Can someone tell me what the fuel burn numbers are on a typical older c182 with the Continental 230hp carbed engine. I am trying to do a comparison with a Cherokee 6/300 and can't find numbers for the C182. Thanks, RT

I co-own a Cessna 182J (1966) and we are close to TBO. I know, Google is my friend but, I would like to ask about some personal experience/recommendations (preferably with price-tag) on overhaul, new engines or maybe even an upgrade. Also, I would like to have some recommendation about mechanic...

If anyone is interested, there is a 2002 C206H with the STC for the Leica camera mount for air photography for sale here in Puerto Rico. The camera that the STC is for is supposedly the same camera as was used in the U-2 spyplane (very large camera used for serious air-ground...

I've owned a C210 for about a year now and have noticed that my fuel vents, and primarily the left one, seem to be leaking a larger amount of fuel at full tanks than previously. A more experienced C210 owner told me that each of the wing tip vents has a check valve between the vent outlet and the...

I was thinking about a 340..... Any insight out there ? SK

A small oil leak has shown up topside and immediately behind the nosebowl on my Zodiac 601 HD powered with a C85. As near as can be seen, the crankcase nipple connection and hose leading to the air/oil separator is not "wet" or showing leakage. Neither the hose nor air/oil separator are...

Does anyone know how to find the location in the cabin where the sound levels are the least bothersome for dogs? I'm assuming it's center aft (I have a 4-place plane) but don't know if that's correct. Maybe on the floor? And what frequency range is most bothersome for them?

Just got my Exemption paperwork and it includes a new requirement for "Certificates of Attendance" for last year, I didn't get anything like that at the events, is this a retro requirement for last year?

One finds many 20+ year old aircraft advertised with engine time = airframe time, both in the neighborhood of 1000-1600 hours. Now, it is my undersatanding that aircraft engines have a calendar TBO as well as a tach TBO. however, prices for these aircraft do not seem to reflect engines that are...

A recent thread on what a person with an FCC license would have to do to install/calibrate/repair/adjust radios led me to do the research that I generally wind up doing once a year when this thread comes around again. Let's talk about the plain old airframe mechanic ("AM") and the feller with the...

Here's some good news for California based aircraft owners: AOPA GETS HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT CLARIFICATION FROM BOE At the request of AOPA, the California Board of Equalization (BOE) has clarified recent changes to the property tax exemption for historical aircraft. This exemption is available to an...

We just finished driving from San Diego to Tacoma WA. I had planned to bring my VFR Tri-Pacer down to Brown Field near San Diego California. I found the entire state of California from Bakersfield or so all the way up to the border, Oregon, and to a lesser extent Washington to be covered in...

Admittedly it was mostly hail, but there was some snow (sneaux for Darryl) mixed in with it. www.rstengineering.com/photos Jim -- There are only 10 kinds of people in the world.

I need to propose a reinstatement of our company's policy or allowing employees to fly private aircraft on business. I have a copy of our old plan which was closed down because it was too hard to administer given the limited number of pilots that qualified and used it. I'd appreciate those among...

Thanks for the note. I spent about $100 for a dingus that connects the cell to an intercom, it sounds like this works just as well for about $75 less! (Legal wrangling aside, of course... I'm sure you only call using 1.9GHz frequencies anyway) Mike Noel wrote: Just thought I would pass this...

Hi all, Thinking of buying a MiniDV camcorder for use in the aircraft to record instructional sessions. Does anyone (Jim Weir, perhaps?) know how I can (easily) connect headphone output audio (thus incorporating radio and intercom audio) into a camcorder microphone input? Thanks for any help,

Help! I tried recording the Nav/Com audio to my Sony camcorder in a c172. The gain is so high it just sounds like saturated noise. I basically wired from the co-pilot's headset jack a cable to the sony 'mic in' jack. Has anyone here successfully recorded a flight with clean audio, and if so, how...

I was looking at sat photos of Port Aransas and was curious about camping there. there is one airport by the city and another on the beach a few miles north. It the one north useable? Can you camp at both? Thanks dave

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...

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