Has anyone had any experience with Tailwinds Airpark , of Leeward Air Ranch in FL ? Any advise for buying, or living in an air park ? Thanks

I have one of these in my plane. For over a month, I cannot figure out how to program it, and my plane comes with no documentation on this radio. Can anyone hlep? Thanks in advance. Robin Hou

Had a major radio install on my Baron- a Garmin 530W and 430W. As part of the install the avionics shop moved the radar display. On the trip home (the same trip where in IMC the alternator quit) I turned the radar on, since there were some storms over my home airport as indicated by the...

You know that life is good, when your garbage bin contains 12 empty quarts of aeroshell W100, and 6 empty MGD bottles. Today I installed the oil "quick change" valve, then went flying for 30 minutes, then changed the oil. Oh that makes it SO much easier! No safety wire, no "channeling" the oil...

Type of plane I have a VFR Cessna 150. Most important control Radio transmit Least important control Pitot heat (if you need it, you shouldn't be flying) Never working control

"Jim Burns" wrote: It's not a new style bayonet type two wire probe. It's an old AC (as in AC Delco) single wire screw in RTD (resistance type device). Does anybody in the group have a Lycoming IO-540 parts manual handy? I didn't find anything about it in the engine manual, but in...

Salutations All, I've been reading on aircraft ownership lately, and had a few questions. In general, how do aircraft partnerships work? Do partnerships exist for singles? Are they a good idea vs. purchasing a used aircraft outright? What about flying clubs - do they typically offer...

Can anyone tell me if there is any hangar space available in south east florida? Dave N415DK

So we hop in the plane yesterday for the 50 minute flight to Janesville, WI, and I notice that the display on our JPI EDM-700 engine analyzer looks funny. Some of the LED numbers are missing pieces. Most are not. All the vertical graph/bars appear to be fine. Now for the odd part: The missing...

I was wondering if someone could give some insight into the various options for a carb temp guage for my 67 skylane with a Continental 0-470.

I expect this question has been asked many times here....but here goes. Exactly what, if anything, do I need if I want to fly into Canada? Does the answer change if I want to land in Canada or if I am just flying through their airspace? I expect to be on an IFR flight plan, so I will already have...

I had a chance to fly a DA-40 Diamond Star quite a bit over the holidays, to give some young eagles rides to kids in the family. After flying this plane, I'd have to say I much prefer it to either the 172 or Archer. The only downside I found was that the headroom in the front seats is just barely...

Cherokee National Fly-In & Convention June 18 - 20, 2004 Open to all PA-28 & PA-32 Cherokee pilots, their families, and friends. At the renowned Tan-Tar-A Resort on the Lake of the Ozarks, Osage Beach, Missouri. Grand Glaize airport (K15). Our 2003 Fly-In was a huge success. Our 2004 Fly-In...

Let's say you're at a point where you need to add a quart of oil. You've decided you would like to finish this oil change interval at a lighter weight (eg you put in AeroShell W100, SAE-50, and now it's freaking cold). Can you add a quart of a (substantially?) lighter weight oil (presumably in the...

Yesterday's flight to Natchez MS KHEZ. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAREmeeboYU While enroute, I filed a PIREP with FSS. Video includes screenhots on how that PIREP shows up at http://adds.aviationweather.gov/ I filed a PIREP on my return trip which included a turbulence report of light chop...

If you go to http://www.ontarioseaplane.com and click on "photo gallery" then click on "interesting floatplane pictures", there is a Cherokee on floats. Probably one of only 2 or 3 in the world. (There ya go Jay Honeck!)

Perhaps someone here can suggest where to start looking for this problem: Ocassionally, the electric trim on my '78 Mooney 201 will stop working for "nose up". When I press the button and push forward the trim will run nose down, buy the other way - nothing. While I have the button pressed, the...

Needed to get night current for an IFR flight next week. Since I have not flown at night for quite some time, figure to give me an adjustment period as day transitions to night. Video includes slow flight while waiting for the sun to set, watching the sunset from 3000 feet and two landings at...

After considerable research, I have pretty much written off adding weather to my Garmin 530 right now. It looks like the GDL-49 just doesn't do what I want, and is too susceptable to interference for efficient delivery of detailed weather, and you have to add another damned VHF antenna (which would...

Hi Today I was flying north and my ADF was tuned to an NDB. The needle pointed at 330 degrees (or 11 O'clock) until I reached the NDB, and then it swung until it pointed behind. I dialed up the next NDB and it pointed at 330 again until passage. And I dialed up another NDB - same indication - all...