Ok, I know we have some tax experts out there. Tell me. When you sell an aircraft, what taxes apply to the seller? Is this a capital gains/loss situation? We're talking about an aircraft owned by and registered to a private individual and used for pleasure. George Patterson Drink is the curse of...

Hi all, My friend from oversea want me to buy C172 for him and asking me if I could keep his plane at my local airport for couple months before he come to pickup. He also give me permission to fly his plane during this time. But my question would be how would you deal with bill of sale, tax, and...

I'm thinking of purchasing a Cirrus SR22, I seen it at Sun'n Fun (although I have seen it before) and now I can not stop thinking about it. I certainly can not afford to purchase one outright, but have a few people at my local FBO that would be interested in partnering.. I would like to get...

Flightinfo.com asked for pilots political orientation. Results: Democrat 22.97% Republican 57.24% Ind. 19.79% http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21699

He'll is take it Nd make a project out of it if the price is right

If you have an AOPA/MBNA credit card then you should check the APR on your last statements. MBNA has been raising the APR on AOPA cardholders, even if you pay on time. So check your credit card statements and call AOPA credit card services to complain. And also call MBNA to drop the rate back down.

I have a recently purchased (eBay) Aircraft Radio Corporation audio control panel with R-402 Marker Beacon Receiver. I don't have the wiring diagrams or operations manuals for either unit. I've looked on the Aeroelectric site and the usual search places with no luck turning up the data I...

I need to replace the tach cable in a friends plane. The inner part is what needs replacement. I have access to another cable but the inner part is too long. How can I shorten the cable? The end is square and appears to have been put into a press to form it. I tried to square up a piece of...

I'm considering buying a plane, and have decided to go with a twin. I understand that there will be more maintenance costs over a single, but I like the safety margin of the second engine. I also like the idea of pressurization, because we have some high mountains out here on the west coast. It...

What is the cost of a Rolls Royce Allison 250 turbine engine, purchased new, and are they generally available used? If yes, what is a typical price discount? Are there lower cost equivalents with smilar reliability either already released or soon to be available? -- Will

I would like to know the advantages and disadvantages of these aircraft. They have aproximately the same performance with a significant difference in the fuel consumption. What about maintenance cost? Please post your comments.

Can an 0-300 last a long time? I just bought into a C-172 with an O-300, approx 700 SMOH. It is down for an annual and we have discovered #2 and #4 cylinders have sticky valves. One of the valves will need to be replaced. Surely there is a time-tested set of techniques somewhere on how...

Hello, All! About a year ago, I started airplane shopping. For personal and professional reasons, I had to back-burner that after never getting past the tire-kicking stage. Along the way, I got a lot of help from folks on this board, so now I'm returning to the fount as I prepare to begin...

I am looking to purchase a pressurized twin that my ins co will let me fly and am very interested in a Duke. They look to be fast and fits my needs of cabin class (vs Baron type), potty for kids' emergencies and payload to haul family of 4 over the Sierra/Rockies for up to 1000nm. I've looked at...

From the Cessna Pilots Ass'n avionics forum: "Just talked to Tom Engberg at Cessna about G1000 WAAS upgrade. He said that Cessna was waiting on Garmin to propose an upgrade to the pre 07 G1000s. He also said that it was going to take a change in the GIAs and that would be very expensive. This...

Heh, on the way back from the avionics shop to get the IFR cert done and a new VOR head installed, the LEDs went out on our #1 comm (KX-155). The first 2 digits ( 121.9, the 12 is gone). Just went out in flight. What is involved in replacing the LEDs? Is it the whole cover? We have to take the...

Why is the market for late model V35B's and F33A's so flat. The economic climate (real and perceived) and 90's run-up have a lot to do with it, I'll acknowledge that. But there seems to be something else at work in this market. Are the Lancair Columbia and Cirrus SR22 substitute products for...

Is it true that there is no longer any requirement to label gasoline contaminated with alcohol? Good article he http://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/Gasoline.html I just did the add water to gas test on a couple of local gas sources and all contain alcohol, and none of the pumps said anything...

Any DA40 owners here ? Assume one flies 100-150 hours/year, how much is the annual cost associated with owning a new DA40 ? What about a 5-6 years 2nd hand one ? I don't own business and have no way of writting off any of the costs.

Can anyone tell me why I keep seeing these planes selling for what seems like a great price? Every once in a while someone advertises this brand and model, but different planes for the same price as most Cessna 150's. Why? What is the problem with these planes? Lou