I'm wondering if anyone here owns a Bonanza A36 (or any Bo with a similar wing structure) with high airframe time (10,000 hours)? I ask because my local A&P who rebuilds a lot of wrecked airplanes knows of an A36 that had a nose gear collapse and has been collecting dust in a hangar for the...

UPDATED VERSION. Even if you read this before, you should read it again since I UPDATED it with more EXPLOSIVE DETAILS about these UNDERCOVER FBI and NSA PSYCHOPATHS. FBI PUSSIES went and INTERROGATED a 14 yr old WHITE girl pulling her from her classroom in california for posting a picture with...

Or is it even worth looking at something so high time? I'm interested in your opinions... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2488804722&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

I see a neighbor's hangar has two conventional fire extinguishers on the wall. Not a bad idea, I'm sure. But for potential hangar fires are halon still the best or are the conventional extinguishers just fine?

We made a 250NM trip from the Chicago area up to Eagle River, WI this weekend and it was the first cross country with the new 396. The weather reports were not stellar and normally we would have never tried a trip under anything less than perfect conditions. But, the thought of having quick...

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I had an odd thought while flying yesterday. Traditionally, we have had CHT info on one cylinder. Now, many planes have monitors that tell us all 4 or 6 cylinders. I have been trying to keep all my cylinders under 400 as I believe most of us are doing. However, I had a thought about that...

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I am looking at pruchasing an A36. I am 6'3" with a fair amount of my height in my torso. I sat in the A36 and found that my head hit the ceiling, even without a headset. I found this interesting, as I have fit in every plane I've flown. Most of my time is in Sundowner, Cherokee 180, Seneca...

Hi All Who is repairing Terra radios, com and transponders! Ken (KP)

Our 74 Archer has the standard two-lever horizontal quadrant for heater and defroster control. The last time I flew it, the heater was stuck on. Moving the lever had no effect. Our feet were actually hurting it was so hot. The defroster valve seems to work fine. Yesterday, I took the little...

I'm upset at the EAA! There were no Cessna 150s doing a full power scream-into-the-air takeoff during the airshow. Instead they used F-18s. There were no Cessna 150s parked with pride between the B-1 and the F-16. Instead they used a DC-3. The designers of the Cessna 150 didn't give any...

For a Piper Seneca, there is a special tool used to align the prop de-ice brushes. According to API, that tool is no longer available. Is there an A&P out there with one of these plastic jigs in your tool box. If so, can I impose upon you to FAX me a tracing outline of the tool so that I can...

What's the latest thinking on the GNS-430 vs. the CNX80? I'm planning a panel upgrade and have read all the magazine articles, including the comparison in Aviation Consumer, but it would be interesting to hear from some actual users on how they compare. It seems the general impression is that the...

My plane was involved in an incident back in 1986, long before I owned it, and I would like more information about it. Does anyone know where I can find a detailed report of accidents/incidents? Jim

My flying club is in the market for a couple of newer (probably less than ~2000 hrs TT), basic four seat used aircraft. I'm trying to find additional resources for used aircraft listings. Trade-a-Plane doesn't appear to cut it by itself anymore for used aircraft listings. Can anyone suggest any...

The third digit on my formerly bullet-proof Narco AT-50 transponder has suddenly started displaying incorrectly for ATC. Specifically, it seems to be showing as a "4" on their screens, regardless of what we dial it to in the plane. Thus, instead of squawking "1200" when we're VFR, we're squawking...

Aviators, I'm selling one of my two Bose Aviation X headsets with deep regret. It is about one year old and is in near new condition. It's on eBay right now for $500.00. http://tinyurl.com/2hrhdv Sorry for the cross posting...

x-no-archive: yes If you own a Garmin iQue 3600a (not the plain 3600) or a Lowrance 2000c, I'd like to hear your opinion and comments on these units... good, bad or neutral. email me at

As a follow on to Jay's previous post, has anyone attempted an "easy" or "obvious" repair project, only to do something that really screwed up the job and made it more expensive or time consuming to recover?