Picture an airport where MX services are limited. Perhaps because there's no real shop at the airport, but maybe just a couple of independents that work out of their hanger. Or perhaps there are shops but they're "imperfect" (ie. unwilling to work on anything that's not scheduled two or more weeks...

I'm sure the experienced buyers & sellers around here have run into this before.... One prospective plane I'm looking at is for sale in Connecticut (currently based there). The current ownership is in a Delaware LLC (of a sole proprietor, who is flying/basing the plane out of CT). Connecticut...

Hi everyone! L O N G time lurker, infrequent poster here. I have a question about what must legally be carried in the airplane for the pilot operating handbook. But first, let me share with you a little bit of my experience buying an airplane...You may remember a few months ago I was looking at...

I am investigating the purchase of an a/c. The "logs" are looseleaf sheets in a binder. When people speak of a log I envision a journal with sequentially numbered pages. Entries are made in the pages and there is backup substantiation in the form of invoices, yellow tags, etc. Should I be...

Of course everyone thinks their plane is wonderful, but every plane has at least one annoying 'feature'. I don't want to hear about cabin width or cruise speed, but that minor gremlin you would fix if money was free and time replaceable. In my plane, the overflow vent vents too much and full...

The thread on how often your plane gets washed got me thinking, what brand of wax does everyone use?

Hello, As a senior in high school, i was able to get my private pilot's license on dec 31, 2003. i love flying(what pilot doesn't, right?) but i'm looking for a cheaper way to build hours then renting. i was just playing with an idea, and i wanted your responses. Would an airplane owner ever...

this has got to be it. Both props off for overhaul, it's time, now I am looking at two new props with deice boots, 15k times two. can get some new blades and use the old hubs but I am thinking it's best just to be rid of them. I thought this annual would hurt when I got three new gear...

Hello all, I'm looking for an airplane to purchase or build, but I can't find one that meets all of my needs/wants (yes, I know, all airplanes are a bucket of compromises). So, I'm asking all of you out there for advice on any airplanes that would fit this profile. Important to Haves: - could be...

There's (understandably) a lot of discussion about Piper vs. Cessna vs. Mooney... I'm considering a (Rockwell) Commander 114B. Their marketing hype makes it seem that the Commanders have a much better safety record than their competition. Anyone have any input on that? How about maintenance...

Well, I just micturated away $58,868.13 into the loving arms of the state and feds this morning... Now where are those fat cat deductions that allow me to pay zero, that all the rabble rousers keep bringing up? denny

I just got back last night from picking up my first plane. It's a Beech Super III, A23-24. I think planes are like kids: mine is better looking, smarter, etc... Anyone else feel that way ;-) I flew down to Dallas from Minden, NV on Friday. On Friday evening when I got there, the weather was nice,...

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association says that on the US registry the average age of a twin engine piston power plane with fewer than 4 seats is 32 years, and that this is not increasing. My question is ... WHERE ARE THESE PLANES? I've never seen twin piston engine plane with fewer than...

My Cessna 182Q -- wet wing tanks, no bladders -- has developed a fuel seep from the left tank. Can anyone here recommend a good repair shop within a few hours of Denver, Colorado? Thanks! Jon

I am curious of opinions out there. I currently have a wet Vacuum pump on my Glasair I-RG. I am considering adding an M-20 vacuum pump oil separator just for the vacuum pump since I also have a Christen inverted oil system separator which takes care of the Crankcase breather. I am also considering...

In my continuing effort to plug all the oil leaks in my Continental 0-300 I have a final question about wet vacuum pumps. How much oil out the vent is too much? This is a '61 C-172 with the factory standard oil recovery system off the wet vac. About twice as much oil comes out the vacuum vent as...

Got asked a question that I can't find the answer to. Say I take a feller's logbooks home during the annual and after a few hours of grunt and scream I come up with what I think is the current equipment list and a defensible weight and balance. I sign off the w&b in the logbook and give...

Well, my dry vacuum pump is getting a little long in the tooth (I've owned my plane for over 500 hrs now, and still have the vac that was in it when I bought it). I bought the plane used in 1999- a 1978 C172/180hp. The lit suggests that I'm living on borrowed time for a dry vac after about 500...

Well................ It arrived yesterday... And 1st impressions are... WAY beyond expectations... Well constructed, high quality components.. LOVE the HSI !

Today I went over to the plane to put the new tailcone in the plane (awaiting installation), and see the strange wire dangling from the tail. Turns out that the ADF wire had broken. I'm guessing that the plane cover and gusty winds finally wore out the wire. And, no, I'm not ready to drop...