Hello Mike, FYI I the later Garmins (I believe that includes the 196) will record flight tracks with Altitude, the Lowrance 500 and 1000 will not. I find the 3D track very useful for: 1) Aesthetic dimension for plots of our flights to give to friends that we've given rides to. E.g. if you use...

Hi I had to pull cylinder 3 due to low compression. The shop said that there is some minute pitting on the valve which indicates that the EGT is too hot. I use an engine analyzer and run 50 rich of peak for leanest cylinder. This puts CHT's between 300 & 350 and EGT's between 1350 and 1450. I...

I used to be insured by AIG in Bethany, OK. During my last renewal I found out that Travers and Associates of St. Louis, MO has bought them. If you call AIG you get Travers. Even though I paid my premium I have not received notification of coverage or a copy of the policy. No change in cost. AIG...

hello http://www.airliners.net/open.file/525174/M/ franck

Anybody know of a (legal) way to expand the 50 gal fuel capacity of an early Piper Arrow? (Yeah, I know, buy an Arrow II, but I love this airplane)

No technician in his right mind would put a part in an airplane that does not have traceablity. yes you Do need a yellow serviceable tag. Or better yet an 8130. It amazes me what some of you owners do on your airplanes.....You cannot legally install that if you dont have an A&P. Joe

Hello. Looking at buying another airplane (I tried cutting out the middleman and just flushing $100 bills down the toilet, but it isn't quite the same). I'm currently considering early-mid 60s Cessna 172s, powered by the 145 HP Continental O-300, and would like to hear from any owners of these...

If you know please e-mail me or answer here. I can't find it listed anywhere. Trip Farmer

....And just to prove it, I will announce the following to the aviation world: Yesterday, for the first time since I bought Atlas in 2002, EVERYTHING in the panel worked as designed all at the same time! Both radios (one new), both VORs (one new), both GPS's (one new), the transponder (new), the...

I am getting sick and tired of rude, arrogant, sellers funny thing I just had a guy refuse to let my mechanic do a pre buy said he could not trust my mechanic to give an honest opinion and that if I cannot decide for my self if I wanted it or not then I don't need an airplane and don't need to be...

wrote in message news:404d0add@sl-news.... I offer a reward of 5000 Euro if anybody tells me how a streetgame (International Money Game) manipulates the people around the player. How much is that in real money?

Jay Honeck and all other owners, To ensure safe flight, have your planes blessed. Buddhist monk, available to bless airplanes: Blessing on site: cost of travel + $350.00 and a case of Corona. Blessing by phone: $12.50 and a sixpack of Bud. Blessing over the internet: buck twenty five ($1.25).

I am thinking about upgrading my aging Garmin 195. The new inexpensive WAAS-enabled offerings from Lowrance make it almost irresistible, and my Garmin is losing value in the used market fast. As I see it, my options are to upgrade the handheld or just grit my teeth and save up for a panel-mount....

What tools do you take along for a two day XC? - Mike

I was on a training flight a few days ago in a 180 HP Arrow. I was demonstrating pitch stability. We were trimmed for straight and level cruise (something like 23 inches and 2300 RPM at 3500 feet) when I pushed us over into a dive, letting the airspeed climb well up into the yellow arc. Here's...

Alright, I need your comments on Randolph Wing Walk Compound. I am going to do a few things to clean up my Arrow. One of the more noticeable things is the wing walk. I have bought some Wing Walk Compound, and weather permitting will probably put it on this weekend. Any suggestions? Any personal...

We were doing the annual on a 1973 Cessna 172M today and discovered the fuel selector valve would not shut off the fuel - in any postion. The handle is not slipping on the shaft and there is mechanical connect through the linkage. The detents can be felt in each position and we can visually see the...

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!)

I need some help with Piper part numbers. I'm looking for the Piper Part numbers of the 6.00x6 nose wheel fork used on the "heavier" Cherokees, Comanchees, etc. Jay Honeck and Don Tuite sent reprints of the PA28 manual pages which show only the 5.00x5 wheel and hardware. Thanks guys. I have seen...

I'm about to start building the "furniture" for the hangar. After a lifetime of building "manly" workbenches out of DF 4x4s milled to take 2x4 crossmembers, and having the concomitant rot and deterioration of wood, I'm considering making the framing out of 1¼ PVC Schedule 40 pipe and fittings. ...