We need to replace the quick drain on the bottom of our Lyc O-360-A1A. The valve for the application is the CCB-37000. Does anyone know the correct torque and any recommended thread sealant? -- Best Regards, Mike. http://flickr.com/photos/mikenoel/

For Sale: 1998 BeechJet 400A, specs & pics at - http://www.easternaircraft.com/plane/n717cf/n717cf.htm

("Gene Kearns" wrote) the TIO-540 and LTIO-540 engines... http://tinyurl.com/65b9u (From the story) The case revolves around a number of small airplane engine failures that occurred when the airplanes' crankshafts broke in flight. Between 2000 and

My P-47 was badly damaged fighting off some enemy Zeros , can anyone give me advice to repair it before the enemy attacks again?

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/skycraft_landing_lights.htm The pictures don't capture all the nitty gritty details of the installation. A couple of things to note: 1. The wiring does NOT go inside the wings, but is rather routed inside a flexible conduit that gets attached to the wing ahead of the...

Been 8 years since I did short field or soft field takeoffs so figured to see if I could even do these.type of takeoffs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMJfFeKYZCM 7:30 minute video in which you will endure 10 takeoffs of which 1 soft field take off and 2 short field takeoffs, Eight landings...

AOPA just posted a request that owners of series 400 Cessna aircraft provide some info on their aircraft in an attempt to limit the damage of the proposed AD (*you* know which one). http://twin.cessna.org George Patterson This marriage is off to a shaky start. The groom just asked the band...

I have suspected for a while that my old analog tach was lying to me. My Archer's static RPM at take-off was measuring about 22k and the minimum spec was 2325, but the plane seemed to have good cruise speed. When I pointed an optical tach through the windshield I read a static RPM of 23.4K. ...

Can they blame that one on GA planes?

Just purchased an aircraft with a SKYNAV 5000 installed. The datacard in the unit is from Feb 2000. I believe the final update was from 2003. Anyone know where I can get the datacard updated or buy a datacard with last update? Magellan and Jeppesen no longer support this product. Any help is...

It's that time of year again. It's time for our club to renew it's insurance. We're currently with AVEMCO but want to try to find something less expensive. They also impose a limit on the # of members we can have per airplane and would like to get out from under that restriction. Any...

The faceplate on my Narco CP-136 Audio Panel was broken off (and glued back together) before I bought the plane. The left side of the faceplate, where 2 retaining screws attach it to the metal chassis, had been glued at least once before I bought it, and my avionics shop had glued it back together...

I have read that the main difference between the Ovation and the Ovation II is the better prop on the second airplane. Can one install the new prop on the old model. It's the same airplane and the same engine between both the Ovation and Ovation II, so the only worries are legal ones. Finally, I...

The club to which I belong is upgrading the instrument lighting in one of our 182s. I've been doing the research side of this. All was going well. We ultimately decided upon the panel overlay product from Aero Enhancement, and started looking at shops to do the installation. And here's where I...

does someone have a clue what the value of a project basket for a 1947 Fairchild 24 R 46 with new factory engine. Project was purchased as is and been hangered since 1995 never touched. My husband passed away in September and I need to sell it so that I can sell the hanger and a V35 Bonanza. If...

Hey, all... as usual, I figured I'd try to get some opinions on a new purchase for the Cherokee. Mains are worn out, and I am leaning towards some McCreary AirHawks. Any thoughts? The plane sits outside, but has been getting lots of flying in of late. I find it hard to believe that a tire that...

Well, it's a mystery to me anyway. Does anyone know what brand and model, the nav/com, loran, adf, and dme are in the following photo? I'm sure the top nav/com is Collins vhf-251 and 351, but the nav/com below that one? And the others? Also, can anyone identify the transponder in the second...

The wet compass in my Cessna 150 has suddenly decided to indicate way off. I took it off the dash mount and it reads nearly correctly when moved about 12" away from the instrument panel, and even better when out in the open by itself. I got another wet compass from a friend, and as I moved it near...

My #3 EGT usually works just fine but every once in a while it will jump up to an unreasonable number or even just report "OPEN PROBE" on the screen. It may do this for several minutes and then just come back and work just fine. JPI says to first swap it with another (#1 EGT) and see if its the...

Our support of that RAT HOLE Israel has BANKRUPTED this nation! The MORON in the whitehouse got us involved in Iraq, fighting JEW wars to the tune of $ 500 billion +++++ and counting! The MORON in the white house is trying to get us to fight ANOTHER JEW war with Iran! To Pay for this the...