On May 17, 5:24*am, Kirk Ellis wrote: A fellow pilot/friend and I have been knocking around the idea of doing a 2-way partnership on an aircraft next summer. I have had my ticket since 1998 although I have only 150 some odd hours total. My friend has about half that. Relatively speaking we...

Well, our effort to weld a crack in my oil pan failed, now I'm on a quest to replace the thing. If anyone can help, it should would be appreciated. The plane is a 1979 Piper Lance with a Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD.

I was looking through the Aircraft Spruce catalog this morning and stumbled across the Aerosheep Australian Sheepskin Seat Covers for .36 AMU's a pair. I though that this would be a nice addition to 43H's interior. Any of you folks go this route? Any other recommendations would be appreciated....

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All I can say is, "CRAP!" The altimeter didn't quite pass the IFR certification. It had some "erratic" movement, required lots of tapping, and then would bounce back and forth between the acceptable error limits for the certification. A couple altitudes were over the limit. The guy doing...

I would start by checking idle at start and at operating temp. To me, revs should not have been 500 Tony C-GICE In article , Peter wrote: IO-540-C4, Socata TB20

Hi! We just got the bill for our new engine.....*GASP** It should be ready and mounted in a few weeks. It's a 1968' Piper Arrow 180 hp. Great plane! Is there anything we should be aware of the first few hours running a newly installed factory overhauled engine? It's a Lycoming.

Hi all, I'm looking for a couple of trays for a Narco 810 comm. Is the factory the only place to locate one? Thanks Dave

Hello. I own a Piper Cherokee in NJ. I am very happy with my mechanic, his rates, my plane and how (knock on wood) reliable it is. Overall my maintenance costs are acceptable and well within my budget. That being said, I want to learn how to maintain my plane and eventually I want to work my way...

On 2006-05-14, B A R R Y wrote: My co-owner an I are thinking of doing some USCG Aux. stuff. What does that involve? Heck, I live near the ocean and my airplane is already orange and white... -- Ben Jackson

Greetings everyone, Our club is looking into expanding its fleet. Most of the fixed costs associated with an airplane can be obtained from the insurance company and your favorite A&P. I seem to remember a website that published the operating costs associated with a great number of GA airplanes. ...

Need Some Advice From thoughs Who Know, Say you found a 1984 172RG that has had a 250HP powerplant put in and some extra long range fuel tanks but no STC's or any other paperwork for the aircraft except for engine airframe and prop log's. Aircraft also has some very odd instruments also that would...

Has anyone tried anti-reflective plastic film on the gpsmap or another device? Garmin says there is an anti-reflective coating on the screen but it doesn't look like it to me. With the 496 gizmo mounted on the copilot side I've been able to knock down the glare by putting a kid's black tee...

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I just got my renewal policy from AIG. In the section on War, Hi-jacking and other exclusions it this exclusion. "Any malicious act or act of sabotage" It seems to be that this means if my plane is vandalized, broken into, or even stolen that it will not be covered! Almost any act by a person...

In the continuing saga of my altimeter woes, I've discovered that my current unit has been forced into obsolecense. It's a Macleod unit, and most overhaul places say they won't touch them. The guy who did the IFR cert says, "Buy a brand name like United or Kollsman." Any thoughts on one...

If anyone has a wiring diagram for it, I'd sure appreciate it... Darrel Toepfer Eunice, La. 4R7 My return email address is good...

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I would imagine higher fuel/insurance/operating costs will drive the trends already in motion. Namely, more shared ownership, less private (1 person) ownership, and either a shift towards owners in a higher income bracket, or fewer owners overall as the ones struggling with the expense drop...

My understanding is that one should lean using the "hotest" cylinder as the reference point for peak EGT. My question is on the interpretation of "hotest." Does that mean the cylinder that reaches the hotest EGTs or CHTs? On mine, they are inversely related (the hotest EGTs are on the coldest...