I'm stumped by a problem with a new (rebuilt) Prestolite starter. Bare with me while I go through the details. The left engine starter had been causing us problems, the bendix wouldn't engage every time. We also had a problem with the right bendix but only on occasion, so we thought we just...

Last week, in -22 temperatures, our nose gear drooped all the way to the stop. Later, we were able to put some down pressure on the stabilator (in the hangar) and bring it back up a couple of inches, but made plans to have our A&P look at it. Yesterday, since he wasn't coming in the shop till...

I use mapsource with my 396. Occasionally an address is incorrect. That got me wondering what is the process by which Garmin (or whoever) builds the database? Can I submit an error to get the database fixed?

One of the tachs in our Aztec has been acting kind of flakey, usually reading too high when above 2100 rpms, (I've checked it several times with an optical tach) so I've been contemplating our options of replacing both tachs with a single dual needle tach. This would open up some panel...

There's a new membership-based discussion forum that's been active for about a month now. It's at http://www.cessna-pilots.com Membershp is free, although most of the users expect some type of fee in a year or so. There are close to 500 members registered at this point. You don't have to own a...

I recently sold our airplane using a broker to represent us as sellers. Things seemed to be OK, a few rough spots, and I would like to have gotten a little better offer, but we negotiated with a buyer through the broker and agreed to a sale. Paperwork for the sale then proceeded OK and I flew...

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...

Most off of you know that I am from the pacific NW well I took a short job in Yakima, WA well it's like a 4 hour one way drive from Vancouver, WA I did it in just about 1.5 hour's in my C150. I was able to come home the same day and not be tired and saved money on gas to boot! was able to get some...

Hydrostatic garden tractor. Jim "Peter" wrote in message ... Hi, A colleague is looking for a tug, perhaps an electric one, capable of towing the aircraft (a TB20) by the first wheel a distance of about 50 yards.

Anyone know of, or have experience with, renting a plane and instructor from any of the northwest islands in the Bahamas? I'm planning on being there in July and would like to do some sightseeing & flying (I'm PPL/IA). Would rather do typical "FBO-style" instruction/checkout, but if there are...

Hi all; Checking into my first plane purchase, and have a question for you that I'm not sure of. I found a plane. I have not seen the registration cert (haven't looked for it). The N-number is *not* in the FAA aircraft registry database.

My boss, who I fly for and am office manager for, personally ownes a Seneca II. He had someone come up to him and asked him if he could use the plane to get his commercial multi since there was no other multi in the immediate area to do this in. I am also an MEI so my boss told him that he would...

Our "new" '79 M20J came with a 2 year old Garmin 430 GPS and Garmin 340 audio panel. The backup radio is an ancient King 170B. I must say that the reception on the Garmin sucks compared to the 170B. Am I doing something wrong or is this just something I have to live with? To me for 10 grand the...

Caution to those pondering a zero-choke re-man by this company. My O-470J lasted 200 hours before four cylinders showed mid-fifties compression with Blackstone labs reporting symptoms of excessive ring wear. Even after admitting, view phone, that the test-stand results were abnormal, Ney himself...

Hi, all, Does anyone have any experience with the Daimond DA-40-180? We saw one at Sun 'n Fun and we're thinking of buying it. TIA, Chuck

I read a few posts referring to the FAA certificated life limit of the cirrus airframes and couldn't believe my eyes. So, i did some searching and here's what I found: SR20 (approved 10/23/98) - airframe life limit 12,000 hours SR22 (approved 11/30/00) - airframe life limit 4,350 hours It's...

Don't deal with Jolly Dawson from Aurora, OR. He is rude & violent and is trying to sell a Piper Tri-Pacer with Photo copied logs things scratched out, pages missing, & data plates that look modified. A police report for assault was filed against Jolly Dawson he got extremely upset...

Hi! I am part owner of an Arrow 180 hp. We haven't had a weight and balance done in a while, and I was wondering one thing. It seems on the old numbers that me and my wife cannot ride in the front seat together when fully fueled.... I weigh in at around 100 kg (approx 220 lbs) and wife is around...

What kind of internet based scheduling programs are you using? Our flight school is looking for an internet based scheduling program/service for it's planes and instructors. Something that approved pilots and instructors can access from home as well as at the flight school. Looking for the good,...

Go to http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm to see Bob Gardner, aviation author, flight instructor, and newsgroup contributor, in the latest version of our "Rogue's Gallery"! (And we also get to see Karl Gruber's cool Cessna 185 on floats, since that's what Bob is posing with. No sign of...