All, I'm thinking of replacing a pesky fuel pressure gauge with the Electronics International FP5L. http://www.buy-ei.com/New_FP-5_&_FP-5L_Fuel_Flow_Information.htm We need a "primary" gauge and the FP5L is STC'd for our application. Has anyone installed one of these, particularly on an...

The letter is nice, but you might consider a little stronger approach if you are a voting resident. Tell the council chief and/or the members WIIFM (What's in it for me - or in this case... them). If these are elected officials who wish to stay elected officials (and most do), you might approach...

Hi all, I've been looking at the possibilty of buying and owning a 1977 Hawk XP that is very near its 1500 TBO. As I understand it, starting in 1979, the engine TBO went to 2000. What is the difference and can the 2000 TBO engine be put in the 1977 Hawk XP? Or can the changes that make it a 2000...

I have a '46 Ercoupe that can be flown under Sport Pilot rules. I have a couple friends that are interested in 'renting' my plane. One is my cousin who has ATP and CFI ratings and the other hasn't renewed his medical lately so he'd like to fly it under the Sport. I have let my cousin borrow my...

As long as we are on the topics of putting lists together, Survival Gear is another topic we haven't covered. I have three "kits". One that wear, another is a daypack, the third is a dedicated first aid kit in a lumbar pack. The one I wear is a fishing vest with immediate essentials stuffed...

Hi, Club aircraft has a GARMIN GNC 300XL TSO which according to the spec, has a PC interface. Is there any software out there that I can run from a PC to enter routes, waypoints etc directly into the device? Having a PC interface is one thing, being able to use it without resorting to the SDK...

I've been flying my 182 for the last 19 years and it's become just "transportation" and not "fun" anymore. So I'm thinking of buying an "airknocker" to fly for fun . Do any of you guys out there that have Aeronca experience have any tips or suggestions on what to look for in a pre-purchase for...

I have seen this discussed before, but couldn't come up with any hits on Google. The sump drains on one wing an at the engine are running very slowly, so I suspect they need to be cleaned. Also, the one that does drain well continued to drip after I had drained a fuel sample until I had...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKJCrhAdeDs A compilation of 10 to 15 second snippets my last two weekends worth of flying in and around IMC.. Amazing to me how much difference in weather conditions I experienced and I never was more then 20 miles from my home airport. Todays condition was...

I'm trying to use a portable push-to-talk switch as a co-pilot PTT w/ my built-in intercom. The Portable PTT accepts a male mic connector and has it's own male connector that is inserted into the female mic connecter in the intercom. When these connections are made, the PTT function works...

I am a Canadian who lives in the US for part of the year does anybody know what the requirements are to own and keep a small plane in the US as a Canadian . Do I have to have a US license and does the plane have to be a US registered plane to be kept there all year? Thanks

We finally did it.... we had to weigh the airplane. After three years of owning it, upgrading radios, adding whatzits (Tannis heater, vacuum filter, new strobe, etc), we finally had a custom interior made up for it. Since the last weighing was without an interior and the weight/moment would be...

OK, DH is leaning towards the "replace #2 OBS with something more modern" option. Which brings us to the question: I know the KI-209a will accept input from a GPS. Is that just for the left-right course deviation indicator, or is it set up to accept input to the glideslope as well, for use w/...

So far it is the Allison/Weir convoy from Kallyfornya to Oshkosh via Iowa City. Anybody else thinking about it? I'm departing Grass Valley at first light on Friday the 22nd. First gas stop is Wells NV, then Rawlins WY. Depending on lumpies and bumpies, Rawlins MAY be the overnight, or I MAY...

Anybody heard this from another avionics shop, or is this just a Cincinnati Avionics thing? " Schedule your WAAS upgrade now! Save $1495.00" "Effective September 1st the WAAS Upgrade price will increase from $1500.00 to $2995.00, therefore schedule your WAAS upgrade by August 31st to...

Could someone please tell me the proper torque for the oil screen housing in my IO-520-FCL? Also the oil drain plug? I can't get hold of my A&P until Monday but I want to change the oil tonight... Thanks! John Clonts Temple, Texas N7NZ

Have you ever done an in-flight mag check? The folks at GAMI suggest this all the time, as does John Deakin of Advanced Pilot Seminars. If you have an engine management instrument like the JPI, EI or GEM you can do this to check for a bad plug that wouldn't normally show up. First you'll...

Lost Mode C and Transponder reply while in Class B airspace the other day. After landing, was looking at all of the simple obvious things, like transponder not seated in tray etc. Little voice told me to look at the antenna, too. Seems the whip broke at the base and just fell off. It is mounted on...

"Under Reagan's watch"... "A Bush appointee". Are you saying that Republican presidents cause shuttle disasters? wrote: I posted here last February, my opinion on what caused the Columbia Shuttle disaster. I was pretty much 'right on the money', this article verifies...

My club wants to equip all our planes with jacks so people can plug their handhelds into an external antenna in case the panel radios fail. In the past, what we've done is had a length of coax run into the cockpit with a BNC connector crimped onto it. The problem there is it tends to get kicked...