I have a C-172B that has the dual landing lights in the wing. The first position on the pull-out light switch turns on only the taxi light (at least I assume it is for taxi as it is aimed so low) and the next position turns on both (landing and taxi). Does anyone know if there is a legal...

In-flight video of my trip to KEKY to help reduce the turkey population by one. Very pretty ride above the undercast. Something always magical to watching the sun rise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aroOqkDU9k

Gang, I am peparing to purchase a Long EZ (a very nice one, at that). While I have the cash, I figure I'm better financing a portion of hte airplane for various reasons (likely 60-70%). Am I going to have difficulty finding a lender for an Experimental category aircraft that is already built and...

Where can I get one? I looked at places like Aircraft Spruce and found nothing. My panel is cracked and chipped in numerous places. It looks like crap. I know you can buy replacement panels without the holes drilled for chearp. I can take care of the holes.

I would strongly recommend NOT using Devine Engine (23R) for ANYTHING! I am still finding problems with an overhaul and interior refurbishment done there in March of 04. And owner of the shop, Bruce McWhorter wont even respond to any of my numerous emails. I have even sent hin distinct photos...

Tired of the ugly bow tie yokes (and the repetitive inspections). Anyone have 2 ram's horn 1.125" yokes for sale? Piper P/N 79276-00V. Thanks, Mike

In a previous article, said: is endless. Does anyone have experience with this gadget? Apparently it opens hydraulically from a solar-charged battery. http://www.planepocket.com Since it's almost certain that you're a shill for the company, maybe you can answer why...

My maintenance shop rigged my control surfaces, at my request. The plane 'seemed' to have been flying in a bank, despite having the AI centered and DG on the same track. They found that the flaps were the biggest culprits and adjusted them accordingly. When I flew it and took it up to cruise,...

Hi, I am considering purchase of a nitrogen fill system. I don't have power at my tiedown, and filling the tires with a 12 volt portable compressor is a pain due to having to park the car near the tire, move to the other side, etc. I figgured a nice nitrogen tank system would give me a power free...

How often do you wash your airplane?

A flying bear : http://www.airliners.net/open.file/370981/M/ Fil330

Sorry...repost of six months ago... -Caution...blatant commercial hucksterism follows: - -We've found a source for ACTIVE GPS antennas that are WATERPROOF, GASKETED, and -mount in a single 7/8" (22mm) hole. They come with 16.4 feet (actually, 5 -meters) of tiny little RG-174 cable and your...

Sorry about the x-post but didn't know where to ask the question. I guess I've been living under a rock. I wanted to update the VFR GPS in the panel to an IFR model. I started getting quotes on recon GNC 300XLs. The units themselves were about 2,500-3,000. I was shocked to find out that I had...

To recap our problem, last week Tony (and his guys) at McCandless Aviation in Waterloo, IA, had no luck connecting the XM radio (music) output from my Garmin 496 to our PS Engineering PCD-7100 (a stereo CD Player/4-place intercom that we've had in the panel since '02). They found that connecting...

I've got a problem with a cowl flap cable in our Aztec. The other day when landing, I opened the cowl flaps to 1/2 on final, then full open after landing. I noticed when going from 1/2 open to full open while on the ground the left cable seemed stiff. I tried closing the flap, then reopening and...

Had the dastardly happen a couple nights ago. Garmin 196, two David Clarks, eyeglasses. In my hangar, too. Looks like a pro job. No vandalism apparent. Plane was unlocked with key in ignition. And left that way by perp(s). The question: Would any of you have an A&P do a thorough check of the bird...

We are based in NE Ohio and looking to overhaul another Archer's engine soon. We had a bad experience recently with core charges from Lycoming and have decided to do a field overhaul on this bird. We would like to fly the bird in so we are looking at companies within a reasonable distance of NE...

Several years ago I developed a software program to read engine RPM based on the sound that the engine makes. I now have a new version of this (free) software available which is much easier to use than the old verison. It runs on any Pocket PC, or any Windows laptop. You can use it to check the...

I'm not sleeping after getting the report grounding my Luscombe 8A after its first annual as my plane. All the advise about a pre-buy inspection is true! I thought my plane was too to do that at a long distance. (My plane came from Georgia, I'm in California). The outboard five feet of the wings...

As a non pilot just intrested in this group temporarily, you may flame me for this post. The guy who said you don't scare the... um... 'pax' has it exactly right. I hear what you all are saying about fatigue and those are all real good points. But here's the reality... if that had been me, I...