Hi! Just a question if there are any mechanics here. What would the normal install time be for an S-TEC system 20 one-axis autopilot be into a 1968 Piper Arrow? Presuming the directional gyro/heading bug is OK, and the NAV instruments are up to it off course. Just to have an idea.

Hi all... I'm planning on flying down to D.C. from northern NJ in a couple of weeks, and was wondering which airport down there is the best these days? I know College Park is the most ideal, but unfortunately it's still not accessible by transient aircraft. Basically, I need the closest airport...

Thanks for your previous help, folks. I have, hopefully, one remaining question. At the age of 35, having resigned to a life of earthbound employment, I just want to know this: If I finish my instrument rating and complete my commercial, is it possible to recover those training expenses flying...

Does anyone else find the Be-A-Pilot commercial annoying? The guy in the commercial seems to be more interested in showing us his phony white teeth. The fool keeps his upper lip up through the entire commercial so that his teeth show the entire time. Just my two cents worth... David (KORL)

I have a strange, intermittent charging problem in my Mooney and am looking for a good electrical shop. I've changed out the alternator, battery, regulator, field wire, alternator ground wire and several other items and I'm still having a charging problem. I'm looking for a shop that knows how to...

Well, as if the drunk Pottstown pilot busting Philly's Bravo wasn't enough to thouroughly embarrass the local flying community, now we have another incident. Last night, a local news chopper had to perform evasive maneuvers to avoid a single engine plane that was, according to the news report,...

There doesn't seem to be a lot of information available on the web (first time for everything) with regard to tie down space in SoCal (specifically SNA). What is the best way to go about this. I know there is a waiting list as long as my arm (or longer). But I've also been told that many people are...

I'm flying into Henderson (HND) on the evening of 5/21. I need to get to McCarren to pick up a rental car from Hertz since the neighborhood Hertz locations will be closed by then. Is there a shuttle that runs from HND to LAS? I'm planning on calling a taxi, but always appreciate a cheaper...

The Dayton Class C airspace sits right next to the Wright-Patterson AFB Class D airspace. A vector for the ILS approach often takes us over or through the class D airspace. If we are VFR, I always verify with the approach controller if we are ok to enter the class D. I have received mixed answers...

Last night during the 6:00 news, I was watching the WABC news when Shannon Sohn, the Newscopter 7 reporter suddenly came on, very shaken, and said that Chopper 4, her counterpart on WNBC, had just gone down seconds earlier. She was particularly upset because her husband is the morning reporter in...

Funny no mention of the crash last saturday during an airshow practice. TV coverage showed the low wing in an apparent spin right into the water. Pilot was killed and no further details from the program after that. Anyone else know of it?

Hey, if you're the guy who took off on runway 18 in the light blue and white Piper retractable at Sunriver, OR (S21) Sunday around noon, what the hell was wrong with your engine? With the sputtering I half expected not to see the plane pop up above the trees... And I was really surprised you...

My '61 Cessna landing light switch has two positions; First notch is the taxi light, and the last notch turns on the landing light but leaves on the taxi light. Does anyone know of a legal replacement switch that separates the two lights? (taxi light goes off on the last notch). The reason I ask is...

Hi, two moths ago I asked for suggestions regarding coast to coast trip in Cessna 172. I'd like to let you know, that I have completed this trip today :-) Had to skip some things from plan, and route around weather NE of Hot Springs. Had another thunderstorm activity encounter over New Orleans,...

Cherokee National Fly-In & Convention June 18 - 20, 2004 Open to all PA-28 & PA-32 Cherokee pilots, their families, and friends. At the renowned Tan-Tar-A Resort on the Lake of the Ozarks, Osage Beach, Missouri. Grand Glaize airport (K15). Our 2003 Fly-In was a huge success. Our 2004 Fly-In...

Anyone with "warflying" experience ? http://www.dailywireless.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=239

My employer chose perhaps the most expensive and most useless insurance policy they could, and today I called up Allegis Benefits and chewed them up. Check this out: "What is not covered under all plans: - Suicide or attempted suicide while sane or insane - Acts of war (declared or undeclared) -...

A friend and I have talked about buying a fun plane in addition to our Mooney. All the "fun" planes I've enjoyed flying have been fabric. One of our requirements is no electrical system (just because the must fun I've had flying is when the plane is simple). I used to fly a Cessna 140 and even that...

GASP!!!! The Innkeeper has no beard!!!

Well, Paul took his vacation from Olde England and hit Manhattan last Saturday. Today, he hopped a train down to my place in New Jersey. We procrastinated as long as possible, but finally it was time to head out to the airport. We decided to run the Hudson corridor, cut west over northern New...