As my .signature attests, I'm also a ham radio operator. I'd like to be able to use a 2 meter/440 MHz dual-band radio in the aircraft. While, ideally, that radio would be an Icom IC-2820H, like the one in my car, practically speaking it'll be a handheld. An external antenna would seem to be a...

I am part of a very small flying club that shares the cost and ownership of an aircraft. We've been handling the billing for flights and such for a number of years with simple versions of quickbooks and its, well, just ok at handling this. Not particularly well suited, but cheap. Unfortunately a...

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This sounds to me like one of the greatest safety advances in years - and at a great price. Anyone own one? Anyone read any reviews? Check out - http://www.findmespot.com/

As I get older, and I find myself needing more and more light as the lenses in my eye darken, I have noticed a definite need for more light on night landings. My eye doc has recommended waiting a while on the cataract surgery, as they are not so bad yet. Given that, I think having a better view of...

Is there some way to get the asshole who posts the MI5 garbage to quit?

What are the options out there for replacing the glareshield fabric on Piper Cherokees? Specifically, I have a 1978 Warrior that has some badly-faded fabric though the tears seem to be minimal. I know I'll need to have the A&P remove the windshield but the weatherproofing seems to be coming out...

Annuals Complete, IA was happy with my baffle repairs. I learned allot about riveting, spacing, and collected a bunch of new tools :) necessitating the purchase of a vary large roll around tool box and 2 stage air compressor 24cfm 150psi hahaha... Now to the baffle seal part: I removed the...

I want to build a cable to run my M1 & M3 at home in demo mode. Both navigators use the same connector & pinout for their power (connector P15 on M3, not sure about M1). The connector looks like a Centronics 24-pin, but the edges are more rounded. I showed my local electronic store my M3 but...

I remember someone posted a link for downloading sectionals and I can't find it now. Can someone please repost it? Thanks Dave

I have a Piper Archer III and want to change the battery. The ELT is an Artex 110-4. I can open the panel and found two thumbscrews which only remove the cap of the ELT, I can also remove the BNC and Molex connector. There are four screws on top, however these serve only to open the ELT,...

Flyers, First, as a reminder, some may recall that I had unwittingly landed one day in Williamsburg, VA without the flaps. I didn't notice they had not deployed until my next pre-flight when I found them INOP. They I remembered out fast I came over the fence and controlling the airspeed was...

I flew MHT-BWI on Southwest yesterday... We were making no better than 270 knots groundspeed. I guess the Cap't was not BS'ing us about a stiff headwind at ~33,000... Any slower & we'd have to gotten out & pushed... --

This time of year here in the Northeast US I always preheat my Bonanza's IO520 engine with a Tanis heater and an insulated cowling/prop cover as it sits in an unheated t-hangar. The result is that the oil temperature at startup is around 105 degrees F, even if the outside air temperature is as low...

Any info about relative cost of a high quality overhaul of an IO520 compared with replacement by a (say) second run IO550? "high quality" means to me, at least, either ECI or Millennium cylinders and a nationally known shop.

I thought about the winch system, but my plane weighs around 5,000lbs. Pulling on the tail tie down ring might just rip it off. There unfortunately is no way even four people could push it upslope on our ramp on the ice. I use a 10HP tug that goes under the nose wheel, and is big enough for a...

"William Hung" wrote in message ... On Dec 30, 8:00 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote: Mxsmanic wrote : nobody writes: ...

"William Hung" wrote in message ... On Dec 30, 8:00 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote: Mxsmanic wrote : nobody...

Heh...heh... I thought of the same possibility a few months ago..... We have to allow for the possibility that anyone here may be very different in real life than our "on line" personalities... It would not be the first time.. Great entertainment tho....

For the plane, of course... ;-) It was a year for tools, for me. Mary gave me a way cool mini-tool kit, in a quality carrying case that folds down into a neat 8" x 12" package. It's full of screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, a hammer -- all the stuff you might need in a pinch. Along with my...