A while back I asked for information about installing a landing light blinker system in an Archer. Now that the job is done I'll share my experiences with the Great Planetary Bit-Bucket. First off, I'm very pleased with the system. I want Jim Weir to know his generosity was not in vain! ...

I posted this as a reply to another thread but I thought it important enough to make it a new thread to increase visibility. I've added more comments and some additional details...plus some ramblings... So this is not entirely a dupe. -- Just a heads up. The 1.6 software update (5/26/06) did...

Hi all.I'm looking for the Installation Manual or pinouts of the King KN73 glideslope receiver. I want to hook it up to the KX-170B that I have in the plane. Does anyone know how these two should interface? Thanks Jarand

Hello, Everyone I just called http://www.guaranteedflighttraining.com up after e-mailing them about instrument flight training and they responded with a sales pitch with out even addressing my questions, So I called then today talked with a guy named mike well he was very rude, evasive and avoided...

Landing light circuit breaker 20 amp. Pops after about one minute. I have changed the landing light 4552, changed the CB and thought I had the problem solved. This morning Taxi at 6 am (still dark) I was pleased to have the landing light while in close quarters, then the CB popped. I have checked...

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I am a female student pilot and the other evening I saw a commercial about "Alaska's Bush Pilots...The Real Deal". It was a documentary but I can't find it anywhere. Anybody know where I can purchase it? They said it was in HD so it may not even be available. Help!

Our flying club's insurance company is reluctantly allowing us to insure our Lance, but they have said that they don't like 6 seaters in clubs. A year ago they told us that anybody who flew the Lance had to put at least 3 hours in the previous 90 days or do a "proficiency check" with a...

Is there any information available about the new SMA jet fuel engines that are being offered for the C182? I'm curious if maintenance would be much of an issue. Are there many shops that can handle working on them? Is it a replace only like the Centurion 1.7 on the Diamond airplanes? Or can it be...

Flyers, I would like to give a small PIREP of the new Lightspeed Zulu headset. I bought one for the Bluetooth capability, but I was pleasantly surprised to find it had much more to offer. The comfort and fit was equal or surpassed my Bose X. The ANR was about equal IMO to other headsets...

Hello: I always had the goal and the illusion of flying on my own, now I have the means to do it... so I have three questions: a) What will be the best choice of airplane, for a firt timmer like myself, considering, price range, flying range and easiness to learn and fly? b) Used or new?

Alright, here is a good one for you. Stene in Montana manufactures and sells very nice fiberglas tips for elevators, stabilizers, wings, and rudders, mostly for Pipers and Cessnas. You can find these parts advertised in TAP and on the internet. I have inspected, painted, and installed several...

Light aircraft are not a business tool. There is _no such thing_ as a rational purchase of a light airplane. It's a heinously expensive toy that will likely be a financial disaster no matter what. Don't go 95% broke buying an unfulfilling spam can. Buy what you want, which if you have anything but...

Another thread made me think about using the portable propane heater I use in my garage to preheat my airplane. It's the standard metal tube type with the fan from Home Depot or Lowes. I've seen people simply attach a flex duct to the end of this type heater and blow the hot air into the...

Looking for an avionics shop in NJ or eastern PA. I want to get an IFR moving map GPS installed in my Archer. Don't have the budget for a GNS-430 or CNX-80 so I'm thinking either a KLN-89B or the Garmin GPS-155XL. Any other thoughts in that price range? I'm hoping to keep the entire bill under...

Ok guys I finally had time to transfer video from my mini dv to my computer , my first few landings in my 150 it seems like the wife only records my bad landings ohh well!! The best landing out of the 3 on this video was a simulated short field right on the 1,000 bars the first landing and...

Okay, so I've been "volunteered" to be on the board of directors of the biggest fly-in event in Iowa City's history, the Eastern Iowa Big Kids Toy Show, scheduled for May 20 - 21, 2006. See us at www.BigKidToyShow.com (Yes, they made me wear a -- *sob* -- TIE for the photos... It was awful! ...

I'm wondering what everyone else's definition of "Damage History" is. After looking through Ebay for a Cessna 172 I ran across this description: Complete Logs, Computerized AD List, Logs reflect no history of damage except: 11/2/95 Off airport landing; Wings, rudder & vertical fin replaced...

The EPA has taken the first step in the rulemaking procedure to potentially ban leaded in aviation gasoline. It is he http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480ae298f It is pretty clear where They are headed. They say "Currently, lead emitted by...

Who determines where you can or cannot land one?