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Murphy's Law by
Jay Honeck
After weeks of unrelenting, never-ending bad weather, with freezing
rain, sleet, fog, snow, high winds, low visibility, and low ceilings, I
decided to have the plane annualed early. I mean, what the heck -- the
weather has been horrendous anyway, right? Why screw up summer and
wait till...
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Pa-28-151 struts by
Gus Cabre
I have a sticky main strut in my Pa-28-151. My engineer has suggested
changing the o-rings and valves of both struts. I was curious about the
whole structure and have looked everywhere in the internet with no luck Any
suggestions where I could find them?
Gus
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Looking for Next Plane by
mbremer216
I am looking for suggestions from the peanut gallery on my step-up aircraft.
I am IFR certified with about 500 hours PIC.
I currently own a 1968 Cherokee 180D. Good, sturdy bird and has served me
well. It's great for sightseeing and taking folks for rides, but slogging
along through extended...
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Current state of Seaplane fuel by
Robert M. Gary
I'm curious what the current state of sea plane fuel is. When I started
flying sea planes cross countries were planned to docs where boat fuel
was available and most all seaplanes had mogas STCs. Since avgas is so
rare on the water and seaplanes have such short legs what are people
doing today with...
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Garmin 496 Review by
Mike Granby
So, idiot that I am, I just took delivery of a brand new 496 on the
basis that I can trade the 396 to JA Air for $1750 assuming I can
round-up all the bits. The first impressions are...
* The new XM antenna has the magnets removed! :)
* The GPS antenna is a new format with mounting cup.
* Voice...
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2006 Annual -- My 8th Owner Assisted -- Update by
Jay Honeck
Things are moving along.
1. My new tail-to-fuselage fairing has arrived, and my A&P has allowed
as how we can use cherry pop rivets (rather than structural), which
will save a bunch of headache. (Although Mary will still have to get
back into the aft fuselage in order to vacuum up the rivets that...
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Update on VacationRentalsforFamilies Airlift by
Peter R.
Jim Burns wrote:
snip
All other preregistered pilots with multi engine
aircrafts continue to monitor the site for further directions.
Too bad they have limited the airlift to multi-engine at this time.
Perhaps sometime in the future us single engine folks can...
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September 9th 05 12:57 AM
by Steve S
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Airports around Framingham MA by
[email protected]
Hi all,
i may have a chance to move to Framingham MA and curious about a place
to park my old Bonanza.
Any good airports with hangar space available?
How does Mass deal with general aviation, is it friendly?
Thanks
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Piper Aztec - Purchase Advice by
Bongo
I'm looking at purchasing an early (1960) Piper Aztec. I would like to know
what should be checked and what the real gotchas are on this age of
aircraft.
Thanks,
Dean
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Mags by
tony roberts
Hi
I'm running in my overhauled engine - 4 hrs - all a full rich.
Today I landed at a nearby airport and when I did the run-up to return
home the left mag gave a 400 rpm drop. I tried it again and got another
400 pm drop.
Third time I tried it I had no left mag at all - drop to cut-off - same
4th...
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On one Mag? Temptation and decision by
Terry
Yesterday was an unusual day here in Ohio for December so I decided to
get my badly needed flying "fix". Clear skies, smooth air and a
planned trip to southern Ohio and back to home base (DLZ). Onboard was
myself PIC and wife. The usual pre-flight and run-up everything normal.
After reaching...
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Aircraft in Corporation or LLC? by
Harry Shin
Hi Guys,
I was wondering if anyone has their aircraft in a Corporation or Limited
Liability Company? If so, can you write off maintenance/hangar costs (vs
State corporation fees), and also protect your personal assets more
effectively?
Thanks,
Harry
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December 12th 04 03:53 PM
by Newps
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usaig by
G.R. Patterson III
Tony Woolner wrote:
Anyone know if USAIG insurance is any good. I am purachsing a plane.
Yes. I had one claim (about $1,000). No questions, prompt payment, no increase in
premiums.
George Patterson
None of us is as dumb as all of us.
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slightly high aluminum in an IO-360 by
Robert M. Gary
I've had slightly high aluminum for the last year. I'm not happy about
it but everyone says its not high enough to spend real money pulling
cylinders or boroscoping. I'm curious what the group thinks...
IO-360-A3B6
SFNEW 682
At each 50 hours change I've had...
7, 10, 25, 13 (short sample), 24, 23...
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SR20 vs SR22 exhaust by
Ben Jackson
I'm not sure I'd ever seen an SR20 before today, and boy does it have
obnoxious exhausts. Are all Cirrus planes like that and I've just missed
it?
--
Ben Jackson
http://www.ben.com/
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Halon Fire Extinguisher? by
O. Sami Saydjari
I just got my first issue of "Light Plane Maintenance" magazine.
I am really enjoying it. In their free book "40 Top Maintenance Tips"
(p27), they say "get the Halon extinguisher while they are still legal."
As I recall, there has been some issue that inhaling Halon can be pretty
bad for people's...
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Flying into Canada by
O. Sami Saydjari
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...
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Rough Engine, please help by
John Clonts
The IO-520 in my Cessna 210 is running rough. It seems to run smooth
at 1000 rpm but the roughness appears above about 1400. One cylinder
is “cold” and apparently not producing any power. I
pulled the rocker cover and found that the intake valve spring was
broken. My mechanic and I...
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Jury did it again by
Kevin
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A jury found an airplane parts manufacturer negligent
in the 2000 plane crash that killed Gov. Mel Carnahan and his son, and
awarded their family $4 million.
The Carnahan family's attorney argued that a pair of vacuum pumps made
by Parker Hannifin Corp. failed, causing the plane...
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January 21st 04 03:27 PM
by Michael
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Trade 3 Bedroom 1 Bath House & 2003 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 For Airplane by
MRQB
I am willing to trade a 3 Bedroom 1 Bath House on large 43,500 SQFT lot
(60sqft less than an acre) About 1/4 Mile From D49 Airport, In Columbus, ND
& A 2003 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Classic Motorcycle 376 miles still under
factory warranty.
Airplane must be a complete production type aircraft, IFR A...
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January 9th 04 01:34 AM
by Newps
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