After weeks of unrelenting, never-ending bad weather, with freezing rain, sleet, fog, snow, high winds, low visibility, and low ceilings, I decided to have the plane annualed early. I mean, what the heck -- the weather has been horrendous anyway, right? Why screw up summer and wait till...

I have a sticky main strut in my Pa-28-151. My engineer has suggested changing the o-rings and valves of both struts. I was curious about the whole structure and have looked everywhere in the internet with no luck Any suggestions where I could find them? Gus

I am looking for suggestions from the peanut gallery on my step-up aircraft. I am IFR certified with about 500 hours PIC. I currently own a 1968 Cherokee 180D. Good, sturdy bird and has served me well. It's great for sightseeing and taking folks for rides, but slogging along through extended...

I'm curious what the current state of sea plane fuel is. When I started flying sea planes cross countries were planned to docs where boat fuel was available and most all seaplanes had mogas STCs. Since avgas is so rare on the water and seaplanes have such short legs what are people doing today with...

So, idiot that I am, I just took delivery of a brand new 496 on the basis that I can trade the 396 to JA Air for $1750 assuming I can round-up all the bits. The first impressions are... * The new XM antenna has the magnets removed! :) * The GPS antenna is a new format with mounting cup. * Voice...

Things are moving along. 1. My new tail-to-fuselage fairing has arrived, and my A&P has allowed as how we can use cherry pop rivets (rather than structural), which will save a bunch of headache. (Although Mary will still have to get back into the aft fuselage in order to vacuum up the rivets that...

Jim Burns wrote: snip All other preregistered pilots with multi engine aircrafts continue to monitor the site for further directions. Too bad they have limited the airlift to multi-engine at this time. Perhaps sometime in the future us single engine folks can...

Hi all, i may have a chance to move to Framingham MA and curious about a place to park my old Bonanza. Any good airports with hangar space available? How does Mass deal with general aviation, is it friendly? Thanks

I'm looking at purchasing an early (1960) Piper Aztec. I would like to know what should be checked and what the real gotchas are on this age of aircraft. Thanks, Dean

Hi I'm running in my overhauled engine - 4 hrs - all a full rich. Today I landed at a nearby airport and when I did the run-up to return home the left mag gave a 400 rpm drop. I tried it again and got another 400 pm drop. Third time I tried it I had no left mag at all - drop to cut-off - same 4th...

Yesterday was an unusual day here in Ohio for December so I decided to get my badly needed flying "fix". Clear skies, smooth air and a planned trip to southern Ohio and back to home base (DLZ). Onboard was myself PIC and wife. The usual pre-flight and run-up everything normal. After reaching...

Hi Guys, I was wondering if anyone has their aircraft in a Corporation or Limited Liability Company? If so, can you write off maintenance/hangar costs (vs State corporation fees), and also protect your personal assets more effectively? Thanks, Harry

Tony Woolner wrote: Anyone know if USAIG insurance is any good. I am purachsing a plane. Yes. I had one claim (about $1,000). No questions, prompt payment, no increase in premiums. George Patterson None of us is as dumb as all of us.

I've had slightly high aluminum for the last year. I'm not happy about it but everyone says its not high enough to spend real money pulling cylinders or boroscoping. I'm curious what the group thinks... IO-360-A3B6 SFNEW 682 At each 50 hours change I've had... 7, 10, 25, 13 (short sample), 24, 23...

I'm not sure I'd ever seen an SR20 before today, and boy does it have obnoxious exhausts. Are all Cirrus planes like that and I've just missed it? -- Ben Jackson http://www.ben.com/

I just got my first issue of "Light Plane Maintenance" magazine. I am really enjoying it. In their free book "40 Top Maintenance Tips" (p27), they say "get the Halon extinguisher while they are still legal." As I recall, there has been some issue that inhaling Halon can be pretty bad for people's...

I expect this question has been asked many times here....but here goes. Exactly what, if anything, do I need if I want to fly into Canada? Does the answer change if I want to land in Canada or if I am just flying through their airspace? I expect to be on an IFR flight plan, so I will already have...

The IO-520 in my Cessna 210 is running rough. It seems to run smooth at 1000 rpm but the roughness appears above about 1400. One cylinder is “cold” and apparently not producing any power. I pulled the rocker cover and found that the intake valve spring was broken. My mechanic and I...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A jury found an airplane parts manufacturer negligent in the 2000 plane crash that killed Gov. Mel Carnahan and his son, and awarded their family $4 million. The Carnahan family's attorney argued that a pair of vacuum pumps made by Parker Hannifin Corp. failed, causing the plane...

I am willing to trade a 3 Bedroom 1 Bath House on large 43,500 SQFT lot (60sqft less than an acre) About 1/4 Mile From D49 Airport, In Columbus, ND & A 2003 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Classic Motorcycle 376 miles still under factory warranty. Airplane must be a complete production type aircraft, IFR A...