Thank you for the excellent info on parts availabilty. On a similar topic, are there any maintenance trouble spots on the older Navions? I was told that the hydraulic system is leaky or troublesome. Is this true, how bad a problem is it and are there any other areas of concern?

I understand there is a new class of inner tubes that do not leak as severely as the old "TSO'd crap" natural rubber that we've used since Wilbur put them on the Flyer. Anybody got a lead on who has them for relatively few AMUs for common sizes like 600-6 and so on? Jim

***CAUTION -- SHAMELESS PLUG WARNING *** I've been promising this one for six months -- and we have finally finished the Mustang Suite! We took our most popular suite (it's popular because it's our smallest, cheapest Jacuzzi suite) and loaded it up with new wall paper border, carpeting, window...

Enjoy as the story continues with episode VII of the A-10 restoration project. http://www.mitchellwing.com/documents/episode_1.htm -- Have a good day and stay out of the trees! See ya on Sport Aircraft group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/

A student has an Archer II that has a red arc painted on the glass of the tach between 2150 and 2350 RPM. The POH makes no mention of a red arc. I'm thinking that either the tach came out of an Arrow (which has a red arc in this range) or some A&P confused the Archer with an Arrow and painted it...

This starter is for a Grumman Traveler or Cheetah with the Lycoming O-320 E2G. Electrosystems Part # MZ-6222 At 7 1/2 lbs., MagnaFlite is the lightest starter on the market. It weighs 60% less than conventional starters, and is the easiest to install with absolutely no modifications required....

I have a Hoskins "Symbolic Displays Inc" strobe with White lens and need a Red lens to replace it. The strobe is mid 80's and was a replacement for the older rotating beacons. It is a Hoskins P/N701620-1. Works great just need the Red lens that was available back then but very hard to find today....

My Maintenance Manual & Parts List Update, If you need a manual and have one not on my list you can get me on yahoo messenger user name "Aircraftdelivery" Aero Commander: Aero Commander 500 Maintenance Manual Aero Commander 500 Flight Manual Beech:

Hello ! We are a small group of pilots who operate a PA 38-112 Tomahawk II. On the last anual inspection we were told that next time the three universal joints in the aileron control linkage need to be replaced. They are located under the instrument panel. We got a price quote from Piper, they...

Anyone have one available that they'd like to share?

We just did the annual on our 1945 Aeronca Champ. Took the plugs out to do the compression test. On inspecting them, noted that they were black, sootie. The AI said that is normal for autogas in a Champ. Honeck always says his plugs are clean when he runs autogas. Is this the difference beween...

I have reached the point were I want to upgrade from my initial student flight bag. It is one of the Jeppeson ones you get free with the private pilot material purchase. It basically has a few outside pockets and a big interior chamber with no dividers. Anyone have any good or bad...

A friend of mine inherited a Terra TX 760D in the Citabria he recently bought. The radio is now giving him trouble. While Terra is out of business, Star Avionics in CHA works on these and can get parts. He wants to know if anyone has any experience with these radios, and if so, are they worth...

Hello all, Our old panel mounted (yes very old) Apollo 820 GPS by IIMorrow appears to have kicked the can. When turned on it goes through it's usual sequence but eventually emits a red warning along with the message "GPS unable to compute position". There appears to be reception of satellites...

If you know please e-mail me or answer here. I can't find it listed anywhere. Trip Farmer

On our flight to Nevada, I was impressed with the smoothness and car-like predictability of Jim Burns' start-up technique with his Lycoming IO-540s. Jim had a way to start them that I'd not seen demonstrated before, which I will describe he 1. Fuel pump on 2. Electric primer on for (a few?)...

I need some help with Piper part numbers. I'm looking for the Piper Part numbers of the 6.00x6 nose wheel fork used on the "heavier" Cherokees, Comanchees, etc. Jay Honeck and Don Tuite sent reprints of the PA28 manual pages which show only the 5.00x5 wheel and hardware. Thanks guys. I have seen...

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Here is a news release for the General Aviation Defense Fund. This is something that can potentially affect a lot of pilots. ************************************************************* GENERAL AVIATION LEGAL DEFENSE FUND CREATED TO FIGHT EFFORTS TO BLOCK FREEDOM OF FLIGHT WESTBOROUGH, Mass. -...

I have two KX-165A nav/coms in my Cessna 320F and static can be heard through the headsets from both of these radios. The static is not noticeable while flying, but can be heard during taxi. It can also be heard with both engines off and all circuit breakers pulled except the radio circuit...