I live in northern lower Michigan where we have real winters some years (not this one yet). My partner and I own a 2000 Cessna 182. We are currently debating the proper use of the Tanis engine heater. It has been our practice in the past to plug the heater in after a flight and leave it plugged...

So I set up my other 2 GPS units in the cockpit and put their external antennas right next to the Garmin. The Lowrance Airmap 1000 and an old Apollo 920+ showed 5-9 sats up near the 80%. The Garmin showed 8+ sats pinned at the top and one or two more at 50%. Immediately after liftoff the Garmin...

The logbooks for our newly purchased A36 Bonanza has an entry "E2 Heat Engine Heater" installed. No other documentation on this AC powered heater (attached to oil sump) appears anywhere. Any ideas on who the manufacturer is? I want to get an owners manual and specs (e.g. current draw). Any help is...

"John Harlow" wrote in message ... Were they of any help other than telling you to "wait for production units"? Seems their customer relations could use a little help. They offered me the "first production unit" by express mail...

Hey Guys, I was at Walgreens today, and I saw some cheap interior lights for cars (LEDs) which plug into a cigarette lighter and light up your dash... The lights were the wrong color, but otherwise I was intrigued. It got me thinking about doing a similar thing to upgrade the...

I present, for your viewing pleasure, 200+ pix and several videos, all taken last week at Oshkosh Airventure 2009: http://www.alexisparkinn.com/oshkosh_2009.htm Included in this collection is exceedingly rare, uncut footage of Jay, Mary, and Brian Douglas singing karaoke at a formerly...

Jim Burns wrote: This is for all the RV'ers and/or pilot/campers in the group. I'm wondering if anybody has ever made an "APU" out of an RV type AC to DC power converter. I do some airplane camping each year as well as own a fifth wheel. I was wondering if something like the RV...

Thanks for all the feedback to my 6/20 post where I asked for recommendations for portable tiedown stakes. I decided to buy "The Claw" from Hunting Solutions in Pearl MS.681-932-5832. The set received a good review in the latest issue of Aviation Consumer. It seemed to address most of the...

We have become a NATION OF IDIOTS! We, by our OWN hand as a Nation are DESTROYING ourselves! We don't have to worry about some 'terrorist' Destroying America.......we are doing a GREAT JOB ourselves! The worst part is that you cannot count on a fellow american for NOTHING!

The EPA has taken the first step in the rulemaking procedure to potentially ban leaded in aviation gasoline. It is he http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480ae298f It is pretty clear where They are headed. They say "Currently, lead emitted by...

Hi - Very rarely, one of the 6-cylinder Lycoming IO-540's in my Aztec acts up after startup. There is a fair amount of vibration, and a high MP (20") for the resting 1000rpm, and if the engine monitor is turned on, it shows three of the six cylinder (1, 3, 6) not making any heat. Turning on the...

I am looking at buying a F33A which is turbonormalised. Does anyone have any knowledge about the value this adds to the aircraft. I know the cost of fitting but this one was done in 1991, and it is the original turbo. How much does it add to the value of the basic aircraft? TIA Geoff

On Oct 28, 5:49*pm, " drgwent...@re-move-this- verizon.net wrote: Hello flyers, I have a Bendix King KT76C Transponder for auction on eBay http://tinyurl.com/ylczysj Starting price is $199.00. *It works great. *I am only selling it because I bought a Garmin 330.

I'm looking for information, feedback, pitfalls of updating Bendix-King GPS's such as the KLN-89B and KLN-94 by updating the cards directly as opposed to plugging into the GPS itself. I understand that there is a card reader you can buy and that there is a firmware upgrade to it that allows the...

Hello there, I am considering the purchase of a Cardinal 177A with low frame and engine times, nice gps and slaved HSI. It has had 2 accidents, one in 2003 requiring major work to everything in front of and including the firewall. I have flown the plane and it feels heavier on the landings with...

I am a student pilot getting ready to solo next week (26 hours now). I am interested in a 1/3rd share of a '65 P206 due to my large family. Apparently annual insurance is currently $1950. The seller has contacted the partnership's insurance broker who has checked with their current insurer who...

http://alexisparkinn.com/fly-in_aviation_museums.htm I think this list of fly-in museums is by far the most useful I've found -- thanks for helping to create it, folks! Please check it over for accuracy, and submit any additions/corrections you may find to me at I have...

I am a female student pilot and the other evening I saw a commercial about "Alaska's Bush Pilots...The Real Deal". It was a documentary but I can't find it anywhere. Anybody know where I can purchase it? They said it was in HD so it may not even be available. Help!

re urgent aog request need urgent pin out dia for KTR 900 a/c not transmitting on P1 P2 ok

Hello Guys: I am in the process buying a malibu and I was just told the engine log is missing (overhauled in 1996, currently 850 hours smoh)but the owner has MOST of the invoices for the work done during last nine years since the overhaul. My questions are the following; 1. How much is the...