Due to the recent loss of a deeply beloved furry member of our family and the concomitant training requirements of a new puppy, Gail and Jim will not be going to Oshkosh this year. First time in twelve years for Gail; first time in thirty-three years for Jim. We have a room in the newly...

I hope this is the right newsgroup for this question --- An A&P mechanic at the flight school I am attending is considering buying a 172M (75/76 model). He is looking for a partner that will pick up the tab for all maintenance - that is buying repair parts - he will do the labor. While I haven't...

Despite a very favorable service profile, careful preheating, and frequent lifter inspection, the engine in our 172 N has fallen victim to the sudden lifter face disintegration that the Lycoming O-320 H2AD is especially prone to. Conventional wisdom is that his problem is the result of poor...

I have DCs for the front seats and 1- lightspeed QFR Solo for the back. Lightweight, quiet and non vice-like. I am considering a second pair for the other side at about $125. Mike Z "norm" wrote in message ... Hey y'all

Thought I'd make a quick post about our annual this year. Came in just over $1k, for the normal inspection, plus: New EGT probe (EGT was inop) New Brackett air filter housing. (Due to AD?) ELT Battery Gaskets... #1, #2, & #3 valve covers, dipstick tube, both mags, and pushrod tubes on #1. New...

Due to a prolonged period of non use the 24V battery went flat on my C172N. Is there any way a charger can be connected through the external power point rather than the hassle of removing cowls to connect battery charger alligator clips. It could be handy to connect a trickle charger ocassionaly...

Hello, I am seriously considering the purchase of an airplane and would like to ask the group for potential dos and don'ts. I would so appreciate any guidance, advice, or practical tips other pilots in this newsgroup could offer. Also, to ask about any financial considerations that my not be...

Has any got any experience with taking a cat in an airplane. Do they freak out from the loud noise. Do they have problems with the change in altitude?

If my boss buy a plane I would be prospective pilot on it. He thinks about cabin class twin or BE58. After fast research we together decided to choose from: - Cessna 421C - Piper Navajo - Beech 58 Baron. Could you give me example operating cost? Would it be difficult to buy insurance for low time...

A few weeks ago, I acquired the "collective usenet wisdom" on whether or not moveable control surfaces are repairable. The answer I received was that "It depends on whether or not the service manual allows it." As an example, I looked through a Piper Cherokee service manual which said that the...

Seems sometime last year JPI decided to eliminate the ability of it's scanners to export data in the widely used CSV (comma separated fields) format. When a unit is sent in for upgrade or repair they silently make this change to the firmware. The only thing you can use to plot your data is their...

Has anyone used the Steve's Aircraft FAA-PMA gascolator STC on a Cherokee? I am curious as to whether it is worth the trouble of changing the stock gascolator to get rid of the whole bail wire fiasco. Not sure how the drain valve would work, might have to use some fittings. JKG

So I picked up this nifty Davtron digital electric clock/timer at Sun N Fun. It's exactly the same model I had in my Warrior (Model 800), and I found a good price for it. (Roughly 4 times what it's really worth -- a bargain in aviation!) Our wind-up clock had become sporadic in cold weather, and...

hi- i'm running single electrode champion J-10 plugs in my stinson voyager (150hp franklin) and the bottom plugs in the cylinders have a tendency to foul early. is there a dual electrode or platinum substitution for the champion J-10? thanks!

What's your opinion about the best taildragger that has room for at least 2 adults plus kids? Reasons and experiences please. -- Jim Burns III Remove "nospam" to reply

After 6 years of Mooney ownership I'm doing my first owner assisted annual. Most of my previous annuals have been done by factory service centers. I'm quite a good wrench around cars so this experience is mostly about me learning the standards & practices of aircraft work. I'm amazed by a couple...

I Will Pay Up To $15,000 Cash for a Cessna 152 Or Piper Tomahawk. High Airframe Tiome Ok, Engine Must Not Exceed TBO, Airplane must be in flying condition, in current annual and have all the logs, No Major Damage. I will pay cash upon pick up of airplane (yes i have cash the green paper kind). Call...

pardon my ignorance... Is a rolls-royce O-200 the same as a continental O-200? I mean specifically same overhaul times, same parts, same maintence, etc? I'm interested in a homebuilt with one but don't want to get into some orphan engine. Thanks, Ryan in Madison

I obtained this unit on Ebay nearly a month ago, from an avionics shop in Bakersfield, CA. The unit had been installed in a plane for precisely one day before that owner had decided that he REALLY wanted the Mode S GTX-330, with traffic information capability. The shop couldn't sell it as new...

Hello, In my continueing search for information on Twin Comanches I've come across a question on de-ice. I notice some Twin Comaches have it and others don't. Is there an after market company that sells the boots,etc? Or were they all installed at the factory? Also, what is the difference...