We've got an S-Tec 60-2 in our Aztec. After sitting out in a heavy pounding rain last summer, we started experiencing run away pitch problems. I found an S-Tec news letter that says this can happen when water gets into the static system and the transducer can't read the proper static pressure....

Anyone know if there is any problem in buying a battery operated "home" CO detector and mounting it under your seat or somewhere inconspicuous? What is the difference between a "home" unit and an "aviation" unit? Now before you get crazy and call me cheap...I know that the credit card pill type...

I have a voltmeter plugin in the cig lighter socket. It reads about 11.5 when I trun on the master. Reads about 12.8 after engine start and after an hour flight has worked up to maybe 13.7 or so. I plan on taking a known accurate meter out Sat to check these reading. My A&P says maybe the...

My renewal for the Maule went from $1300 to $2000. Same carrier (Global), same coverage. Broker said that they requested quotes from 6-8 companies - 2 quotes rec'd, this was the lowest. Ouch!

Well it just had to happen, my son-in-law and family are transfering to Georgia. Now it was one thing to fly from Northern Calif.(Eureka area) to San Diego, that is not a bad little cross country, but all the way across the country?? You know how many charts I will have to buy, let alone...

Looking at a '73 Cherokee 180 that had an overshoot incident about 300 hours ago. At that time the owner had to do a bottom overhaul I think because of engine stoppage and at the same time did a top overhaul - but not a major. So basically it's been 1600 smoh, but only 300 since bottom and top. ...

Got a call from the mechanic "fuel cap gaskets are worn, need replacement" me: fine, replace gaskets Another call from mech "uhh, no part number on the fuel caps, not normal piper part, therefore no approved gasket can be found, have to replace caps AND gaskets" me: OK, I guess no...

Hello, Our FLight dept owns a Lear 31a. Currently there is no power to the cabin (ie **V outlet) I have been quoted exhorbanant pricing to add a 12v cigar lighter (5000+) to the cockpit or cabin. Any ideas on what I can do as an alternative? (and still remain legal) Thanks, Tommy PS, I know...

Two Scenarios: 1. Operating Costs for brand new Jet Ranger flying daily. 2. Operating Costs for Mid-time Jet Ranger flying daily. Other Considerations: 1. Typical pilot salary costs (Commercial Rotorcraft Pilot) with over 2000 hours.

I belong to a really good flying club (http://www.rochesterflyingclub.com/) - we've got 5 aircraft ranging from a Piper Warrior (PA28-161) to a Piper Lance (P32R-300). I fly about 25-35 hours a year, and wish I could fly more. The majority of my flying is weekend trips up to Canada to see my...

I'm in the midst of having these lights installed, (they are the cut-in-the-leading-edge landing lights) and we come to a fork in the road with regards to the wiring. The kit comes with a split L/R on/off switch, and two 10 amp circuit breakers. This means that my existing landing light switch...

My club is upgrading our collection of CNX-80's to the new GNS-480 software. We've noticed that when hooked up to a slaved xponder, the squawk code is no longer reset to 1200 when you power down the unit. The way we noticed this is having a few people "reminded" by the tower that they should be...

Google shows that this question last appeared here in 2001. Therefore, I wanted to pose it again in the event there might be more anecdotal data since then. Are there benefits to replacing massive electrode spark plugs with fine wire spark plugs? Background: I have a turbo-normalized IO-520 in...

I'm sure some of you here have scanned your logs into a machine readable format. Please let me take advantage of what you've learned. Do you store the scanned pages as .jpg, or .pdf, or something else? Each page a separate file? Any special software? Did you build an index? If so, how?

Porcine.com has the info on using a hand held gps to drive an autopilot. I have a Smart coupler II LE that I used with a Garmin 295 to drive a Century 1. Just installed a panel mount Northstar GPS 60 and it now drives the Autopilot. The couple is not needed anymore. For sale for $199 including...

Does anyone have a reccommendation where to get a pre purchase inspection and annual for a Bell 47 helicopter in southern New Jersey

This link is interesting. http://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=11635 The story is that in the UK and most of Europe the all glass Cirrus including the 22 is only suitable for VFR flights only. Whilst the GPS may be IFR certified in the US, Its not in the UK. also with DME and ADF it only...

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...

I have not been able to get landings.com for a while. Where did it go?

You could call Airtronics at Clintonville, WI , 92nm nne of MSN. 715-823-2161 Jim "Alex" wrote in message ... Anyone have a good shop for installation of a stormscope in the Madison WI area? I'm looking for...