In a previous article, "Maule Driver" said: FYI, the IPOD is basically an MP3 player that uses a 10-20-30 Meg ^^^ Gig hardrive. Can hold untold hours of music organized into playlists, My 20Gb iPod has 2396 "songs" on it right now. Since some of those are 25+ minute...

Last month in "GA News" there was a brief mention of a system that allowed you to turn on a power plug by calling a pager or cell phone. I was interested in it for controlling the Tanis heater on my plane, but a friend at work was describing needing something similar for his cottage to turn on the...

In a previous article, said: is endless. Does anyone have experience with this gadget? Apparently it opens hydraulically from a solar-charged battery. http://www.planepocket.com Since it's almost certain that you're a shill for the company, maybe you can answer why...

http://www.anywheremap.com/detail.aspx?ID=220 Looks like a nifty device. Has anybody tried one, and how do they like it? I note the price list mentions a subscription to software and database updates. How necessary is that? I never updated my Garmin 195 except once at Oshkosh, and I haven't...

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...

I left for work today without my checklist for our Lance, and I have a BFR after work. Can somebody point me to a decent one or two page checklist that I can download? The one on Dauntless-soft isn't rendering correctly on my version of Word. -- Paul Tomblin ...

When you pick up your plane after an annual, is there any special things you do? I'm picking up the club's Lance after its annual today, and flying it back from Batavia NY to Rochester NY (about a 25 minute flight). Do you do any special pre-flight or flight check? I was planning to climb up over...

Ok, when I'm dreaming, I want a deHavilland Beaver on amphib floats with all the Kenmore mods. But lets be practical here, I haven't won the lottery. Is there a plane out there that: - is on floats (preferably amphibs, but I know they add a lot to the cost) - can carry two people plus camping...

Hello all... I keep seeing the different letter variants for C-172 airplanes (e.g., Cessna 172L, Cessna 172N) but I have no idea how different is which variant from each other... Is there any website or other resource where I can find specs for each of the Cessna 172 variants...? Any info greatly...

Hello, Shane... Try these websites: http://www.cessnaparts.com/ http://www.parts123.com/cessna-parts/ Hope this helps! Paul

It seems neither of the services I've used in the past for valuation - aeropricer and VRef - can handle a LSA/UL light the SkyRanger. Any ideas on to whom/where I can go for a valuation? Or, if not on the whole AC, on the Rotax 912? TIA.

I'm aware that the 912UL has a TBO of 1500 hours (up from 1200 not long ago). What I'm wondering about is if there's also a time-based TBO. For example, I know the Lyc 235 has, in addition to its 2400 hours TBO, a 10 year TBO; in other words, an engine 10 years SMO is to be considered *run-out*...

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...

Question. Does having a private pilot single enging land qualify to get you a sport pilot ticket? Seems like it should but I have never read so. What do we have to do to get that ticket. As I get older and think of giving up the Archer, (and before losing my medical for some reason) the Sport...

Trouble with the vertical guidance with my Garmins. I have a 195 on the yoke and a 430 on the dash. They are both acting the same re vertical guidance and Garmin says they don't act that way. When I chose a "direct to" airport all works fine. When I have a flight plan (eg inital airport, VOR,...

Winter is comming to Ohio ( thou the 60 deg day today disagrees) and the subject of engine preheat arrises. I have a Tannis for the cylinders and a pad to heat the oil. I can call the FBO and have them plug it in an hour before I arrive and the engine is, at least, not cold to the touch. Still...

Winter is comming to Ohio ( thou the 60 deg day today disagrees) and the subject of engine preheat arrises. I have a Tannis for the cylinders and a pad to heat the oil. I can call the FBO and have them plug it in an hour before I arrive and the engine is, at least, not cold to the touch. Still...

Do I feel DUMB! Flying west at 4500 ft I was "fat,dumb and happy" when I noticed I was in a 4000/10000 ft Class B vail. DIVE to get to 2500. I was not on the radio and chose not to call approach. I've filed the NASA form. By the way, what does that get me? Now, I guess, I just wait to see if...

In reading the "what oil do you use" thread, a question arose. What do the letters/numbers after the O 360 mean? There have been A2B, A3A,A4A,A4M,A1B6 And C1E6 listed. The curious want to know. Chuck

What is the minimum legal distance (altitude) to fly VFR under a Class B "wedding cake"? CLE has a 1900 ft floor at the north side by Lake Erie and I have flown at 1800 to go around CLE. I was not talking to CLE so I don't know if they objected. Today I was coming around CLE decending IFR. When...