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How to rent out my airplane by
Isaac McDonald
I am thinking of buying an airplane....I want to rent it when it is not in
use to recoup some of the cost of buying the plane. How hard is it to do
this? What are the insurance costs? How often do I need to get it checked
out by an aviation mechanic? How much is the maintenece? Do I have to...
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August 26th 04 06:22 AM
by Howard
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Building chasing airport lights -- Attn: Jim Weir? by
Jay Honeck
Today a pilot-guest had the coolest idea for the side-entrance to our lobby:
"Chasing" lights recessed in the drop-ceiling tiles, leading to the main
lobby area, that look just like the "rabbit" lights that lead to the
approach end of a runway!
(Background: Over half of our guests come in the...
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Spark Plugs: Champion vs. Unison by
Jonathan Goodish
I've Googled for this and poked around other places, but there doesn't
seem to be much comparison data on these two products.
I've always used Champion plugs (massive electrode), but now that my
plugs are fairly worn and I'm in the market again, I'm curious about
opinions on the Unison Autolite...
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Owning a Duke by
dwayne robinson
Hi
I have searched and this topic has been brought up before but years ago so I decided to revisit it and open a new topic. I’m seriously looking at purchasing a Duke A60 and are there any owners out there that could offer any advice? How does the plane handle? How’s the Left seat, is it roomy...
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August 17th 14 02:13 AM
by WJGESQ
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Parts for Snake Attachment Drill by
KP
Hi All
Where can I get replacement gears for a right angle attachment snake
drill.
The input gear cracked in half after doing three holls!
Us Tool where I bought the attachment is of no help!!!!!!!!
Ken (KP)
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Heating the hanger by
Gig 601XL Builder
What is the groups suggestion for heating a 40x50 insulated hanger. It
doesn't have to be hot I just want to raise the temp about 15-20 degrees
when it is 30-40 outside.
Here's the rub. No natural gas available plenty of electric though including
an unused 220 connection.
To see the hanger visit...
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Which overhauled Lycoming 0-360 A4M Engine To Fit In My Archer ? by
Roy Page
The Lycoming 0-360 A4M in our Archer is now 2250 SMOH and we are intending
to fit an exchange overhauled engine very soon.
The decision to pull the engine out was easy compared with trying to decide
on the engine to buy.
We have a number of quotes and researched factory and field...
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February 2nd 06 02:19 AM
by Pindon
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Twin Comanche vs. Mooney/other singles by
E Andersen
Hi all
When a Twin Comanche
flies 165 knots
burns less than 15 gallons
have 2 engines ( :-) )
is relatively cheap to overhaul (OI-320)
is this the "ultimate" twin? I am considering an airplane that flies in the
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Bose Headsets by
Jon Kraus
I just broke down and ordered a Bose Aviation Headset X. I have been
wanting one for several years but 1 AMU is a lot of cash for a
headset... Then I remembered how deaf I am becomming adnd thought that
this would be the best protection for my non-renewable hearing.
I already have a set of David...
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Piper Seneca by
Frode Berg
hi all!
This might be a silly question, but I am dreaming of owning, or co-owning a
Piper Seneca.
Not this year or next, but maybe within the next 10 years.
I have been browsing the aircraft for sale sites, and found planes from the
70's (Seneca II) selling for as low as $139K with about half...
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abandoned aircraft by
Paul Millner
to remove a dataplate from an airplane
you need government permission.
What regulation is that, Dan?
Paul
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Radio "Squelch-type" Noise by
Kensandyeggo
Have an unusual problem with a new radio, an ICOM panel mount. Nothing
wrong with the radio, but I'm getting a squelch/static noise at certain
times. It is worse when both mags are on and when the engine goes from
about 2200 rpm down to idle. It is less on one mag and practically
non-existent on...
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April 12th 06 07:20 PM
by nrp
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Cessna's new LSA: "Skycatcher" by
Jim Logajan
For those who haven't seen this, Cessna has provided lots more detail on
its LSA entry:
http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/
Fancy brochu
http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/images/lsa_mini_bro_web.pdf
Order form with pricing (for first 1000):
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How I got to Oshkosh (long) by
Doug
Well, I did it again this year. I combined a trip to British Columbia
with my final destination being Oshkosh, this time in my Amphib
equipped Aviat Husky. I am not sure how many bytes I can post in one
message, so if it doesn't all make it, I'll post the rest later.
Trip Report 2003
Well, where...
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Batteries, charger for Yaesu handheld - NiCad or NiMH? by
David Herman
Who knows about batteries here?
I have a Yaesu (now Vertex Standard) Aviator Pro II VX-120 handheld radio.
It's a good, basic unit that has worked flawlessly, it'ss relatively cheap
and is all the technology I need for this. My question is about batteries
and chargers for it.
When I bought the...
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November 7th 04 04:30 PM
by TD
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MoGas Long Term Test: 5000 gallons and counting... by
Jay Honeck
Yesterday I noticed that we had pumped more than 5000 gallons of mogas
through the Mighty Grape. This represents something like 60 complete fills
(our plane has four gas tanks, totaling 84 gallons), and around 350 hours of
flight time over the last 2.5 years.
(See:...
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no RPM drop on mag check by
Dave Butler
Our Mooney just came out of annual and now the tachometer needle doesn't move at
all during the magneto check as you switch through R, L, BOTH. The engine does
stop running with the switch in OFF.
I asked my my partner who manages the maintenance relationship to look into it
and he contacted the...
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3 lives lost by
Terry
A terrible tragedy happened yesterday here at my home airport and I can't
get it off my mind as to "why" it happened.
3 people lost their life yesterday. The pilot was a very dear and wonderful
person, 72 years young and a pilot of 24 years. "Jean" Bible was never IFR
rated and only flew 30...
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Starter question by
A Lieberma
Went flying today. Go to crank the engine for start, nothing. Turn the
key, got like a jiggle of the prop. Turn all electrical things off,
figuring the battery drained, and then started just the alt and bat, same
thing, jiggle of the prop. Tried once more, and got the prop to turn and
fired...
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