For those of you using your plane for business... 1. What is the tax deductable rate for hourly use of aircraft (e.g. for cars it is $.36 a mile I believe)? 2. Is it better to own my aircraft personally (to prevent the aircraft being owned by the company in the event of a lawsuit) and then have...

Twice in 2 days I've filed VFR flight plans only to have FSS unable to find them when I called on radio after takeoff. One was filed through Duats at 9PM for noon next day (and left at noon). The other was filed with a briefer at Terre Haute at 10PM for 8AM next day (and left on time). In both...

Have an unusual problem with a new radio, an ICOM panel mount. Nothing wrong with the radio, but I'm getting a squelch/static noise at certain times. It is worse when both mags are on and when the engine goes from about 2200 rpm down to idle. It is less on one mag and practically non-existent on...

We have a Cherokee 140. I want to know if anybody knows the simple and cheap trick to clean our headliner. It is actually in fine condition, but it has a LOT of brownish spotting on it, apparently caused by moisture (you know, condensation, leakage, etc. - not that OUR plane leaks!). It looks like...

I have had my TCM-Bendix 357210-1 ignition switch (1974 Piper Cherokee 140) apart twice in the last 14 years to clean up the contacts. I remember once seeing a rebuild kit consisting of the back plate and the 3 triangular pressed metal contacts. Might have been from an old Wag-Aero catalog. I...

ARRRRGHH! Just took possession of a '67 172 on Monday. Aside from work obligations and IFR weather in the DFW area the past week, I was really really really looking forward to this morning (Sat) to take my first flight alone in the new bird. Going over the logs once again last night (about the...

In the past I've seen people wondering why it was so hard to install new wing root seals on cherokees. Well, today my mechanic did the job in just about two hours. No doubt it helped that he's done it before. -- Bob Noel Looking for a sig the lawyers will hate

Gee, how's that for an incendiary topic? grin In my ongoing quest for a plane, I've narrowed down the types I'm looking at. Currently it's down to Stinson, Pacer/Tripacer, Cessna 170, 172, 177, and 180, Maule M4, Musketteer, and Bellanca Cruiseair. Naturally I need to reduce this list a bit...

Contemplating a Lancair to downsize my six seater to a four seat. Seems, though, that the Cirrus SR-22 is rather more popular than the Columbia 350. Can anyone shed some insights on these two side-by-side? Thanks,

Went flying today. Go to crank the engine for start, nothing. Turn the key, got like a jiggle of the prop. Turn all electrical things off, figuring the battery drained, and then started just the alt and bat, same thing, jiggle of the prop. Tried once more, and got the prop to turn and fired...

Who knows about batteries here? I have a Yaesu (now Vertex Standard) Aviator Pro II VX-120 handheld radio. It's a good, basic unit that has worked flawlessly, it'ss relatively cheap and is all the technology I need for this. My question is about batteries and chargers for it. When I bought the...

A couple of days ago, there was a thread in here about '59 C-175 door handles being replaceable by '60 DeSoto or somesuch handles. I'd like to know where you get 1960 automobile parts? It isn't like the junkyards are full of them, and somebody somewhere has to make a universal replacement...

Does anyone out there have power setting and fuel flow data for a Continental IO-520A engine? These were installed on some 1970's era Bonanzas, and someone whose opinion I respect mentioned that the power setting and fuel flow data in the aircraft POH were based more on marketing requirements than...

I've contemplating buying my first plane. C182 is almost perfect for what Iwant to do with the plane. alas the last few flights have had some significant overwater legs. CRQ-AVX-SBA I also want to be able to comfortably return home after dark. Thus I was thinking about a light twin, something...

Hello everyone. The end of my story is this; We landed safely in the middle of the Florida Everglades and didn't get a single Alligator bite. Here's what happened; On Friday, April 29th, we took our Cessna 152 from Lantana, Florida to the

As I understand it, a Cirrus has a much more roomy cabin, 100 lbs higher useful load, no retractable landing gear to maintain, is 10 kts slower, and costs $100,000 less. Why would anyone buy a Mooney? Heck, a new Cirrus costs less than a recently used Mooney. Who here would pick a two year old...

Hey all. After some soul-searching following an inquiry post about ANR headsets, I realized that part of my problem with the plane is the intercom. The old ISOCOM that's in it is OK, but I've got a few issues with it. It has a single squelch for all four places (different mic sensitivies...

If I go to Canada and fly a Canadian registered plane, can I fly it in Canada on my US license? Can I bring it back into the US (say I buy it), can I fly it in the US? Anyone have any experience with getting a Canadian registered plane registered in the US? I suspect it is quite hard now,...

Anybody know what the limitations are on flying IFR with passengers in a single-engine under a single-pilot, single-aircraft part 135 cert? Thanks for any info, I can't glean it from reading part 135.

Hello, I'm a new member here. I hope you are all good. I'm thinking of buying a new airplane and I'm looking for somebody who's experienced with Cirrus SR22 and Piper Matrix. I'm flying usually at a max range of 300 NM with my wife and sometimes with 4 POB. I appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.