Jon, Have a pre-buy inspection done by a mechanic that hasn't worked on the plane for the previous owner. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

For several years now I've taken advantage of the rule that allows you to do your annual on a 13-month (rather than 12 month) basis, by simply finishing the annual on the 1st of the following month each time. Now it seems this procedure has come back to haunt me, as my annual this year is...

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...

Does anyone have the pinouts for a KX155 please Thanks in anticipation Ric

The logbooks for our newly purchased A36 Bonanza has an entry "E2 Heat Engine Heater" installed. No other documentation on this AC powered heater (attached to oil sump) appears anywhere. Any ideas on who the manufacturer is? I want to get an owners manual and specs (e.g. current draw). Any help is...

Hello there, I am considering the purchase of a Cardinal 177A with low frame and engine times, nice gps and slaved HSI. It has had 2 accidents, one in 2003 requiring major work to everything in front of and including the firewall. I have flown the plane and it feels heavier on the landings with...

My Cessna 172 M (1973) is being annualed. The top wing skin panels above the wing tanks (Standard tanks) have to come off to inspect the area for corrosion. We got all the screws removed. According to the service manual, that is all that is supposed to be securing the panel. (Dozens of...

Hello cyber-friends: I may be moving to the Austin, TX area in the near future and am looking for information about the area. I've already looked up airport information at AirNav. Regarding this area, what is the general attitude toward GA? Are any of the airports threatened to shut down due to...

The wife and I are contemplating a trip up to Mackinac Island, Michigan the last weekend in August. Have any of you been there (flown or otherwise)? If so any recommendations for lodging , eats, etc... I looks like it will be a really neat flight up there and it is kinda like stepping back in...

Has anyone seen this?...1974 Warrior panel lights don't come on, and when I turn the rheostat past a certain point (almost full bright) the panel lights breaker pops. I'm thinking it's the power transistor, at least that's what I'm going to try first (along with cleaning the rheostat) since it's...

So, I spoke to the Honeywell guy at the AOPA fly-in today and asked abou the long-awaited WAAS replacement for the KLN-94. If you remember, last year they were saying that they'd got the GPS engine done, and were looking how to productize it. They even sent round a questionaire to figure out if...

I believe I have a Merlyn Automatic Wastegate. In looking through the documentation I got with my airplane (PA28R-201T), I found something entitled "Merlyn Products, Inc. Upper Deck Pressure Control for the Teledyne Continental TSIO-360-F and -FB Engine; Installation Report: Number 18-1; August...

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...

On Oct 28, 5:49*pm, " drgwent...@re-move-this- verizon.net wrote: Hello flyers, I have a Bendix King KT76C Transponder for auction on eBay http://tinyurl.com/ylczysj Starting price is $199.00. *It works great. *I am only selling it because I bought a Garmin 330.

I've come across a marvelously cheap vibration sensor that I want to convert into an engine vibration instrument for a Kitplanes article. The electronics for me is relatively trivial...the mechanics of vibration are a little harder to fathom. From a mechanical engineering point of view on a...

There is still no word locating him. Hope for the best. That brings up the ELT topic. It either did not go off or it is out of range. I have a APRS tracker that continuously sends position/velocity info on the ham frequency and can easily be viewed on a Google map anytime. Worked very well for me...

I have a chance to buy a 63 aztec in rough condition. It would be my first plane. Engines have 1200 smoh but one has a cracked cylinder. (estimated repair, $5000?) Paint is poor. ($5000 estimate?) Interior is poor ($5000 estimate?). Brand new props. Only 1 nav/com. older avionics. Auto pilot...

Hello - I'm starting to purchase parts one-by-one to build a mogas fuel transport trailer, and noticed something about the pump, and filters. The 12v Fill-Rite transfer pump I'm looking at has a tag on it that reads something like: "Warning: Not for refueling of aircraft". And, the spin on...

Yes, I know it'll smell better and reduce rash, but is there any reason I can't use baby powder as tire talc? TIA, No Spam

All, Our club is in the final stages of purchasing a 1998 Cessna 182S. Much to my dismay, I noticed the lack of a 12-volt cigarette lighter (or it's 24-volt equivalent) anywhere to be found. (am I just not looking in the right place?) What are the options here? How difficult and/or expensive...