Has anyone had any experience with this device? http://www.dandyercfi.com/xwindsim/ Is it a valuable training aid or just another toy? I will be driving up through California and am considering taking a training session. How else could I try my hand at howling gusty crosswinds and not worry...

We're looking at adding satellite radio service to Atlas. (It's his reward for winning the trophy for "Best Cherokee 235" at the National Cherokee fly-in last weekend!) According to PS Engineering, there is an audio-in channel that can be used in our existing CD/intercom. We would be looking to...

I have one of the Awmap PDA-based systems that preceded Garmin's 396/496 series and have recurring trouble with the Wx download de-activating if I don't fly for a month. This time I can't re-activate at all for some reason. Have any of you 3/496 owners had a problem with involuntary de-activation?

I have a PDA-based XM weather process that spontaneously de-activates periodically (and of course I don't find out until I fire up the receiver in the airplane). Are any 396/496 users having this problem? What about Flight Cheetah users?

Hello, Does anyone have any information when/if we're going to be able to get our 496 units to recieve Canadian weather information? Happy Holidays, Dico

I have had the opportunity to test out the new XMRadio Satellite Weather system (www.wxworx.com) enroute to Oshkosh... The unit is a demo unit which has been somewhat delayed from the initial planned production date of July 1 -- I am planning a Forums talk Wednesday 7/30 at Oshkosh on portable...

It looks like the AI on my Cherokee finally bought the farm. My friend who just flew it on a cross-country said it laid over and died on the way. So, the question is, used, overhauled, or new? Any thoughts on this? Brands to get/not get? I'm leaning away from overhauling the gyro, since I...

Would anyone know of a newsgroup about the russian Yak 18-T?

Hi folks, Anybody has any idea how much insurance on an older YAK-52 (50K-65K purchase price) goes for? I'm assuming one registered pilot just out of Air force UPT and all the civilian equivalent ratings under the belt. Thanks a bunch! Oh on a related question, what's a common aircraft loan term?...

I am still filtering out all the usual paperwork that comes with a previously loved airplane. You know, the usual receipts for 12 new batteries dating back to WWII etc. Anyway, there are lots of yellow tags stapled in the logs and almost as many in various envelopes. I was scanning the logs onto...

Hi all, Evrything yellow : http://www.airliners.net/open.file/258138/M/ Fil330

So I'm off flying-yea. Clyde

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

Yesterday's instrument approach workout and it was a mental workout! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RChXbsb-gUc ILS approaches over at HKS Hawkins Jackson MS and VOR Alpha back to Madison. True workout which I only made it on top of the overcast for a blissful 30 seconds and the entire flight...

Yesterday's VFR round robin trip to KRNV Cleveland MS, KJAN Jackson MS and KMBO full stops at each airport. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ibUcF5MUrk Severe clear and rock solid glass smooth air. So smooth, one would have thought the DG video'd during the climb was broke.:-) Quite fascinating...

My turn in the barrel with alternator issues. I have a PA-24 250 with an InterAv 50A alternator conversion installed that has a chronic but transient issue that appears to be associated with regulation. Observed symptoms include: - Overvoltage relay kicking the alternator offline when the gear...

Actually, a "condition inspection". Kelly is in Los Angles this weekend, so I have all weekend to play. Or, to do the condition inspection on the RV-6, open the swimming pool, and mow the lawn for the first time this year... Tonight started well. Since the airport is sorta between where I work...

Well, my airplane got a quick annual this year. I brought N56713 to the aeroclub hangar Friday at ~5pm after flying it around the pattern to get it warm. One A&P and I worked on it until 10pm. Saturday, I worked with the A&P and IA from 8am until 5:30pm to finish it up. Only problems were...

We started the annual on my cherokee 140 today (started with a trip around the pattern). I spent the day opening up the panels, etc, changing the oil filter and such while the two mechanics spent most of their day having fun putting a new fuel bladder in a 402. Compression good (78, 78, 78,...

Nothing to say except wrapped up the annual. 24 hours of time for the two mechanics, which included installing the knots-2-U strobe (which is NOT a 6.5 hour job), plus some of my time opening and closing the various panels. A three day turn on an annual inspection plus an STC install is pretty...