Would anyone know (and care to tell me) where to find the power ports found these days on airliners? I'd like to replace the cigarette lighter socket in my Skylane with one of those. Thanks. -jav

My partner and I have decided it is time to upgrade the old 'wing-leveller' autopilot (Century I) to a real autopilot. We will likely be looking for either 2 or 3 axis (altitude would be nice, but we need to factor in cost) and will couple it to the Garmin 530. AP to be installed in a Beech...

I was thinking about a 340..... Any insight out there ? SK

Here and elsewhere I've been exploring the possibility of buying an a/c with an A-65 engine which has exceed TBO. We've learned the TBO figure isn't gospel, but it probably isn't a bad idea to be thinking about an overhaul. For the purpose of this discussion, let's assume something has occurred and...

Honest to gosh. I want to buy a TRT250 (the pushbutton transponder). Working condition not important. Reason - I want a second so that I can use them as a matched pair of wheel chocks - really. Dennis Brown change the letter o to zero in the email address

The Second Edition of "Military Aircraft Designations and Systems" is now available from AeroFile. This edition is completely reworked and updated over the 1995 edition, and now features designations from six countries including Canada, United States, Japan, Russia, Germany and Sweden. In all,...

Was in the Bay Area near San Fransciso last week and called an old friend to see if he wanted to go flying. Great, he says, meet me at my office at 4:00 PM and we'll go up. It's an absolutely beautiful afternoon. Cloudless sky, little haze, no wind, and green everywhere (it's the two weeks after...

I need to repair the stock Cessna wheelpants for my 1973 Skyhawk. Splits, freyed edges, scrapes, etc. What is the proper type of cloth and resin to use? Thanks, Tom Cummings

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Are there any CFIs out there that own their own plane? I'm just curious if the IRS has hassled you about tax deductions for your plane.

Today noticed the vacuum gauge starting to inch upward. Climbed from 5.0 to almost 8.0 in 5 minutes. DG and AI acting normal the whole time. Then....dropped to zero and the gyros obviously quit. I only have experienced 1 vacuum pump failure before and it just dropped to zero without climbing first....

So far they is still no TSA agent at my hangar waiting for me when I arrive for my flight. Thank GOD for General Aviation in America! Private Air, the only way to travel.

The upcoming OMF-4 looks like a lot of plane at a whole lot less than a 182. Anyone have thoughts on how they like their current OMF planes? Thanks, Ross Rehfeld

Planes are lame , real men fly with JETPACS !

I was watching the new tonight and saw those storms. I hope they are not near you Jerry Kurata

All: I have a 1966 C150 with a Continental 200 engine. Before I bought the plane,the owner had the generator removed and replaced with an alternator.Part of that installation included a circular cluster gage that has a voltmeter,ammeter,cht meter and egt meter. During my recent run-up I switched...

Our Hartzell prop governor on an IO-360 Lyc has developed a nasty little oil leak around the control shaft. The company in Wichita that successfully repaired it many years ago is no longer performing this type of work. Currently we are considering sending it directly to Hartzell, but if...

I have a KMA20 installed with 2 KX175B's. Where do I set the AUTO,COM1,COM2 toggle and rocker switches? I do have a 4P intercom and speakers. I would like to set COM1 as primary and COM2 on 121.5 for monitor. Thanks Cliff

We are currently working on two new turbine aircraft built about 60 serial numbers apart. They have each presented the same problem. Comm reception on frequency 118.5 deterioates after an hour so and becomes unreadable when the tower is broadcasting. However, you can still hear other aircraft...

On Sun, 14 May 2006 22:59:42 GMT, B A R R Y wrote: Folks, My co-owner an I are thinking of doing some USCG Aux. stuff. To do this, we need a marine band antenna on the bottom of the aircraft. We already have an existing antenna connector and internal...