Hi I'm in the market for a headset and have seen new headsets on e-bay bearing the "Feather Lite" brand. Does anyone have any experience with these headsets? Any opions as to quality of build, sound etc.etc. Any relevant info appreciated. The price is right but I want to be sure they're just...

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...

Anyone know where I can get my hands on a serviceable electric trim switch for my '74 Pathfinder? Mine's been erratic for years, but could usually be made to work properly with a shot or two of contact cleaner -- but no more. It still works fine in the "nose down" direction, but not at all in...

More than one person has questioned the logic behind owning an aircraft. Financially, it's a hard sell, and there are more than a few times when owning a plane can be a real hassle. But then there are days like Wednesday. The sun was shining brightly (and warmly, for December -- almost 60...

We were hoping that our prop would last until the city was done repaving our horrible taxiways. There was no sense in replacing it while we were literally picking up stone chips on every flight. Well, on our first flight after getting back in our own hangar, with our beautiful new taxiways (after...

Can they blame that one on GA planes?

OK, this is going to be a rather long post since I have quite a few question and they are all over the bloody map here. I know most of you have gone through this sometime and while I do expect I'm not necessarily going to hear what I want, I'll definitely hear mostly what I need.. Bear in mind,...

Does anyone have experience with The Gyro House in Auburn, CA? I ordered two factory-new Sigma-Tek vac gyros from them recently, with air freight. When I ordered them, I mentioned repeatedly that I was looking for factory new gyros and preferred that the gyros be no more than 30-60 days old. The...

It involved me, George W. Bushusuru, and the Devil and a deck of cards. To make a long story short, I suspect the Underhanded One rigged the game, because Jorge was made to make me the new FAA Administrator, and provide me with some lackeys to make any evil and rotten fantasy of mine come true, at...

Rick and I flew our Cardinal south for a paint job with AOGPaint in Mena, Arkansas last Sunday. The $6K saving and the opportunity to gain some long cross-country instrument flying experience was definitely worth the hassle. Our departure time was delayed by the Northeast heavy downpour...

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 folks, I think the outsourcing of flight service was only the first of many short-sighted and irresponsible actions to hit General Aviation that are a direct result of the FAA's inability to manage its costs. If what I've read is true, the FAA will soon begin decommissioning TIS transmitter...

Hello, This message is to serve two purposes: 1) to warn people about the business practices of MBNA bank (who provides credit card services to AOPA "aircraft owners and pilots association" customers), and 2) to find out if others have had as much trouble as me. Recently, I've found the payment...

Anybody try this (rather expensive) new product (approved for aircraft)? In particular, it's advertised as OK for aluminum, rubber and plastic (unlike mineral spirits). http://industrial.simplegreen.com/ind_prod_ext_mor.php

And have you gotten the bad news about insurance yet? We've had to restrict the number of pilots on our Lance and institute an annual training program for them. -- Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ AFAICT, most national capitals have already reached bogon...

I seek the collective wisdom of the group. As I have mentioned previously, I was the co-owner of a 1965 Piper Aztec, due to various conflicts in the partnership, the plane has not flown in two and a half years (approx.) most of this time it has been in a heated hangar, but has been out in the...

Hi all, Currently examining options for upgrading a 1979 172N with an IFR-certified GPS. We currently have two good nav/coms, M-1 Loran, and ADF that we want to replace. Goal is to find the most cost-efficient IFR GPS install to replace the ADF and add legal /G and DME capabilities. Keeping in...

Thanks for the note. I spent about $100 for a dingus that connects the cell to an intercom, it sounds like this works just as well for about $75 less! (Legal wrangling aside, of course... I'm sure you only call using 1.9GHz frequencies anyway) Mike Noel wrote: Just thought I would pass this...

I recently decided to install an electric engine Preheater in my 1967 Cherokee 140. After reviewing the systems from EZ Start Heat, Inc., Tanis Aircraft Systems and Reiff Preheat Systems, I chose the Reiff standard system. Three items made the Reiff system compelling: 1. The system is modular - I...

I keep hearing "the market for Light Twins is soft." Anyone have any tales to tell? Are used Light Twins not selling these days, or are they selling for what some would consider "bargain" prices, or both? Did the economy's shake-up knock quite a few people out of the Twin tree - people who were...