I know this has been asked a million times, but I have to ask just one more time. I would love to know your real-world costs of ownership for your fixed gear single. A 172, cherk 180, etc. I'm trying to figure out how much renting I have to do before it becomes plausible to own. Any advice as to...

Hey all. Now that my holiday travels are over, I'm planning to do some maintenance to my Cherokee. The ring gear has gotten chewed up over time, and now will sometimes not disengage while the starter is rolling it over. Worn/broken teeth, etc. I was pretty sure it was a 122-tooth model, but...

Am I allowed to fly my plane to a near by airport in order to complete the aircraft annual even if it is a few days after annual due date? In other words annual was done on 4/29/07 and now we are into May. What do I need to do to get permission and how long can this extension be. Would this be...

Googling the group yielded little so here goes... 1979 172, overall average condition with mostly original radios and wiring (one RT-385 recently replaced by a TKM radio, M1 Loran from a few centuries ago) The Cessna 300 ADF has gone flaky. The box tests fine on the bench which suggests a wild...

Well, it happended. I have owned the plane (Piper Turbo Arrow III) for 3 months and the engine failed during climb out on Tuesday. Altitude was 4400 feet. Luckily, the engine did not entirely quit and I made it to an airport within 10 miles. TBO was 1000 hours away. Dissapointing! When we cut...

Hi, I'm looking for folks that might have a similar experience. Recently upgraded the panel to include a GNS 430 and replace one of those old NARCO all in one VOR instruments plus an old NARCO radio. Anyway great upgrade. The GPS function works wonderfully. Filing /g is the best. The NAV...

Has anyone here done this? I am considering the acquisition of a C175a with a runout engine and replacing the engine with an O-300 engine. Is there a kit for doing this? Does the engine mount have to be replaced? I am guessing the airframe is just a C172 airframe. Am I wrong? Does the cowling...

I did some checking around my area today (thanks www.100ll.com) about what the fuel prices are, and was surprised to learn that my home base (KTYQ) is charging $4.47 (the highest in the area), and that includes our based-on-the-field discount. That is up around $1.00 from a little over a year ago...

I am looking for some input on the least expensive airplanes to own. I've heard so many horror stories about the $5000 or even $15,000 annual, or the seat adjuster that costs $600, that I thought I would get some input on this before buying. So I'm looking for low purchase price (used), low...

I have (2) KX170B radios which I'm very happy with, except that one of them has been diagnosed with a bad MHz crystal on the comm side. The new crystals are apparently no longer available from Bendix/King. The avionics shop apparently scavenged a replacement from a used radio they had in the...

Anyone worries about what the rising avgas price to the light plane ownership in the U.S? I have absolutely no doubt that the average avgas price will surpass $5/gallon in about 5 years. We'll probably see a significant drop of GA flying, along with a big drop of the value of used airplanes. ...

Progress Report: I have had this unit for about 2 years, replacing a Garmin portable that I had for about 12 years. The Lowrance was cheaper. The unit developed a problem in the first 3-4 months, I called Lowrance, (tolerable wait on the phone) confirmed the problem and shipped it back to...

I was surprised by the acceptance of an HTML post in another thread. I, for one, could read the HTML fine. Others said the same thing. Has the time come for HTML in the newsgroup(s)? My (change is bad - we fear change) vote is no HTML ... for now. I'm being fuddy-duddy with my reason: I get...

I run a Motion LS800 for my EFB. I use a DC 12V to 19V power converter to power my LS800 since I have a 12V aircraft system. To minimize the number of wires, can I use a single wire to run +19V from the power converter to LS800 and connect the ground from power converter to LS800 thru the airfram...

Whooee! Gona have to work until you are 70 to pay for that! "Margy Natalie" wrote in message ... Cy Galley wrote: TSA still got your plane locked up or are you still looking for that old

Because a topic like this never gets too old ;) 1979 172 with original Cessna (RT-385 IIRC?) radios, the NAV frq display on the #1 box failed and the partners now finally agree it's not worth repairing. I'm contemplating two options: 1. Replace with a slide-in replacement like the TKM series,...

Does anyone know if there would be tax consequences for the lucky winner of the AOPA Commander 112. Thanks!! Jon Kraus '79 Mooney 201 4443H @ TYQ

Assuming proper maintanence and a good airframe log/book inspection, are there any concerns about high time airframes, like insurability, etc? My partners and I are looking at a warrior with over 11,000 AFTT.

I need to replace the aluminum wiring in my Archer with new copper cables. Spruce is selling Bogart replacement cables for $289 which seems a bit steep for the amount of cable and connectors involved. I understand Piper has a description of the parts and technique for doing the replacement, but...

Wow. When we started the Rogue's Gallery -- a webpage where aviation newsgroup aficionados can post pictures of our aircraft, in an effort to get to know one another better -- I had no idea this thing would eventually grow to encompass 32 different makes of aircraft! More amazingly, within those...