In the Cessna 172's nosewheel strut are several O-rings, but the one that seals against the chrome piston sometimes twists in its groove and a spiral failure (tear) occurs. All the outer-cavity oil escapes, then the nitrogen leaves and the strut goes flat. The failure appears to happen rather...

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/skycraft_landing_lights.htm The pictures don't capture all the nitty gritty details of the installation. A couple of things to note: 1. The wiring does NOT go inside the wings, but is rather routed inside a flexible conduit that gets attached to the wing ahead of the...

Well, not too many surprises this year, other than the ELT. (Which I suspected would not pass again, and it didn't.) 1. The Ameri-King ELT installation went smoothly. Running the wiring up to the stupid annunciator panel in the dash (now required for all ELTs) was a pain, but Ameri-King uses a...

I am looking for parts manuals or any manual pretaining to this aircraft. I purchased a 11A that the gear spread-eagled on landing rollout. I am in need of all fuselage fittings, gears, oleos, springs, pivot fittings, everything. I realize parts are hard to come by and will possibly have to make a...

Cleveland 500 X 5 brand new, temporary tires have been mounted on the rims, have a set of new (can't remember the name - will check tomorrow) tires as well, complete with hub caps. These are the high performance Cleveland number 199-152. Wicks & Spruce list 'em for $750, I'll take $600 USD - you...

My son Austin soloed last Monday 7/7/03. On his own; His money, his idea; Finish up stuff. A single 172 missed the microburst onslaught at San Marcos. His first ride was at 5 in a J3 with his uncle who still has that bird. He flew my 172, N739CD, Lawton OK to Austin TX at 14 years old. All bets...

Just purchased an aircraft with a SKYNAV 5000 installed. The datacard in the unit is from Feb 2000. I believe the final update was from 2003. Anyone know where I can get the datacard updated or buy a datacard with last update? Magellan and Jeppesen no longer support this product. Any help is...

I discovered when I bought my plane that pretty much every aircraft tire I had ever seen was underinflated. The manual calls for 42psi in the mains on my plane, and if you can see even the slightest sidewall squishiness they're down in the low 30's and at the end of a month they're down below...

We had 5-6 inches of snow last Thursday followed with a mix of rain/freezing rain on Saturday. We went to the airport on Sunday arming with shovels, snow brushes, isopropyl alcohol sprayer etc. Right after entering the gate, we glanced at the ramp and was alarmed to see the other Cardinal on the...

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/

I have suspected for a while that my old analog tach was lying to me. My Archer's static RPM at take-off was measuring about 22k and the minimum spec was 2325, but the plane seemed to have good cruise speed. When I pointed an optical tach through the windshield I read a static RPM of 23.4K. ...

The IO-520 in my Cessna 210 is running rough. It seems to run smooth at 1000 rpm but the roughness appears above about 1400. One cylinder is “cold” and apparently not producing any power. I pulled the rocker cover and found that the intake valve spring was broken. My mechanic and I...

Two possible causes, Newps... One is a broken wire(s) going to the instrument panel where moving the wire around to work on the lugs causes the broken ends to abrade and make better contact for a while, and then they reoxidize... This is high on my suspicion list since it is the same two wire...

Many ASOS frequencies in the Ohio area are being changed to the same frequency(121.425). I find this bad since I usually tune in my local ASOS from 50 to 100 miles out (depending on altitude). This was fine when the frequencies were different, but now I get info from a nearer one. I want to know...

Most interested at this time in learning about all the Small Aircraft and Large Air Shows scheduled for this summer....can you help me as to where they can be found, etc etc .....thank you in advance and, Best regards, Dick Enna *** Sent via http://www.automationtools.com *** Add a newsgroup...

Title says it all Thanks Dave Dallas

Hi, I have lit my entire panel, via a combination of "nu-lites" and instrument replacements of instruments that were internally lit. I am quite happy with the result, but I still have dark fuel, oil pressure and temp gages, and the ammeter on my Cessna 172N. I have searched the web quite a bit, I...

Hi All, Is there some software that will record your piolts log elcetronically, Free or shareware. Ideally it will compute leg lenghts (as crow flies from ICAO airport codes) If anyone can tell me it would be a great help. Yours hopefully,

Hi all, I got this from a Bonanza website. This could have a great impact on general aviation maintenance. Please read it and comment if you have valued...

does someone have a clue what the value of a project basket for a 1947 Fairchild 24 R 46 with new factory engine. Project was purchased as is and been hangered since 1995 never touched. My husband passed away in September and I need to sell it so that I can sell the hanger and a V35 Bonanza. If...