Our partnership decided to sell our '77 Warrior II while it still had about 400 hrs left before TBO. That was a year ago. There is about 200 hrs left now. Vref shows about 48K and we've dropped the price to 42K. She needs paint and is right at TBO. She still runs strong and burns about 1qt of...

I have an IO-360-A3B6 with 1000 SFNEW in 1998. We pulled a cylinder and the pin plugs where gone (we guessed this from the oil analysis). The mechanic says he thinks he remembers some sort of SB put out by Lycoming that there was a defect in the plugs and that they were made too soft. Has anyone...

The message below was taken from AOPA website: ---------- Protect your freedom to fly by commenting on the ADIZ today. On Wednesday one AOPA member put up this challenge to his fellow pilots: "Let's see...we've got 400,000 AOPA members, 650,000 certificated pilots...and just 5,000 responses to this...

If anyone cares to see a few hundred Oshkosh photo's, I put them on my site.. Great pix, Dennis! Did you get any aerial shots of the North 40 that you didn't post? I'd sure like one of our campsite! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA

What would be the most likely reason a cylinder in a high-time engine would crack, old-age or poor temperature management on a descent? -- Peter

Well, it came yesterday. Great box. Looks like the challenge will be 'mounting' the GXM 30 XM antenna in the Maule. The thing has a big non-removeable magnet so distance from the compass is needed. It has an extension cord and mounting screws but needs good sky exposure... any thoughts are...

Well, the trustworthy engine (TSIO-520P) in my P210 has put in its 1500 hours or so without complaint, and it is time for a new engine. The choice is a new or factory remanufactured engine. My trusted Cessna sources in Santa Maria, CA favor a new Continental engine (at about $37,000), but they are...

Hello groups, just to let all you know if things go right this week i should be an owner of a Cessna 172A With 2,600 Hours TT 200hours SMOH In exelent cond. All i have to say is this an addiction! I belive its worse than a drug addiction, Can any of you other owners of the A models tell me what...

We're looking for sources to buy a set of retread 700 x 6 8 ply tires from. The guy we bought our Aztec from only had 6 ply tires on the main gear. 6 plys aren't rated high enough for our gross weight and the POH clearly calls for 8 plys. There seems to be a shortage of 8 ply cases in this...

When doing steep turns, I noticed that there is a little resistance to pitch changes on the yoke. It seems it binds a little in the bearing through the panel. Does anyone have a suggestion for the type of lubricant I could use on this? Do they make anything for this purpose?

Well we finally went and paid for our new bird. A 1964 Comanche 250. After months of deciding to buy it or get a small plane. We went down as they were doing the annual on it. All turned out good. All compression 72/80 with only 10 hours on the plane in the last year. Our first projects a Paint,...

Trying to decide on these two. I've kind of ruled Lycoming out at this point so I need some help on these two. If you know of an article or if you have personal experience recently with either of these I'd appreciate your thoughts. My plane is a PA28 235. Feel free to e-mail me at ...

I've been browsing various aircraft for ownership and cant decide. It must easily carry 2 people with some baggage at least 600km at the minimum cost. IFR is preferable. Engine OH costs should be minimal. Speed/looks/noise are non-issues. Must be all-metal however. I've seen the zenith kit...

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On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 23:12:48 -0700, "Matt Barrow" wrote: Okay...so I'm misunderstanding a wet top end. Still, you inferred the accusation that Newps was faking his compression levels, so put up or shut up. Well Matt, rather than spending a lot of time trying...

Well, not too many surprises this year, other than the ELT. (Which I suspected would not pass again, and it didn't.) 1. The Ameri-King ELT installation went smoothly. Running the wiring up to the stupid annunciator panel in the dash (now required for all ELTs) was a pain, but Ameri-King uses a...

In the SF Bay Area, I've become desensitized to shop labor rates in the range of $90/hr. Plus or minus $5, this seems to be the going rate at PAO, SQL, RHV, or SJC. That's after you finally get your plane in the shop, which can take a day or two or seven. I recently had a very favorable...

Hi, I have lit my entire panel, via a combination of "nu-lites" and instrument replacements of instruments that were internally lit. I am quite happy with the result, but I still have dark fuel, oil pressure and temp gages, and the ammeter on my Cessna 172N. I have searched the web quite a bit, I...

Why would a cold engine drip oil out of the breather? If you're bored or have any answers... read on. Lycoming IO-540 C4B5 Like some of the other owners in the group, we've had a mystery oil leak on one of our engines. Nothing severe, not enough to show up as "missing" on the dip stick. ...

Many people have asked me why I have generators on my airplane rather than converting to alternators. My airplane is a PA-30. The only legal alternator conversion is the InterAv STC. This is a non-redundant conversion - the alternators used require power to the field and the regulators use...