I got a demo flight in a Diamond DA-40 equipped with the Garmin G-1000 glass cockpit this morning. We departed IFR from Tacoma Narrows and flew west for some maneuvers. This plane was the second one out of the factory with the G-1000. I had a difficult time maintaining my altitude; the altitude...

This article pretty much describes the differences between the two airplanes and points up the issues that I have with the Cirrus. http://www.airplanenoise.com/articles/Skylane%20vs.%20Cirrus.pdf -- Christopher J. Campbell World Famous Flight Instructor Port Orchard, WA

I'm looking through my new Chief catalog, and see that Whelen is now selling a quartz landing light, part number WHL Q4509, for $74.50. As many of know, GE sells a quartz landing light, part number GE Q4509, for $25.00. Anyone know if the Whelen light is something special? Does it last 5...

NEVER NEVER NEVER click on a ZIP file link (or any other link) unless you know what it is... (Especially posted to a USENET group) wrote: Osama Bin Ladin was found hanged by two CNN journalists early Wedensday evening. As evidence they took several photos, some of which i...

OK, I know I said I would not get to fly this plane until tomorrow, but it arrived early and so I took a flight. This is a new turbocharged Cessna T182T. For those that have not seen the 182T (either turbo or normal, introduced last year), you might be a little startled the first time you take a...

Taylor wrote You meant retarding the spark for gasoline with lower anti-knock performance, not advancing it. I meant dynamic control of the spark advance, such as is normal in automotive engines. Spark advance refers to how far in advance of TDC (top dead center) the spark...

There was a prototype Tiger cabin with twin G1000s at OSH in the Tiger Aircraft display. There was also a rumor (completely unsubstantiated, but overheard at a couple vendor booths - not Tiger's) that there MAY be consideration of a 200hp Deltahawk turbodiesel once it is certified... Mark Tiger...

Looks great!! Good Luck! Nathan "Tony Woolner" wrote in message ... Just purchased a completely restored 1977 Piper Warrior. I am located at DXR. Here are some photos. Tony W

I'm thinking of purchasing a share in the AMD Alarus IFR trainer. I'm just 7 hours in a 172. Anyone have any recent experience or info? A Google search indicated that the last discussion on this was in 2003 on r.a.s

"C Kingsbury" wrote in message ... "Dude" wrote in message ... OK, but (1) at my old FBO they put covers on the wings and (2) they're hoping to run those...

One reason we love to fly is because we get there twice as fast... "Victor J. Osborne, Jr." wrote in : Ya, why is that? We all love to fly but we pay for speed so we can get there as fast as possible. Go figure.

Have you ever done an in-flight mag check? The folks at GAMI suggest this all the time, as does John Deakin of Advanced Pilot Seminars. If you have an engine management instrument like the JPI, EI or GEM you can do this to check for a bad plug that wouldn't normally show up. First you'll...

Sorry for the delay this year, but extremely busy since returning from Oshkosh.. Pictures are at http://www.myairplane.com/oshkosh2004 This was our first time doing a booth, it was 7 days of terror and fun at the same time. Our booth had a crowd in front if it constantly from the time the doors...

"Mike Noel" wrote in message ... Did anyone notice if this unit was offered and at what price? I didn't see it at OSH but I think the cost is around $500. I had one installed a couple of years ago and I think total cost ran...

I am looking into purchasing my own plane... I think that I am pretty aware of the costs (as much as a non-owner can be). I would like to hear from those of you who have had a good experience with a plane purchase. I have the bad experience posts also. My guess is that the good will outweigh the...

I am looking into purchasing my own plane... I think that I am pretty aware of the costs (as much as a non-owner can be). I would like to hear from those of you who have had a good experience with a plane purchase. I have the bad experience posts also. My guess is that the good will outweigh the...

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 01:23:14 GMT, john smith wrote: Ethanol-based gasohol is expensive and energy intensive to produce, and can damage rubber seals and diaphragms Man you can sure say that again. When I was an auto mechanic back in the late 70's at a Chrysler/Mazda/Subaru...

Martin Hotze wrote: I'd say that there must be a price at which it is cheaper to let the passenger stay behind than carrying him along. (weight -- fuel, eating, drinking, cleaning costs). On a typical domestic U.S. flight, it's negligible. There's almost no additional fuel cost to...

Jon Kraus wrote in message ... I know that there are several people that have really nice spreadsheets that they used for purchasing their airplane. Can someone guide me to one? Thanks!! Jon Kraus PP-ASEL-IA (Looking...

I went looking for pictures of the Helio courier after reading Mike's post, and the airliners.net page on the Helio courier is all screwed up. (http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=243) If you click for a larger version o fhte picture, you get an error thta there is no such picture. If you...