A couple of months ago our AI, which had been "coming and going", finally went. We replaced it with a rebuilt unit from "The Gyro House", which had the dual effect of getting our autopilot working properly again. Last month, our DG failed completely and suddenly, after a normal landing in Pella,...

Just two months and two weeks until OSH, ladies and gents! We're already gearing up for two events this year designed by and for pilots: 1. 6th Annual Iowa City Fly-In Pool Party http://www.alexisparkinn.com/iowa_city_pool_party.htm Hard to believe it's been six years since you guys and gals...

Anybody fly one of these? KC

When we flew our '75 Warrior, it developed a problem with the alternator going off-line in flight. This was preceeded by the ammeter needle bouncing crazily and finally pegging at 60 amps. I fixed that problem by spending an hour tracing all the electrical lines, and tightening connections. The...

what are they (if anything) "rolling out" @ OSH this year? Anything exciting? Any upgrades to the 396 I should know about b4 purchasing?......thanx!!! richard colorado c172rg / 2V2

I have a Sigtronics SPA-400 intercom in my Cherokee. Everything works fine, except that the right seat position has an annoying amount of electrical noise in the headset. It is a high-pitch whine (alternator noise), and the pitch seems to follow RPM. This is not noticable in the pilot's headset,...

Hey all. Question about my Cherokee's O-360. When we first got it about 3.5 years ago, it was very low hours SOH, but almost 10 years. We had some sticking valves and bad oil consumption, so sent the jugs out to have the IRAN. At that time, in addition to the the IRAN, a few rusted valve...

I located a plane I'd like to buy; unfortunately somewhere along the way the FAA didn't get some paperwork and the current owner didn't get clear title. Is there anything I can do to 'buy' the a/c and start working on it, or do I have to sit on my hands? - Mike

In my quest to purchase an aircraft I came to the conclusion that a 2 seater could fit my mission parameters AND my budget. I can afford: Beech Skipper (goes between 25-35 grands age around 20+) Mooney M10 (same as the skipper ... but it's older age around 30+) Piper Tomahawk (same as the...

This is actually a split off from the "Rotating Injectors Among Cylinders" thread. I prefer not to distract that thread any. I must say that I find the evidence presented in support on LOP to be uncompelling. Although it is certainly appealing at the gut level, it is a far cry from scientific...

It seems to be the season for finding oil leaks. At our completely uneventful annual (just finished two days ago) I asked my shop to investigate a new leak that I had detected when I de-cowled the engine for the inspection. All across the top of our 3-year-old, 500-hour engine, down the seam...

Our partnership decided to sell our '77 Warrior II while it still had about 400 hrs left before TBO. That was a year ago. There is about 200 hrs left now. Vref shows about 48K and we've dropped the price to 42K. She needs paint and is right at TBO. She still runs strong and burns about 1qt of...

I got an idea from a recent thread. I would like to know what you guys would spend to go a little faster. This would seem to be interesting information, and a fun topic. Please note the present speed of your plane, because 5 knots means a lot more at 100 than 200. Personally, It seems to me that...

Due to the problems of getting 100LL in many places, Lycoming is seeking FAA approval for the standard compression engines to be able to use 93 octane auto gas. Link to avweb article bellow. Sounds like good news, since I have an O-360. Maybe airports will start to...

What tools do you take along for a two day XC? - Mike

A few months ago a group of us "pilots with kids" realized that our pilot-rated children could no longer afford to fly even the clapped-out rental 150s at our local FBO. Over a few beers, we started plotting a way to help. All of us were already aircraft owners -- but we all owned...

I'm looking to buy one. They are around, but the market is small enough tat determining market value is difficult. Compared to a similarly equipped, same-year unmodified 150, what should the price difference be? Ari. -- Elections only count as free and trials as fair if you can lose money betting...

All day long heard private plane noise, couldn't have my usual barbaque outside, drove me crazy. Had to go inside, cook ribs inside with loud music playing to drown out the plane noise.

Is it worth the bother? We're coming up on our annual inspection in May, and there are at least four antennas on our bird that do nothing. I'll bet there's a few feet of cable going to each one, too. Does removing an antenna net you any extra speed, or is it mainly a weight reduction...

I cancelled my previous order for their TPAS 100 after I heard the terrible reviews from the newsgroups and some aviation publications. Through a Google search I was only able to find one guy's review which was positive. Anyone care to share what they heard or experienced with the...