And what's it for? Voltage spikes maybe? It's just under the voltage regulator on the firewall of a 1966 172, which, btw, is a wonderful flying airplane, as I can attest from experience. Whoever installed this device did a sloppy job because the wire was out of the oversized terminal on the...

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Got a demo flight in a new Skylane Saturday morning. Very nice airplane. The G1000 stuff was a bit bewildering at first but otherwise it flew just like any good 182... ....except for one thing: it trued 147 knots! Non-turbo at 5,500 feet, 10 deg. C OAT, 135 KIAS. Wow! That is 10 knots...

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 22:15:53 +0100, Peter wrote: I am referring to airframe/engine/propeller logs, not pilot's logbook. In the US, those times are tach times (times when the engine is running). It is generally NOT logged at all by pilots (nor is there any requirement for...

Last week I received a new Piper Service Bulletin, which seems to affect all older (pre 1983) retractable gear PA-28s (Arrow), PA-32s (Lance/Saratoga), PA-34s (Seneca), and PA-44s (Seminole). It calls for recurrent dye penetrant inspections of a particular wing rib (one in each wing) where...

So last night (our "Friday" night) Mary and I spent four hours at the hangar, remounting our "new" wheel pants. At the same time we decided to change the oil and filter, which had around 35 hours on them. Knowing that we would be doing this, yesterday I had attached the hose to the quick-drain on...

Still trying to find out if anyone has removed the old bowtie yokes from their shafts and replaced them with ram's horns. Lots of folks changed out the yoke/shafts as units, but nobody will fess up that they actually swapped out the yokes themselves. Since Piper lists the yoke/shaft as one part...

Not to be confused with Yakko or Dot... Just had the DG replaced (went precessing 60 deg on a 90 deg turn) yesterday. Ran the engine up and taxi'd to the ramp from the shop. Things looked ok - no, wait! the AI is upside down. Now, I'm used to seeing it canted to the right before everything is run...

I'm planning on repainting the upper tailcone on my Piper Warrior because the paint is chipping badly. I suspect it was caused by improper preparation prior to the original paint job of this replacement part. Can someone recommend a good and safe paint remover for this material? I believe...

I just can't locate the correct size of Allen wrench that fits the OBS knob retaining screws on my KI214 & KI201 indicators. Would a member of the group enlighten me. Thanks, -- Roy N5804F - PA28-181

'Spin Doctor' Bill Kershner dies at 77 Pilot, flight instructor, and aviation author William K. Kershner, 77, died January 8 in Sewanee, Tennessee, after a prolonged battle with cancer. He soloed an Aeronca Defender from Clarksville, Tennessee's Outlaw Field - a grass strip at the time - in 1945...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pc7quU1_z8 Picked up VFR flight following out of Jackson Approach airspace. Approach had some transmitter problems. Took about 60 seconds (edited out) from my initial call up to getting my squawk, very unusual! Video captures my shortest LDA landing (2666 ft on a...

On Fri, 4 Jul 2003 13:23:23 -0700, "Paul Millner" wrote: MBTE is, however, being phased MTBE (note sequence) is going away, and oxygenate is mandated, contrary to good science, but in keeping with political relationships with farm states. It's going to be...

Anyone care to speculate on what fuel prices will do to the plane market over the next four or five months? As prices rise do you think this will create good opportunity for buyers? That is to say, planes placed on the market because they can't afford to pay for fuel? Greg

I've got AC 43.13-1B, which describes the procedure to swing a compass. What I can't find is the bureaucratic stuff -- who can do it (any pilot?), and what paperwork follow-up is required (airframe logbook entry, or is just making the new compass card sufficient?).

I have to vent.. Was anybody else trying to watch the coverage of the d-day ceremonies ? MSNBC is supposedly covering the d day ceremonies in France. The focus should be on the event and the men and woman who fought then not the reporters or the tv program.... The reporters will not shut up and...

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Pilot_Killed_Seawind_Prototype_Lost_195948-1.html Does anybody have any additional Data? My Condolences to the family of Glenn Ralph Holmes

Has any one changed the landing and taxi lights on the tr182? I have 100w 28 volt lamps on my 82 tr182 and have temp replaced with 250W......any comments?

Bought an old Percival Sea Prince (twin engine with approximately 2,000 pounds useful with full fuel. This might turn into an academic exercise only, but would really like to save on car rental, hotel and restaurant costs when traveling. I've already figured out the transportation portion with a...

My club recently bought an S35 Bonanza with the optional "Landing Gear Safety System" installed. I've got the POH supplement that describes its operation, but nobody seems to know much about how it works. The gist is that when the airspeed and MP go below certain limits, it automatically extends...