When I read about Lycoming engines the terms "wide deck", "narrow deck", "straight valve" and angle valve are used to describe different cylinder/case configurations. What is the GO480 in my Helio Courier? Narrow deck? Wide deck? Angle valve? Straight valve? Thanks Mike MU-2

Flyers, For absolutely no reason, except that I want it, I have been taking Multiengine lessons (including Multi-Instrument and Commercial). The flight school has a Piper Seneca I (PA34-200) circa 1973. It fly's like a flying Bulldozer on Codeine (sp?). It's a beast...really. The controls...

any tips and / or observations to "watch for" in moving from a 182rg to a t210? i am think of "up grading"......... thanx!!

You're invited! What: 3rd Annual Pre-Oshkosh Fly-In Pool Party Whe Alexis Park Inn & Suites, Iowa City, Iowa -- on the north side of Rwy 25 at Iowa City Municipal (KIOW). When: Saturday, July 23rd, noon till ??? Why: Our way of saying "Thanks!" for another great year at our...

Hi! I might be flying to Paris with my son next week. Never landed near Paris to go to town (flown past a few times) so I'm not really familiar with the airports there. Which one is the typical GA one? I need AVGAS, and it would be nice if it's easy to get to downtown Paris. Thanks for any tips!

Does anyone have any experience towing their airplane with a golf cart? I'm thinking about mounting a ball on the front of a golf cart to move my Bonanza in and out of the hangar. Many thanks. Ashton

Does anyone have any experience towing their airplane with a golf cart? I'm thinking about mounting a ball on the front of a golf cart to move my Bonanza in and out of the hangar. Many thanks. Ashton

Does anyone have any experience towing their airplane with a golf cart? I'm thinking about mounting a ball on the front of a golf cart to move my Bonanza in and out of the hangar. Many thanks. Ashton

Can anyone tell me if it's possible to carry 2 adults and 2 sets of clubs in a Cessna 152 and how to do it?

'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...

Since moving to the Houston area I have had trouble finding a good mechanic and avionics facility for my 1962 Comanche. Since I live 60 miles west of d/t Houston anywhere really between Austin and Houston (and 75 miles North/South of that corridor) would qualify. I am finding a lot of...

Does anybody know a good, reliable (and not atrociously expensive) avionics shop in the Maryland/Northern Virginia area? I'm based at GAI, but Aerotronics has been effectively out of business for months -- not officially, but no one is ever home. :-( I used to go the a shop at College Park, but...

I am looking for recommendations of good Cessna 421 Shops in the vicinity of Wisconsin (within a 300 nm radius od KISW would be nice). Does anyone have any positive experiences to share? By "421 shop", I mean a shop that has significant experience maintaining 421's and preferably one where someone...

I have a strange, intermittent charging problem in my Mooney and am looking for a good electrical shop. I've changed out the alternator, battery, regulator, field wire, alternator ground wire and several other items and I'm still having a charging problem. I'm looking for a shop that knows how to...

Hi r.a.o guys, Thru a local ad I found a 1/6th share in a 1969 Cherokee 140 (hershey bar wing). I've done some minimal due diligance on it and it looks, well, like an old 1969 rental. The nose-wheel cowling is pretty worn (looks like it's been glued several times) and the paint is original & drab....

To piggy back a thread from RAP, I'm good for another 2 years (as far as a medical) and our plane is good for another 2 years also (as far as it's IFR certification). One of my partners flew the Aztec over to our local avionics shop on Monday and it wasn't long before I got the dreaded phone call....

The old rent vs buy decision..... His acts are not without an aviation parallel: Eliot's stupid harlot trick is what happens when one fails to properly make the rent/buy decision. Renting at $4500/hour might've looked good on paper compared to what he could get at home---his $151K...

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...

Has anyone found a good online resource for places to fly on the internet? I have been using www.flyinggetaway.com and really like it but they are primarily East coast based. They say they are growing it to the entire country but it will take a little time. I don't want to have to pay for anything...

Anyone have recommendations for a good shop for a Piper Arrow in Madison, WI, and surrounding airports? Thanks, Alex