I have a new widescreen monitor. Is it possible in any of the recent MS flightsim setups to park the radio stack off to the side instead of on top of the Course Deviation Indicators?

I've noticed stall strips installed on a number of low wing aircraft. However I've never noticed them installed on a high wing. How come? Is there something inherent in the design of a high wing that insures the stall starts at the wing root? Or perhaps they're out there and I've just not...

I've noticed quite a few Cessna 310s posted for sale recently on ebaymotors and controller.com. This got me wondering if there is a reason why there are so many on the market (beyond the obvious high fuel and insurance costs for twins). Are 310s impacted by the spar ADs that the bigger twin Cessnas...

Hi, I am considering purchase of a nitrogen fill system. I don't have power at my tiedown, and filling the tires with a 12 volt portable compressor is a pain due to having to park the car near the tire, move to the other side, etc. I figgured a nice nitrogen tank system would give me a power free...

To recap our problem, last week Tony (and his guys) at McCandless Aviation in Waterloo, IA, had no luck connecting the XM radio (music) output from my Garmin 496 to our PS Engineering PCD-7100 (a stereo CD Player/4-place intercom that we've had in the panel since '02). They found that connecting...

For the past year or so I've been doing more 30-45 minute flights rather than cross country pursuits for several usual reasons. I have a 0200 Continental... fellow at the airport was telling me lately that its better not to fly than such short flights due to water condensation and premature wear...

I have used LightSpeed QFR Cross Country (ANR) headset for 4 years. During this AOPA 2006 convention, I was tempted by the Bose's discount and purchased a Bose X headset. After 2 flights, today I decide to return the Bose headset. The reason that I return the Bose is because it seems to be...

I've asked a lot of experts this question and have yet to get a cogent answer. Surprising. When the engines are mounted by the tail in everything from MD-80s to CJ Citations, why do they always tilt up at the front? What aerodynamic problem does that solve? We know about similar things... why...

On Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:10:05 +0000, wrote: Suprisingly, google isn't turning up much useful stuff on this one. I know a number of people use these, based on silica gel or similar, inside the aircraft. Mine is hangared but I know it actually spends quite a bit of...

Given that I only put 35 hours on my 150 this year and a very extensive annual last year and the year prior. My Cessna 150 had only the usual things that needed to be done, complied with recurring AD's Replaced a few cowl fastener receptacles & general maintenance like airfilter etc....

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Do you ever have those days where you're just scratching your head? I've got an IO-540 (strapped to the right side of an E-Model Piper Aztec) that won't generate full RPM. Let me describe the takeoff sequence. During the run-up, both the feather check and the mag check are normal (done at 1700...

Hi, Does anyone have a graphical representation of the Century Ic wiring harness? The Century web site schematic displays the pinouts in a single line, but the connector has parallel rows. My (18 pin) connector shows that the pins run in a circle as opposed to 1-9 then starting back at the...

******************** The Good: ******************** Yesterday we had our 496 "panel docked" with the installation of an "AirGizmo". (See them he http://www.airgizmos.com/) It's just about he slickest installation you can imagine, and really cleans up the cockpit. All the wiring is neatly...

I use mapsource with my 396. Occasionally an address is incorrect. That got me wondering what is the process by which Garmin (or whoever) builds the database? Can I submit an error to get the database fixed?

www.niborex.com E6B with W&B (free trial and free if you buy their portable copilot) Pocket FMS (www.pocketfms.com) brilliant free fight planning moving map GPS etc etc for PC and PDA. I use it exclusively - has W&B with graphs on both PDA and PC (and did I say it's free). If you pay US$60...

Here's a very close call as recorded through the HUD camera of a T-38C. Scott Wilson http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=qLVtstYAZLY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLVtstYAZLY

The fuel shop fixed my fuel servo by replacing the spring that holds the fuel regulating diaphragm. The tech said the previous spring was very stiff and he replaced it with one that was softer. Does that indicate that the previous spring was broken (i.e. stiffer than it should have been) or does...

From time to time pilots have observed fuel stains on the nosewheel wheelpant of our club's 172SP. The only time I have actually seen fuel dripping from the engine was when I watched a pilot turn the auxiliary fuel pump on for what seemed to me to be an excessively long period of time. The fuel...

More than one person has questioned the logic behind owning an aircraft. Financially, it's a hard sell, and there are more than a few times when owning a plane can be a real hassle. But then there are days like Wednesday. The sun was shining brightly (and warmly, for December -- almost 60...