I am a curently a comericial student that is looking to buy a light single to build time in and for the short family flights. I am having a problem finding financing due to a lack of a large down payment (due to school cost). Is there an easy way to buy or am I just S.O.L. untill I get the down...

Anyone else read the article in the new private pilot mag ( think it was pvt pilot) that had the A36 Bonanza turbo prop modification. They listed is as almost a half a million dollar modification.

Anyone know about AMR@D propeller tip mods and Vgs mod for a Cherokee 140. Pros and cons?

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Hello Im trying to figure out the Tach on our clubs Archer is screwing us. I just flew down to the Centenial of Flight FFA from Planville CT. Round trip with all diversions and ATC rerouts was 975nm. The tach said 12.4 hr. I never checked the Hobbs but I do know that for this plane the...

How long does a set of headsets last? I leave them plugged in and always in the plane in an unheated hangar. Lately I've had to turn up the volume knob a lot farther to get the same amount of volume from the radio. Drew

Can anyone help me with information on flying clubs in the Miami or Ft Lauderdale, FL, area, please? I am also interested in aicraft for rent, such as Piper Archer, Piper Arrow, Cessna 182, Bonanza and/or Saratoga (i.e. IFR capable, single engine, land). Thank you, Cameron P.S. you can email me...

Folks, I am a first-time aircraft buyer. I have a general idea of the type of aircraft I want, but am having trouble narrowing the list down. Here is my general list of wants/needs: 1. Fast: 160 kts 2. Price range: $75K-$120K 3. Four Seater 4. Range: 800nm 5. Useful Payload (with full fuel); ...

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...

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...

Hi all, I just read my latest Aviation Consumer and AOPA Pilot. I have been in search of a backup option for my attitude indicator. I have inquired and looked at the electric AIs. The responses were luke warm to the quality of the AIs. If I am spending $2000 for an instrument I expect it to...

Go to http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm to see Bob Gardner, aviation author, flight instructor, and newsgroup contributor, in the latest version of our "Rogue's Gallery"! (And we also get to see Karl Gruber's cool Cessna 185 on floats, since that's what Bob is posing with. No sign of...

Let's say you're at a point where you need to add a quart of oil. You've decided you would like to finish this oil change interval at a lighter weight (eg you put in AeroShell W100, SAE-50, and now it's freaking cold). Can you add a quart of a (substantially?) lighter weight oil (presumably in the...

Just put up for auction on Ebay a good, clean, orange insulated engine cover for a Mooney 201. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2452538782 Plz see the Item site for details. Thanks.

Occasionally, notably when the battery is in a minorly discharged state (but not always), I'll get an alternator offline indicator light and see the ammeter go negative. This will either disappear immediately on its own or require an alternator switch off/on reset by the book. It's...

Has anybody out in Newsgroup Land bought an Airmap 1000? Are they on dealer shelves? How about a PIREP!!! Jerry Malin Warrior N82045

There has been a new wrinkle added to the California state/local property tax exemption for aircraft of "historical interest". Historical interest is an aircraft over 35 years old OR an aircraft that there are less than 5 copies of in the world. Most of us flying old airplanes fit into the 35...

Go to http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm to see Bob & Lucille Olds fabulous RV-4! (Ya gotta navigate your way to the "O" section, as it is alphabetized by last name...) Want YOUR baby posted? Email me some pix (up to six) and a short narrative at , and I'll post...

Hi, I'm looking to buy a morane ralley ms 880 in good condition with 500h to go. Please offer if some one has such an airplane for sale Andreas

Hi does anyone have information,more than I have with regards to diesel plane groups ,message boards, any group any language any country And this plane http://tinyurl.com/x70c or in French http://delvion.free.fr/