For me, OSH is out of the question this year. With so many costs up, flat income, and the cost of fuel so high, it is just not in the cards. I am wondering if there are others in the same boat. EAA carefully guards attendance figures but for those that are there, what does it look like? Lots 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...

Threw the belt again after twenty minutes in IMC on the way to the avionics shop. Destination was VMC, so elected to continue rather than turn around or land, and the other alternator was handling the load easily. Avionics guy fixed the radar (took three guys around 30 minutes). Belt...

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...

Hey folks, I've been sitting here thinking about our upcoming get together in OSH, and I realized that not only don't we know what each other looks like, but -- worse! -- we don't know what each other's planes look like! This seems to be a major failing of this newsgroup, if you ask me. I...

My autopilot has started fighting with me, and I'm afraid it's going to win. It's a 3-axis KAP140 in a Skyhawk SP. What it's doing is ... well, it just starts turning. After about an hour, it goes into a turn, unannounced. There doesn't seem to be anything instigating it. It's usually to the...

I am considering installing an engine monitor in my Skyhawk . . . and have narrowed the search to these two selections: Gem610 and JPI EDM-700 Any pireps, recommendations, anecdotes, or other feedback? Thanks in advance . . . www.Rosspilot.com

Okay, gang, last chance to get the details. Here's how it's gonna work: Thursday night, immediately after the airshow, we're having a rec.aviation get together at our campsite in the North 40 campground. We'll have a few drinks (*gasp*!), and then head on over to Friar Tucks for dinner. To find...

A while ago I posted about an incurable oil leak in my '79 TR-182. Turned out to be rings. Decided to get a top overhaul. Now I am breaking in the new cylinders. On one hand I've been told, in capital letters, "DO NOT BABY THE ENGINE" On the other jand I've been told to maintain CHT of 325-350,...

To recap our problem, last week Tony (and his guys) at McCandless Aviation in Waterloo, IA, had no luck connecting the XM radio (music) output from my Garmin 496 to our PS Engineering PCD-7100 (a stereo CD Player/4-place intercom that we've had in the panel since '02). They found that connecting...

Finally got to take a fairly long trip in my 175B this weekend. went from HGR (Hagerstown, Md) to TTA (Sanford, Nc) Sure was better than driving, uaually takes around 6-1/2 hours to drive (no accidents holding us up), three pee stops (kids), 2 stop at McDonalds etc... Instead is was 2 hours, 24...

Is anyone familiar with Airshares Elite? They sell 1/8 shares of a Cirrus SR22. You basically buy 1/8 of the plane and pay for fuel, and then pay a management fee of $750/month to cover insurance, hanger, all maintenance (including engine/prop overhaul), cleaning and washing the plane, and...

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Okay, so I finally figured out how to turn the XM radio off without killing all audio output from the 496. (It's not as easy as it should be...) This has enabled us to finally hear the little "Southwest Airlines" chime, followed by bitchin' Betty purring "Altitude...500 feet..." through our...

Gang, I am peparing to purchase a Long EZ (a very nice one, at that). While I have the cash, I figure I'm better financing a portion of hte airplane for various reasons (likely 60-70%). Am I going to have difficulty finding a lender for an Experimental category aircraft that is already built and...

I am a member of a 3-way partnership in a Cessna 206. We have just purchased a SureFire preheater. The source is available at: http://www.crystal-airways.com/surestart/surefire.asp It uses small camping style propane bottles which are readily available at Wal-mart or other retailers. They do not...

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

My maintenance shop rigged my control surfaces, at my request. The plane 'seemed' to have been flying in a bank, despite having the AI centered and DG on the same track. They found that the flaps were the biggest culprits and adjusted them accordingly. When I flew it and took it up to cruise,...

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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...