With the demise of 80/87 avgas, I bought a gallon of TCP and will start adding that to the 100LL that I must now buy. However, scouting around the internet I found something that claims to be similar in function but safer: decalin. Here's a blurb from Aircraft Spruce. My questions are, has...

I bought a Danials on ebay for $150 and this place http://www.steinair.com/tools.htm has one for $31. Mike MU-2 "Michelle P" wrote in message ... I am looking for an in-expensive pin crimper for...

Are you sure the battery is installed with correct polarity? "Peter" wrote in message ... | Hi | | I bought one of these from Aircraft Spruce USA a year ago. | | It stopped running; the battery seems to have gone flat,

I'm going to be re-doing the panel in my old Bonanza and would like to get rid of the gauge cluster i currently have and replace it with something that can fit in a standard instrument hole. The cluster takes up a lot of real estate. I need fuel pressure, oil pressure, ammeter and fuel gauge in...

Greetings All, I was walking around the field today (2008-02-18) and ran across a "For Sale" sign on a hangar. I do NOT know the owner and I am NOT the owner. If one desires the details, please contact the owner at (253) 845-0261. Sorry about the X-posting. Rick

Big Bertha is a rocket designed and sold by Estes. I had one when I was a kid. The thing was damn near indestructible. Stop spewing your drivel and belittling the name of a fine flying machine.

Hello Pilots, Fly on a brand new 777 with full range of the plane - including the cockpit! Fly first class on the way to Seattle, where you can have dinner with executives from Continental and Boeing! Stay at the Renaissance Hotel and take an exclusive tour of the Boeing...

I've noticed that if I run my engine lower on oil than usual (but still well above the min) my pressure runs lower. I"m trying to understand how oil level effects oil pressure. If there is enough oil to hit the sump, wouldn't the pressure be uneffected? -Robert IO-360-A3B6 engine.

I'm planning to install a NARCO 121 NAV unit in my Maule. My avionics tech says to "make sure it has the 'M' mod". Anyone know how to tell if this was done without opening the unit up? George Patterson God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run...

Folks, I have ADDED yet even more treasures and rare finds to my list of items for sale on ebay. The existing auctions are going well, and thank you to any newsgroup readers who are bidding. Lots of stuff is still priced way below equivalent new or replacement cost. I have just tonight added a...

ABC News reported this evening that 100 TSA employees did not show up for work at the Houston airport today.

Among various options of buying/using a Cessna 172 or Cirrus Design SR22 or any other similar light aircraft, roughly how many percents fall under each category below? The options I know a - Outright purchase: you pay the whole cost of the aircraft upfront and own it - Loan/purchase: you...

Looking for personal recommendations for an aircraft maintenance provider (IA) at RHV. I have a 210D that's been OTS for a couple of years, looking to refurbish it and replace engine, and provide annual inspection.

Hi everybody, I have just bought myself a 31st birthday present, an absolutely immaculate Cessna 172H. It has original paint and interior and looks as though it just came out of the factory. Has has a fairly easy life with total time of 4,400 and log books going back to original assembly in...

Changed my mind about fixing up "Delta" with new paint & interior: http://tinyurl.com/d92ec I'll be in the market for something bigger and faster after I get her sold. -- Dan

Is an owner allowed to change (replace a defective) landing bulb. Does it require an AP sign off?

Hello. I just discovered a White Lightening, still unbuilt, about eight years old. I know nothing about this aircraft and would appreciate some help. Determining value, build time, UK certification, etc etc. Anything you can help with. It could be for sale.........to you! Nice 2+2 seater,...

(note the term "annual" and not merely "annual inspection") Well, my cherokee 140 has survived another year. The annual started Thursday at about 11:30am and we tucked the airplane back in the hangar at 4pm Friday. The downside being I was unable to assist with this annual due to post-surgery...

When I was in the car painting business we used to use baby diapers for a non lint, non scratching way of wiping down cars before and after painting. They were awesome, reusable, soft rags... I was thinking that they would be perfect for the airplanes plexiglass cleaning and a host of other uses......

I own a 1963 Piper Cherokee 180. To reduce costs I am considering selling a share or leasing time in the aircraft to a very small number of folks. So that I sleep better at night I think it would make sense to transfer the owenership of the airplane to a corporation or California LLC. There appear...