AvWeb October 20th http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/494-full.html#190814 YOUNG EAGLES FLIGHTS CONTINUE AFTER FATALITIES... "With 500,000 flights and 1.2 million kids safely flown as Young Eagles, we think our safety procedures are pretty sound," That's more than 2 kids per...

There are actually TWO party announcements here -- one held in Oshkosh (KOSH), and one in Iowa City (KIOW). Both parties are free to all pilots and aviation enthusiasts...so read on! The **4th Annual Rec.Aviation Oshkosh Party** will be held on Wednesday evening, after the daily air show, at our...

We'd known for some time that our A&P/IA has been cleaning & repairing our 172's battery box every year. Usually it's just amounted to pulling the battery, rinsing the box to neutralize the acid and sanding / painting any areas where corrosion has gotten the better of it. The last few years,...

Flyers, I know, I am forever hawking my aviation DVD's on eBay. I hope you have patience with me. There's even more to come after this. I hope you can take advantage of these DVD sales and learn and enjoy them as I have. I have three this time: DVD's start at $5.00 Aviation Media's DVD 121.5

(note the term "annual" and not merely "annual inspection") Well, my cherokee 140 has survived another year. The annual started Thursday at about 11:30am and we tucked the airplane back in the hangar at 4pm Friday. The downside being I was unable to assist with this annual due to post-surgery...

Almost done, a few things left. During the annual, I'm having a new knots-2-U tail beacon installed. (their website says 6.5 hours - ask them for some of what they are smoking). This work took most of today. Otherwise we would have finished today - the benefits of having a simple cherokee. And...

Nothing to say except wrapped up the annual. 24 hours of time for the two mechanics, which included installing the knots-2-U strobe (which is NOT a 6.5 hour job), plus some of my time opening and closing the various panels. A three day turn on an annual inspection plus an STC install is pretty...

We started the annual on my cherokee 140 today (started with a trip around the pattern). I spent the day opening up the panels, etc, changing the oil filter and such while the two mechanics spent most of their day having fun putting a new fuel bladder in a 402. Compression good (78, 78, 78,...

Actually, a "condition inspection". Kelly is in Los Angles this weekend, so I have all weekend to play. Or, to do the condition inspection on the RV-6, open the swimming pool, and mow the lawn for the first time this year... Tonight started well. Since the airport is sorta between where I work...

Well, my airplane got a quick annual this year. I brought N56713 to the aeroclub hangar Friday at ~5pm after flying it around the pattern to get it warm. One A&P and I worked on it until 10pm. Saturday, I worked with the A&P and IA from 8am until 5:30pm to finish it up. Only problems were...

My turn in the barrel with alternator issues. I have a PA-24 250 with an InterAv 50A alternator conversion installed that has a chronic but transient issue that appears to be associated with regulation. Observed symptoms include: - Overvoltage relay kicking the alternator offline when the gear...

Yesterday's VFR round robin trip to KRNV Cleveland MS, KJAN Jackson MS and KMBO full stops at each airport. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ibUcF5MUrk Severe clear and rock solid glass smooth air. So smooth, one would have thought the DG video'd during the climb was broke.:-) Quite fascinating...

Yesterday's instrument approach workout and it was a mental workout! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RChXbsb-gUc ILS approaches over at HKS Hawkins Jackson MS and VOR Alpha back to Madison. True workout which I only made it on top of the overcast for a blissful 30 seconds and the entire flight...

In-flight video of my trip to KEKY to help reduce the turkey population by one. Very pretty ride above the undercast. Something always magical to watching the sun rise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aroOqkDU9k

So I'm off flying-yea. Clyde

Hi all, Evrything yellow : http://www.airliners.net/open.file/258138/M/ Fil330

I am still filtering out all the usual paperwork that comes with a previously loved airplane. You know, the usual receipts for 12 new batteries dating back to WWII etc. Anyway, there are lots of yellow tags stapled in the logs and almost as many in various envelopes. I was scanning the logs onto...

Hi folks, Anybody has any idea how much insurance on an older YAK-52 (50K-65K purchase price) goes for? I'm assuming one registered pilot just out of Air force UPT and all the civilian equivalent ratings under the belt. Thanks a bunch! Oh on a related question, what's a common aircraft loan term?...

Would anyone know of a newsgroup about the russian Yak 18-T?

It looks like the AI on my Cherokee finally bought the farm. My friend who just flew it on a cross-country said it laid over and died on the way. So, the question is, used, overhauled, or new? Any thoughts on this? Brands to get/not get? I'm leaning away from overhauling the gyro, since I...