabled in Captains Mode after the tournament is over but are available for regular use in Matchmaking. You can root for your favorite team over at Gosugamers for a chance to win a...

The NTSB is concerned about ELT mountings. This came out of the Ted Stevens crash. I'd have thought the ELT would have a integral antenna with some kind of switching scheme, but I guess not. http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/2010/A-10-169-170.pdf -- A host is a host from coast to...

Sorry for the cross-posting, Guys and Gals, but I'm appealing for your help -- NOW. Our City Council will be deciding THIS WEEK whether or not to put the dissolution of our independent airport commission on the ballot this fall. If this goes to the ballot, the damage done to our airport may...

Dear Sirs, Ref: GMB/Unison members loss of statutory right of appeal against decisions of LPFA As ex-president of the Hoskyns Group PLC branch of GMB, Vauxhall Cross, London, I am writing to you with documentation of my case, which shows that our members have lost the above mentioned right. During...

I wanted to relate an interesting story. I purchased a small single engine Piper in January of this year through my business. At the time I had extra cash in the business, so rather than finance it, I decided just to use the cash and then perhaps put the financing in place later. Well the later...

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I had a brief meeting with my CEO last week. Our company spends 80K - 120K annually on commercial flights. He knows I am a private pilot and he asked me if I could prepare a comparative analysis of alternatives such as fractional ownership, outright ownership, leaseback or charter. I don't know...

Well, my 2007 annual condition inspection ends tomorrow... Yee Old Crusty Mechanic has been increasingly hard to contact for the past two months and now has disconnected his phone, his airplanes are gone, and his hangar has been sold... I'm beginning to suspect that he does not intend to do the...

Flyers, This was part of a post in "Selling my Garmin 296" and decided to make it a separate post. Sorry for the redundancy. Kobra wrote: ...I toasted my engine about 3 weeks ago.

Hello, reading the "no RPM drop..." thread gave rise to a question: what is the benefit (if there is any) of the "dual magneto" (two magnetos in a single housing) installation? Should these kind of installation be preferred, or avoided (if there is a choice ;-)? Thanks in advance for the...