It is now a balmy 3 degrees here in Wisconsin, and I was thinking about trying to find the winter fronts and putting on my Baron. The question that comes up every year is whether to open the cowl flaps for start, taxi, and take off, knowing the ambient temperature is so low. It's hard enough to...

It took more than a month, but my 206 is finally flying again after getting the wing skin replaced. A line guy had towed it into a flagpole. They did not have to make any modifications and everything is just as it was before. We ended up replacing the whole leading edge assembly rather than peel...

Hi everyone, This group seems especially knowledgable, I hope you don't mind a question about a friend's plane. Its a 78 Arrow and is being used by a FBO for training. For the last month or so, they can't seem to keep the battery charged. Started a month ago and the alternator was found not...

My VOR, LOC & GS KI-214 was wacky well, I have been putting it off, and putting it off dreading a high repair bill on this item from the stories I have herd on the usent posts. It was not as bad as some say it was after a week waiting for my appointment! 9:30 my KI-214 in along with my 170B that...

i really need to start this by saying i know absolutely nothing new or bad about any aircraft. i'm sure not trying to start any rumors. in fact, this may be something that y'all have already chewed on but... the outfit i rent from is just down the taxiway from "air aces" at houston-hooks where...

Well, I've now got a grand total of 6 hours in my newly-acquired 1980 Saratoga, and since a couple of people asked, I thought I'd post my experiences. The first big difference that hit me before I got off the ground -- it's a heck of lot harder to taxi than the PA-28. Ok, so it helped a lot when I...

ok, any guess on when we can get keyhole tied to the gps, probably by xm?? in flight on handheld/laptop/tablet etc?? dan

This is a bit long winded but I'm looking for qualified opinions as to what might have happed to an almost total loss of power while in cruise flight in my Mooney M20F. Here is the story of what happened: I was flying from Turlock (south of Modesto) to Petaluma (north of San Francisco) on a...

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Do any of you tip your mechanic at Christmas time? And if so, about how much is customary? Thanks.

Someone in another thread mentioned that they carry their airplane keys all the time. I'd like to do that, but my 39 year old airplane has 3 different keys -- one for the baggage door, one for the cabin door and one for the mag switch. Has anyone successfully re-keyed an airplane back to a single...

I know this has been discussed and discussed here, but I wanted to share some information that I just received from the company that produces a few excellent training computer programs for avionics. Some background - I flew a cherokee 180 with a 430 for about 5 years. This year I moved to a Lance...

Twas the night before Christmas 'Twas the night before Christmas, and out on the ramp, Not an airplane was stirring, not even a Champ. The aircraft were fastened to tiedowns with care, In hopes that come morning, they all would be there. The fuel trucks were nestled, all snug in their spots, With...

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I'm now the new owner of a nearly new 1957 Cessna 182A. The checklist that came with the plane isn't very good. Does anyone have a checklist for an early 182 they'd be willing to share? Thanks! Chris