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...

You know that life is good, when your garbage bin contains 12 empty quarts of aeroshell W100, and 6 empty MGD bottles. Today I installed the oil "quick change" valve, then went flying for 30 minutes, then changed the oil. Oh that makes it SO much easier! No safety wire, no "channeling" the oil...

It's been a while since I did much radio work with ATC and was dreading it but found ATC very courteous, helpful, and professional. Those people work in pressure cookers, and yet they manage to be so nice. One thing I noticed. The controllers have widely differing personalilties and...

I was wondering if anyone has Oshkosh lodging recommendations for the 26th to the 30th. This will be my 6th Oshkosh, but the first time I'll be able to fly into the show. All previous times we have commuted from Madison after flying in there due to relatives in that part of the state. I know the...

Looks like my mechanic just found a small crack in the bottom of my oil pan I had noticed a small amount of oil on the belly, around the front gear well, and a small bit coming out the top of the cowling at the oil access door that normally wasn't there. Had him pull the cowling off and after a...

Over the past months, I've been working on a converter to allow flightplan data from a KLN-94 or KLN-90B to be transmitted to a Garmin 396. This facility already exists with Garmin panel-mounts, but the King units output their data in a slightly different format. The converter takes the King data...

Hello, I'm just reading up on HSI's and I notice some planes have HSI's that are not slaved. I know this means i'm supposed to check it every 15 minutes or so to make sure the HSI and the compass jive. I guess I should still do that even if it was slaved... but what I am wondering is if you can...

Hello, In my continueing search for information on Twin Comanches I've come across a question on de-ice. I notice some Twin Comaches have it and others don't. Is there an after market company that sells the boots,etc? Or were they all installed at the factory? Also, what is the difference...

The IO-360-A3B6 on my Mooney seems to be lossing pressure. 5 years ago it would show 25 to 30 lbs of fuel in cruise. Now I"m getting 20 lbs (steady, not bouncing), it also drops down to about 15 after shutting off the electric pump for about 1 second. These values are all within the green range but...

This may sound like a silly question but: Some time ago my father passed away suddenly when I was a teenager and my mother sold his airplane. I don't know much about the transaction only that my fathers C182 left Canada and headed down to the States. Fast Forward 22 years and I happen to find a ...

i have a TX 760 D Terra (By Trimble) Comm radio, does anyone know anyone who repairs these radios It basically cycles though the memory bank neverending......

Greetings: I have a Piper Altimatic II autopilot in my '64 C model Aztec which has been in-op since I bought the airplane. I bought a service manual for this autopilot with the idea of learning how it was supposed to work, and with the hope of , maybe, just maybe, getting it to work and having...

From today's AvWeb: NATCA Honors Its Best Archie League Medal Safety: Air Traffic Control Tapes http://www.natca.org/mediacenter/ALTapes.msp Great Lakes Region: Cirrus in trouble after switching off autopilot. Hmm? Eastern Region: Gear up catch by tower.

I have a 1978 Warrior II and it looks like the heat element went south. The circuit breaker is fine so I believe that's the problem but I'm open to suggestions. My A&P is out of town so I'd like to try and get a head start by ordering parts if possible. Can anyone recommend a source to get...

Hello everyone, I had a situation where my tachometer cable came loose at the tachometer. I reattched it as tight as I could be hand and is holding so far. I wanted to know if I should try and tighten it more using pliers, or could that cause damage. Or is it common practice to apply something...

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I've been trying to get ahold of TKM to ask a question about my MX-170B. Their phone number just goes to voicemail, their fax goes unanswered as does their email. I know they still sell new radios but did the just disappear recently? Does anyone have a better contact for these guys? -Robert

Flyers, I have a Bendix-King KX155 which I use as my primary radio. Lately I have major distortion only on certain frequencies. For example I frequently talk to Atlantic City Approach on 134.25 and the reception is garbled. I have limited data on some things since this is a new problem. But I...

Hello, As some of you may have concluded with my other posts, we're looking at a getting into a Twin Comanche and I'm curious about what questions to ask after seeing a listing online and prior to getting to the "pre-buy" inspection stage. Currently i'm asking: 1. if all ADs/SBs are complied...

I have an odd ball digital replacement 170B that is no longer servicable. Since I already have the 155 and and moving map GPS, I need a basic, inexpensive, nav/com hole filller for it as #3 radio. I really like having it there. What type of used equipment is out there that is a slide-in 170B...