Ok, here is one for you. The other night, about the time I landed, I hear a pop and remember seeing a visible flash. I see the amp gauge has a big discharge. After I taxied off, I try resetting the alt half of the master. The high volt light is dimly lit and glows brighter when I turn off half...

The Amigo Airsho will be adding a general aviation fly-in and learn-to-fly expo area to this year's static displays. The Airsho is held annually in sunny El Paso, TX at Biggs Army Airfield (KBIF), and typically draws an average of 60,000 spectators, with a high attendance of 85,000. This...

I will be in Southhampton on business in June with a couple of free days, one thing I like to do when that happens is rent a plane and instructor at a local FBO for sightseeing flight. I've been able to find those types of resources easily in the U.S. with airnav.com. Is there a similar resoruce...

I am planning a flight from Los Angeles to New Orleans for some much needed R&R during holidays. My wife does not like to fly more than two 4-hour legs a day, so my plan is to fly from EMT to ELP for fuel & lunch than to AUS overnight. Next morning we continue to NEW. For return trip, we will...

Having seen the recent diatribes from airline executives, I feel like I could just about throw up. Don't these idiots realize that if it was not for their "all important" fleets of precious cargo we could slash ATC by 90 plus percent? Let's see how well they can compete with the charters if they...

US government allows 99.5 cents per mile for privately owned aircraft usage for government business. http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?contentId=9646&contentType=GSA_BASIC Is that what one could use for personally owned aircraft in business related...

Hi! This is a question to all you out there flying between commercial fields and uncontrolled private strips. In Europe these days, there is some legislation coming reg access to airports, and security. Basically, it involves that any person inside the fence should be "clean" in other words go...

Has anybody here put GAMIjectors on their LYC. TIO-540? If so, how did you like them? -- Dan T-182T at BFM

I sent the following note to the Cardinal Flyers Online. I repeat it here in case it may help somebody, or if anybody has advice! Here is an update on the problem I was having getting my Gamijectors tuned on my engine. As I posted in #3311 in September, I had done a lean test that indicated #2 was...

I just watched the DVD of Gann's movie (based on his book, based in turn on an actual event) last night. I recommend it highly. It's a good story, the B/W photography is superb, and the aviation element is about as faithful as it gets. There's also a mini-biography which is interesting as well...

Posted this link in a different thread. Then I started looking through the books... (Volume 9) The Great Airport Mystery (Volume 37) The Ghost at Skeleton Rock http://hardyboys.bobfinnan.com/hbart.htm (Hardy Boys book covers) Anyone have one of these on their aviation bookshelf?

I know this has been discussed here before but I'm still not able to connect my Garmin III Pilot to the Jeppesen FliteStar program I have on my laptop. The problem of course is the serial-USB adapter which I have to use since modern laptops do not have old style serial connections anymore. If...

Trouble with the vertical guidance with my Garmins. I have a 195 on the yoke and a 430 on the dash. They are both acting the same re vertical guidance and Garmin says they don't act that way. When I chose a "direct to" airport all works fine. When I have a flight plan (eg inital airport, VOR,...

Still flying with the 195 on my yolk and that was $ well spent years ago but would like to upgrade. Anyone hear anything about what's coming down the pike next? Seems about 2 year intervals for these portables. Thanks for any info. Dale PA-24

I hope y'all can help me figure out something. How do I save user routes in my Garmin 250XL gps/comm? I know it can be done, because the previous owner had several set up. I can edit them and activate them, but once I switch off the master, they're gone. It's not the wiring, because, as I...

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I recently bought a Garmin 296 and found I can not upload route or data from the 296 to Flitestar. The Garmin 295 worked flawlessly. I have the serial cable and the USB cable. Neither one will allow this transfer. Does anyone have any better experience? If not beware...I wouldn't...

I know after reading this newsgroup for over three years that many questions have been asked regarding the "best" GPS for the money...so forgive me but the Garmin 296 is so new I can't find out much about it. Lots of old articles about older models of GPS receivers. I've been using the Lowrance...

The new Garmin 296 has been out for about a year now and the fanfare seems to have subsided. There are seldom any new posts about it. I was looking to trade in or replace my 295. I have one of the first ones in my Bonanza and it is a great tool, I'd hate to be without it. It is 4 years old now...

Garmin GTX 327 Transponder, Rack,connector kit, and ACK 350 encoder for sale. Came out of a Cessna that was getting upgrades ,3 years old. Changing aircraft and does not go with new instrument layout. $1,300 US freight paid to US address