During the preflight of my '66 172G last night, the fuel selector linkage broke where the upper shaft connects to the mid shaft at the knuckle. One of the 'ears' that are riveted to the upper shaft broke completely and the fastener that holds the other to the knuckle became unattached. I have a...

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Hi all, I am looking for an Archer III fuel cap (with lock) ...at a 'reasonable' price. Thanks in advance for any pointer. --- Jacques

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A few more details on my Arrow buying adventure this weekend. Sorry, no pictures posted yet but I did send a couple to Jay H. for an appropriate update (as in "Jay, could you do me a favor and replace the picture of the rental C-172 with pictures of much nicer airplane"). Saturday: Flew...

....fly in the rain! As a renter, the only time I removed bugs was when the windshield needed cleaning. Now, we wipe down the leading edges and the windscreen on the Arrow every flight. Ah yes, the glories of owning. Today I was out for some pattern work and went through a few small showers. ...

I think I've logged about four days of hanger rat duty over the past two weeks. Still have a long way to go in terms of accommodations (chairs, table, shelves, etc...but having your own hanger sure makes it more fun (and, IMHO, justifiable) to hang around the airport. Yesterday's mission: bug...

The Arrow came out of the shop Friday at a cost just south of 2 AMUs. Can you say "It's nice to have a 3-way partnership"? I sure did. Nothing major but the minor stuff sure adds up quick: - Installed Davtron chronometer (or first official upgrade as the old analog clock was INOP) - Swing the...

1) I received my complex endorsement. Whoo hoo, I can not go out solo in *my* airplane. Hopefully, I'll get a chance to do so this week. I'll probably go out and just focus on landings for a bit. It will be my first time flying solo since last July. It's going to seem very different with nobody...

Something strange is happening with my news server...not all posts/replies are showing up so I can't answer folks asking questions about N2104T. I'm able to see everything with Goggle groups though. I'd reply from there but am wondering about being spammed as you need to provide a valid e-mail...

Stuff that I can remember off the top of my head: - GNS-430 GPS (a hard one to forget...drool drool) - JPI EDM-700 engine analyzer - GAMI injectors - DRE-468 intercom - KX-155 COM2 - Vertical compass - 180 SMOH...well, after our return trip, that's more like 195-ish SMOH - Less than 3000 TTAF -...

Well, the saying that the third time is the charm certainly is the case for me and my two partners. Today, two of us closed the deal on a very nice '71 Arrow and flew part of the way home. As I write this, I'm in Farmington, New Mexico. We started the day at Front Range airport in Colorado. ...

Does anyone have experience with Star West Aviation at FTG, Front Range airport in the Denver area? They're maintaining an Arrow that we're interested in. Also, any suggested shops/A&Ps for a possible Arrow pre-buy inspection would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! --

We got closer this time. We actually had our verbal offer accepted. That's progress (for this, the 2nd offer we've made on an Arrow). Things were going well into the weekend. I'd tweaked the prepurchase agreement from the seller, made plane reservations to fly out and see/fly/touch/smell the...

My partners and I have a verbal offer on a '70 Arrow. We're working on getting it down in writing but, so far, things look pretty good. Biggest issue right now is getting the pre-buy scheduled and having SB 1006, the wing spar corrosion service bulletin, performed. I'm planning to fly back to...

Any Pireps on the Piper service center, Lumanair Aviation Services at Aurora Municipal airport? I'm pursuing an Arrow in that area and considering them for the pre-buy. Any other A&P/shop recommendations welcome as well Thanks! -- Jack Allison

I find myself in the position of having just under 200 hours in Cessna 172s/152s (99% C-172 time), approximately 9 hours in an Archer, and in the process of making an offer on an Arrow. So, I'm well on my way from being a high wing to low wing convert. I'm wondering how many other folks out there...

Anyone out there willing to share how much an overhaul cost in your Cardinal's IO360? If so, what type of overhaul, from where, and how satisfied are you? In looking at Cardinals, I'm trying to get a handle on how much to plan for when it comes time for a new engine. Hopefully, that would be...

I'm wondering if there are any Cardinal drivers that frequent this newsgroup. I'm in the early phase of considering potential airplanes for a 2-way partnership and, at this point, a Cardinal is looking like a very adequate platform for the price and performance I'm looking at. So, any words of...

Any C-172XP owners out there? I have a potential partner and the 172XP is a plane that would fit nicely into a first time ownership scenario for both of us. Looking for any advice, the good, the bad, the ugly the XP model. TIA! -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL, plan-to-be-IA-Student, flying club...