I just upgraded the radio stack from the Cessna radios and audio panel to a Garmin package (audio panel, 430 and transponder). I noticed that the instrument panel light (red overhead) is now on what appears to be near full intensity when in the off position. When I rotate the control to highest...

Yesterday we planned on a proposed flight 50 miles away for dinner with a light GA airplane newbie on board . The radar at home showed a very narrow band of showers to the Northwest on a SW - NE line marching SE towards us. The rain was limited to the lightest 2 green shades with an occasional...

Does anyone know what the current commission rates are for leaseback. The rates the flight school's take off the top.

While I was down because of surgery I had the mechanic put in nulites on the six-pack, the clock, and the suction gauge (the turn coordinator was already lit). Tonight was the first night I got to fly at night and these nulites beat the red overhead light every which way. way cool Highly...

Like new. Reverse polarity protection. Heavy gauge. Best offer.

How are those that are using AirGuide Publications FlightGuide finding the timeliness of their bi-annual updates? It seems to me that they are running quite a but behind as of late with the updates - but not on their billing for the next year. For those that have been using them for some time,...

Back in March there was a thread about the average price of Aeroshell Oil. I just bought oil to restock and paid the following as of today (7/3) from the distributor in Austin, TX: 15W50 $52.83 per case (12 quarts) 100WPlus $41.34 per case The person at the counter indicated...

All of the sudden the last three fly-in guests (with kids) we've had at the inn have had those slick little portable DVD players attached to the backs of the head-rests, for viewing in the plane. Two of the three had two of them -- on on each seatback, for separate viewing. I've watched as the...

After the 2 ridiculous TFRs were lifted, I was able to test the swap unit. As some of you may have read, the original unit kept losing satellite lock and the dealer swapped it with a new unit at my request. The replacement is much better. However, it still goes out to lunch after transmitting...

Made it up in the air today. Scattered cells and rain all over the place. Mostly, moving out and clearing. 30 seconds after take off, lost the GPS sat lock. Took about 15 seconds to regain it. In the next 5 minutes, it lost lock several more times. I'm thinking, external antenna is loopy. I...

Our 74 Archer has the standard two-lever horizontal quadrant for heater and defroster control. The last time I flew it, the heater was stuck on. Moving the lever had no effect. Our feet were actually hurting it was so hot. The defroster valve seems to work fine. Yesterday, I took the little...

So I set up my other 2 GPS units in the cockpit and put their external antennas right next to the Garmin. The Lowrance Airmap 1000 and an old Apollo 920+ showed 5-9 sats up near the 80%. The Garmin showed 8+ sats pinned at the top and one or two more at 50%. Immediately after liftoff the Garmin...

Previously I had posted that I didn't clearly notice any effect from the installation of a Knots 2U Wing Root Fairing kit on my cherokee 140. As part of my BFR I did some slow flight and stalls today. One difference with the wing root fairings is that it was waaaay easier to fly with the stall...

Hi, Club aircraft has a GARMIN GNC 300XL TSO which according to the spec, has a PC interface. Is there any software out there that I can run from a PC to enter routes, waypoints etc directly into the device? Having a PC interface is one thing, being able to use it without resorting to the SDK...

Conflict with aircraft fuel systems and Ethanol are many: http://www.pmawwacs.org/downloads/gov_affairs/ethanol/Dept_Commerce_ethanol.pdf California formulation is only about 5.7 percent Ethanol, so that Cherokee 235 may get away with it for awhile, especially if it flies to other airports and...

what are they (if anything) "rolling out" @ OSH this year? Anything exciting? Any upgrades to the 396 I should know about b4 purchasing?......thanx!!! richard colorado c172rg / 2V2

Hey folks, I'm buying an airplane with no electrical system. I want to outfit it with portable coms. I have a Vertex VXA-300 handheld with headset connector, a Lightspeed QFR Solo headset, and a David Clark DC10 headset. I haven't bought the intercom yet. Is there an easy way to get all this to...

I was reading a previous thread from May about owner assisted annuals. I noticed a number of comments about drilling out stuck inspection panel screws. Back when I used to work on airplanes as an avionics tech, someone showed me a neat trick for getting stuck screws loose. When you find a screw...

Can anyone up the price of 100LL at MIO? Last update on AirNav is May 22. TIA!

Mike, since the Garmin firmware update 3.0 has been released allowing the KLN94 serial input, have you removed your adapter or are you still using it? Is anybody else inputting King serial data to their 396? What about field approvals/337's for the Airgizmos panel mount? I'm not arguing if you...