Hello, As a senior in high school, i was able to get my private pilot's license on dec 31, 2003. i love flying(what pilot doesn't, right?) but i'm looking for a cheaper way to build hours then renting. i was just playing with an idea, and i wanted your responses. Would an airplane owner ever...

I'd like a consensus opinion from the newsgroup denizens who use any of the popular "fuel pricing" websites as to the one that they find the most accurate. My personal favorite over the last few years has been Airnav, but I'm willing to be persuaded that there is better. Reason being, about...

Folks - I have a '46 Taylorcraft with a leaking fuel cut-off valve. I suspect the valve stem packing is causing the problem. As this is the third time I"ve had to address a seep with this original valve, I'd like to replace it. I believe a ball type valve from the local hardware store would do the...

I (like everyone else) am considering purchasing a plane. I've looked up the cost of ownership in this group and came up with some good information. However, I'm looking for a spreadsheet that I can plug the numbers into. Has anyone either made this or know where to download one? It's probebly not...

The oil in my Lyc. O-360 F1A6 is black only two hours after being changed. What could be causing this? Compressions were in the 70s at annual in September. -- Dan C172RG at BFM

Hangar tenents, Hypothetical situation: You're in a hangar. There are no more hangars for 100 miles. There is a waiting list for a hangar just as long. There are plenty of tie-downs for a poultry 70.00 per month. Just out of curiosity .... what would be the magic price of hangar rent that...

Need to arrange a massive nationwide fuel strike aginst the oil companys.... If it burns fuel then let it sit this means Boats, Trains, Planes, Forklifts, Etc!!!! Lets bring it to a halt for a week..... bet that would grab some attention.

I have (2) KX170B radios which I'm very happy with, except that one of them has been diagnosed with a bad MHz crystal on the comm side. The new crystals are apparently no longer available from Bendix/King. The avionics shop apparently scavenged a replacement from a used radio they had in the...

Hello all, Wanted to hear your advice about buying a brand-new plane even before getting the PPL ticket. Here is my situation: I am a businessman sitting on quite a bit of cash being generated by my business, and I am also a student pilot, will probably get my ticket by the next Summer. I am...

I've been off looking for a good aviation watch. I've looked at Citizen Skyhawk watches, which look cool, but they don't have a backlight, which I thought would be bad (good?) for flying at night. And I've seen some others that are all digital, but I like having the hands for a timer. And...

One of the problems with a 1 gig camera memory card is that it is possible to take virtually unlimited pictures at OSH. If you figure it takes a minimum of 1 minute per pic to look at, adjust, and save -- and I took 250 photos -- we're looking at a minimum of four hours just to save the pix...

Hey Guys, I'm looking at at 172 that has 1100 hours since overhaul, holding 73/90 ++ on all cylinders...the only thing holding me back, last overhaul was 1976... I've talked to several seasoned pilots / aircraft owners that say as long as it's holding good compressions, don't sweat it.... Any...

I finally got my plane out of the shop about 5 days ago, two of the things I had installed I had no information on so I thought I would let others know how they turned out incase anyone is thinking of upgrading theirs. I had the PS Engineering 7000b audio panel and the PXE7300 AM/FM/CD player. My...

When you pick up your plane after an annual, is there any special things you do? I'm picking up the club's Lance after its annual today, and flying it back from Batavia NY to Rochester NY (about a 25 minute flight). Do you do any special pre-flight or flight check? I was planning to climb up over...

....in my hangar. ....on January 3rd... ....in a light jacket... ....in Iowa.... Is this the twilight zone, or global warming? Either way, I'm loving it!

A few more details on my Arrow buying adventure this weekend. Sorry, no pictures posted yet but I did send a couple to Jay H. for an appropriate update (as in "Jay, could you do me a favor and replace the picture of the rental C-172 with pictures of much nicer airplane"). Saturday: Flew...

AOPA warns that someone is trying the scam of spamming pilots saying that MBNA needs for them to verify their account info. These mails are not from MBNA. Do not click on the link. This, by the way, is true of every similar scam. No legitimate company will send you mail asking for account info by...

Hi all, I'm want to replace the windows in my airplane and want to make my own. I've got an oven, piece of plexiglas and the old window. Are there any good websites with information on how to do this without killing myself? Thanks

Mary and I just returned from 6 glorious days at Sun N Fun in Lakeland, FL, where we enjoyed the most amazingly perfect weather I have ever seen at such an event. The nights were cool (almost cold the first few nights) -- perfect for sleeping -- and the days were sunny and warm. No humidity, no...

Drool: http://rv6rick.tripod.com/ohiovalleyrvators/id19.html -- Dan