As a member of this newsgroup for many years, I thought this would be a good place to get advice from my fellow pilots. My son is leaving for Afghanistan on the 21st of Aug from Camp Bullis. I am looking for a place to stay from Aug 20th - 22nd. Would like it to be near the "River Walk" area so...

Has anyone seen this?...1974 Warrior panel lights don't come on, and when I turn the rheostat past a certain point (almost full bright) the panel lights breaker pops. I'm thinking it's the power transistor, at least that's what I'm going to try first (along with cleaning the rheostat) since it's...

My wife and I made our trip from Wisconsin to Texas on the 4th of July weekend in our Cessna 172, flying back to Wisconsin the following weekend. We tried using the Garmin Pilot MyCast application on our Alltel cellphone in-flight along the way, and while it worked well on the ground during refuel...

Flight from KMBO to KHKS from wheels up to wheels down time compressed from 25 minutes down to 5 minutes. KJAN approach in this video and you can see how accommodating they are when I ask for a change in my clearance. Also found it interesting they asked me how many SOB. First I have been asked...

We've got some Madra droop-tips on our straight-wing -180. Although we've enjoyed their performance (good slow-flight characteristics, unchanged cruise/top speed), my partner on the plane can't stand the looks. So, we're looking to put Hoerner-style ones on. As far as I can tell,...

I'm thinking about buying a M20J and have a question about the A3B6D engine. Specifically, why haven't more owners switched to the dual drive magneto of the A3B6 IO-360 instead of the more typical A3B6 engine with only a single drive magneto. Seems like easy enough to do at the time of overhaul. ...

I need one for my right door. Anyone know any good used parts places? Thanks!

Yesterday's flight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb67FjwFmoM http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N1943L/history/20090808/1533Z/KMEI/KMBO 50 minutes worth of time compressed to 7 minutes from picking up the IFR clearance to shutdown. Some checklist items were omitted in the audio for video /...

Using this flight planner has become a regular part of my preflight prep. My membership expires at the end of this month. I sent in my renewal about a week ago. I noticed on Thursday I had lost access to the flight planner application just after getting a renewal reminder pop-up and I still...

I present, for your viewing pleasure, 200+ pix and several videos, all taken last week at Oshkosh Airventure 2009: http://www.alexisparkinn.com/oshkosh_2009.htm Included in this collection is exceedingly rare, uncut footage of Jay, Mary, and Brian Douglas singing karaoke at a formerly...

The club to which I belong has a 1978 Cessna R182 RG Skylane. This airplane has the long-range tanks (80 gallons total, 75 gallons usable - both tanks). I'm looking for a fuel dip stick that can be used with this airplane. I found the following J-Air FuelHawk at My Pilot Sto ...

Does anyone have any personal experience getting soundproofing in a Mooney M20J ? How effective is it ? Will your ears still ring without headsets ? Has anyone checked decibles before and after soundproofing ?

We need to replace the quick drain on the bottom of our Lyc O-360-A1A. The valve for the application is the CCB-37000. Does anyone know the correct torque and any recommended thread sealant? -- Best Regards, Mike. http://flickr.com/photos/mikenoel/

Yesterday's 1 1/4 hour flight compressed to 9 minutes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XvY44k1NdY Video contains landings at KJAN, KHKS and M16. Camera overheated at the end of my flight and I restarted it for the KMBO landing, ended up going around (bottom dropped out more then I cared for) and...

I just heard from one of my suppliers that all orders for Autolite plugs have been cancelled by the maker and there will be no more.

Good Day fellow pilots and aviation enthusiasts. After 30 years I made my dream to cross the Atlantic on a Single Engine Airplane, True. If you like to read the Trip story and see the photos, I have published it on Hub Pages in four parts. Go to the link : ...

With the increased sophistication of online technologies, industry transition to Internet-style solutions is inevitable. Business-to-business innovations based on the use of the public Internet have expanded horizons, slashed transaction costs and led to spectacular innovation. However, in spite...

T6 Flight to Greenwood MS with Aerobatics enroute - Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ami-dqDiRk Flight in a T6 including barrel roll, aileron roll, loop and hammer head stall while enroute to Greenwood MS. Video is only a taste of what I experienced yesterday. More videos will be forth...

T6 4 ship formation flight over Greenwood MS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B96gfcxci60 Video starts from Engine startup and includes the following formatons: Trail, Finger Four, Echelon and Diamond Formations. A couple of joins and breaks included for good measure. Additional details about...

I am in a quest to troubleshoot an oil temp that has crept up a bit in the last 100 hours or so. Checked all the baffling and"usual stuff". I was going to check the accuracy of the gauge via testing. 2 things that I cannot find: the part number of the oil temp sending unit and a supplier. This...