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...

It's been a solid week, and I am still not flying in my Sundowner..... Problems encountered. Oil analysis came back with high count of copper #3 cylinder low on compressions Corrosion on a side panel of the fuselage Small pipe (Exhaust outake?) had small crack in it Air in the brake lines (took...

..... dont retract "on their own". Beech Sundowner. I will be talking to my A&P tomorrow, but just curious if anybody knows whether I am talking major expense or something simple like a spring that pulls the flaps up that came loose in the innards of the wings. A gentle nudge on the outside and...

Past couple of flights, found a screw that was loose on the spinner and actually lost one in flight. A&P replaced them, and said during preflight, check them. If they work their way loose again, need to get the prop balanced. Logs show no maintenance on the prop, so I am sure it's well overdue...

I realize that lots of theories may exist, and trouble shooting is a crap shoot from afar but I am wondering, what would cause a full discharge indication when I put my landing light on. This started shortly b4 I had my radio put in, and when I flew it back from the avionics shop, on the short...

I run aeroshell 15W50 in my lycoming 360 AK4 engine. I am planning a trip to Ohio the second week of November where the weather forecast is for upper 40s low 50's during the day and 30's at night. I plan to say a week. Do I need to adjust my oil accordingly, like get an oil change with...

and back in the saddle, but not without a little excitement *smile*. 30 hours later, $1,700 less in my wallet and new wheel bearings to show for it, I decided to take a short hop from KMBO (Madison, MS) to KJAN (Jackson MS) which was a whole 9 NM to pick up a passenger who was coming in on...

We get a ton of "love bugs" down here in my part of the world. I don't know the scientific name for these things, but they sure do make a mess of anything in their flight path. A co-worker of mine said that Bounce dryer sheets will help you clean the bugs. I figured, nothing to lose, if it's...

Couple of questions. Went up to practice some ILS approaches. While being vectored for my approaches, my DG kept sticking through the 270 heading. First time on my initial approach and the second approach. Third and fourth approaches, DG acted normal, though seem a little off compared to the...

Well, I finally got my plane to another place to get my .411 and 413 pitot static / transponder check, and it went from bad to worse..... First person inspecting said everything was fine except for the VSI not being hooked into the static system. I take it to the new place (where I had it done 2...

Unpleasant surprise on my .411 .413 check. Person doing the check would not certify the inspection. He said that the VSI is not connected to the pitot static system. I am the first to say I am clueless about "systems". He said I would have to take it to a certified repair place to get it...

Well, decided to make that move. I managed to get 2040 hours out of my engine in my Sundowner, and now have another cylinder acting up (both plugs getting "wet") at slow idle. I just had a cylinder put in (ate an exhaust valve) last month, so instead of nickle and diming my expenses away in this...

Just finished my first logbook and my first entry of my second logbook is today. It all started in 2001, hard to believe it's been seven years. I have compressed those seven SHORT years to 3 minutes, 1 second, a compilation of my accomplishments in the aviation...

ONE NINER FOUR THREE LIMA FLIES AGAIN!!! Pics and video is up sporting my Sundowner's new digs. Video ties everything together and presentation much easier to follow along. Pics at http://picasaweb.google.com/allenlieberman/AirplanePics Video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tr7nFhf91k

I dedicated my last couple of flights (as well as a flight commercially) to really, and really enjoy the privilege of viewing the clouds from the top down and that's what my latest video has been focused on. Images and videos are from the past three weeks. After all, why do we own planes in the...

Picked up my plane from the avionics shop at KJAN. Had a Garmin 30SL installed and a VFR Garmin 250 XL installed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAkMEINXVE8 is landing and departing traffic at KJAN Jackson MS and my return home at KMBO Madison MS for a couple of landings. NICE to be back in the...

One of my best IFR flights ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeNt0CZWvWk Skirting the edges of Tropical Storm Fay going to Oxford MS and return. Video includes maps of Flight Aware showing my progress both up and back with radar overlay Video does not do it any justice on the feeling of...

Probably one for AOPA..... Hopefully those that get avionic upgrades that include their nav take this posting to heart.... What happened to me could have turned quite ugly, and fortunately things worked out OK since I am here to post this. Did some ILS approaches over HKS. Perfect day for...

Today's flight from KJAN Jackson MS returning home to KMBO Madison MS with the hopes the Nav2 is fixed. Amazing to see how much difference in weather can be seen in a less then five minute flight. Small things entertain me. Video'd some "sightseeing" on my 1 1/2 mile taxi to runway...

Hurricane Ike's outerband clouds passing through. Can we say windshear? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB7lKvYfSwk Needless to say, kept my two feet planted firmly on the planet Earth this weekend!