I was wondering how much weight taking off the wheel pants would gain me for cargo? I have a 1979 C152 with wheel pants and need to be able to carry a little more weight. I've heard around 18 pounds, but does anyone know for sure? PatW (a new pilot and owner)

Hello, We're looking into a twin and the Twin Comanche is on our list. I know that the later models have the counter rotating props -- although i don't know too much about what this means, other than its "better". We fly a mooney now and thus I don't worry about the prop -- as long as it keeps...

A few months I ran my idea of acquiring a Commander 114/115. As was pointed out to me, the numbers historically sold and the companies current financial plight makes future parts availability questionable. After some digging and evaluation, I am now considering bypassing my 2nd choice as well,...

I have a nice set of DC 10-13-S that I'd like to convert to ANR. Headsets Inc advertises in AOPA Pilot magazine and has a reasonable web site for products and services. They also have some customer testimonials of varying degrees of flattery on their site. I'd sure be interested in hearing other...

Ho, ho, ho....! Me, I'm asking Santa for a new, solid-state transponder -- which is about as dull as socks & underwear, but the third digit on mine keeps going wacky once in while. I *hate* it when ATC thinks I've set my squawk code wrong... What are you hoping to find in YOUR stocking on...

My engine has 1200 SMOA and 4500 TT. I can find very little regarding the relevance of total time. Maybe it's close to irrelevant since a MO touches everything anyway. Lyc even zero-times their remans, of course, even they are obviously not truly 0 TT. Just curious about the subject of engine...

In 2004 we experienced our #2 cylinder dropping off-line on take-off from Titusville, FL, resulting in a quick return for landing. No amount of high RPM leaning would clear it, so we de-cowled the engine, took all 12 spark plugs out, cleaned them, put them back in, and all was well. Conditions...

Our JPI EDM-700 engine analyzer may have paid for itself today. Here's the scenario: Mary is PIC. During her run-up, the left mag dropped a bit more than the right. She leaned it back (the usual fouled-plug procedure) and it smoothed out to within specs. Still not as smooth at the right, but...

We recently replaced one of our Cessna 300 radios (it was still working) with a TKM MX-300. Someone at our aiport is interested in buying the old radio and I'm wondering what a fair price would be. Thanks, Radu

I'm looking at a Skymaster that is mechanically in very good shape, but is absolutely (just barely) VFR. It has more boat anchors in it than Tracker Boats sells in a month. So..if a mid-time multi-rated, instrument pilot was going to spend money on a new radio stack, how much would he or she have...

Hangar tenents, Hypothetical situation: You're in a hangar. There are no more hangars for 100 miles. There is a waiting list for a hangar just as long. There are plenty of tie-downs for a poultry 70.00 per month. Just out of curiosity .... what would be the magic price of hangar rent that...

Or is it even worth looking at something so high time? I'm interested in your opinions... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2488804722&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

A fellow pilot/friend and I have been knocking around the idea of doing a 2-way partnership on an aircraft next summer. I have had my ticket since 1998 although I have only 150 some odd hours total. My friend has about half that. Relatively speaking we still consider ourselves newbie "students" but...

Last week I walked up to a couple pilots discussing an airplane that was sitting on the ramp at STE. They noted that it did not have a data tag on it so they really weren't sure what it was. What it looked like was an early straight leg 172 fastback, but it had a swept tail, not a straight tail. ...

Went out to the airport this morning about 1:00 am to top off my tanks, there was an aircraft on the runway it looked like super cub or something with big tires practicing either high-speed taxiing on the runway or simulated engine outs and bouncing? I turned on my scanner to find out what he was...

I want to build a cable to run my M1 & M3 at home in demo mode. Both navigators use the same connector & pinout for their power (connector P15 on M3, not sure about M1). The connector looks like a Centronics 24-pin, but the edges are more rounded. I showed my local electronic store my M3 but...

What tools do you take along for a two day XC? - Mike

I seek the collective wisdom of the group. As I have mentioned previously, I was the co-owner of a 1965 Piper Aztec, due to various conflicts in the partnership, the plane has not flown in two and a half years (approx.) most of this time it has been in a heated hangar, but has been out in the...

Okay, I always love reading everyone's thoughts on these types of questions so I'll post one for myself. Well, my wife finally gave me thumbs up to buy a plane after taking a 6-year break from flying. Well, I'm pretty conservative and worry about losing my job, etc. But darn it, it is about...

With OSH 2005 fast approaching, the blood is quickening, and there's a new spring in my step. The Big One is almost here! However, as we do every year, we're starting to look at Atlas -- our 1974 Pathfinder -- with a jaundiced eye, looking for deficiencies that need filling, either in his...