Viperdoc? I am thinking about a new airplane and considering a 58. G58. Yes, with AC! Here is my question(s). What do you really cruise it at. Airspeed (IAS or TAS)

My 1976 Cessna 172M uses a PAR 46 size GE4537 lamp for the landing light (12V, 100W). It is mounted in the lower cowling under the prop and does not last very long. I suppose the vibration of the engine kills the life of the bulb. I sure wished Cessna had designed this landing light installation...

I am getting sick and tired of rude, arrogant, sellers funny thing I just had a guy refuse to let my mechanic do a pre buy said he could not trust my mechanic to give an honest opinion and that if I cannot decide for my self if I wanted it or not then I don't need an airplane and don't need to be...

This is a bit long winded but I'm looking for qualified opinions as to what might have happed to an almost total loss of power while in cruise flight in my Mooney M20F. Here is the story of what happened: I was flying from Turlock (south of Modesto) to Petaluma (north of San Francisco) on a...

My mission will be 50% of the time just my wife and I cross country and 50% with our two best friends, one of which is mobility impaired. Would any of you be able to recommend an airplane that would have an easy entrance and exit for rear seat passengers? It would not be possible for her to climb...

Hi, Just returned from Oshkosh home to Pierre SD. I filled up at Dodge Center MN this AM and not being familiar with the self serve gas fillup, I did not hang up the pump handle properly. Somebody after me continued pumping another $150 on my credit card ($200 instead of about $50). My...

I have been learning to fly and hanging out at KLNS (Lancaster PA) for years, and it has been a privatized airport tower ever since i've known about it. Nicest controllers, safe airport and friendly skies. They're not any more incompetant than a "guvenment" controller and most certainly they...

As of this morning Ron Natalie is an instrument rated pilot!! I guess all those impromptu extra vacation days due to haze are over :-). This is great! Margy

I don't know what to do about this . . . hoping the collective wisdom here might have some ideas. For the last 3 months or so, after every flight, there are small streaks of oil on the inside of the lower cowling on my 67 'Hawk . . . if I don't wipe them up, they drip down on the tire of my nose...

Our first annual last year increased our plane ownership cost by 50% (engine overhaul, prop governor overhaul + few other big ticket replacement parts + labor). When Rick and I tallied up all the things we want our AP to do this year, it looked like we have to reach deep into our pockets...

Our club's PA32R-300 has an IO-540 with lots and lots of hours on it. After 20+ years, at this year's annual the compression was down a few pounds on a couple of the cylinders, and the mechanic said he really has his doubts about it passing next year's annual. That might be significant, or it...

Jim Burns wrote: snip All other preregistered pilots with multi engine aircrafts continue to monitor the site for further directions. Too bad they have limited the airlift to multi-engine at this time. Perhaps sometime in the future us single engine folks can...

In my logs I have an A&P/IA's certificate number, but I can't read his signature so I don't know what the name is, how can I find his name and address? I looked at landings.com and faa.gov but they don't allow you to search on certificate number.

I was simply wondering if someone could break down the cost difference of a 172 and M20. Obviously maintenance on a mooney is going to be a little more and the fuel burn is a gallon or so more, so just some thoughts.

I was pulling the avionics boxes to verify serial numbers and now I've got a problem with my SL30. At first, it was dead so I re-racked it. That got it to power up, but now I can't transmit or received on it. The NAV side works fine, but the data to the external OBS may be screwed up. What have...

The club to which I belong has a 1978 Cessna R182 RG Skylane. This airplane has the long-range tanks (80 gallons total, 75 gallons usable - both tanks). I'm looking for a fuel dip stick that can be used with this airplane. I found the following J-Air FuelHawk at My Pilot Sto ...

In rec.aviation.owning R. David Steele /omega wrote: What has happened to the development of the diesel aircraft engines? As far as I have seen, only Diamond has a production aircraft with diesel engines (they flew one across the Atlantic, with 5.76 gph). See...

The B/K KAP 140 autopilot in my 2006 Cessna T-182T has a problem that is baffling the avionics shop. The altitude capture/hold function does not work. Here are the symptoms: o All other functions work, including +/- vertical speed control. o It will accept and correctly execute a...

Michael Adams wrote: What does the FAA say about adding IFR certification to planes which do not have it? Can IFR be added to any plane, or does it have to have some sort of "pre-cerfication" by the manufacturer for make and model? This question came up, because I have...

I been dreaming to buy a machine to do aerobatics as well as touring. Currently I'm doing aerobatic training in a Pitts S2A, but its avionics doesn't seem very suitable for touring or navigation exercises. I have seems some Pitts S1S and the same problems. Can anybody advice me what would the best...