Over 50 people dropped by Jay and Mary's campsite in the North 40 at OSH for the annual rec.aviation party Wednesday evening. I'll leave the full report & pictures for Jay to make upon his return, but I just wanted to say the turn out was great. The party started early with a few people dropping...

Are there any aviation insurance underwriters on the group? I'd like to understand better the factors that go into insuring a customer. For example, I put in a claim for damages which occured during training, when I was not the PIC. I'd like to understand if the insurance underwriter is looking...

Need Cleveland brake drums(2) for a Piper Tripacer Cliff Milton, Fl

Hi! Anyone have any experience in changing OAT gauge an old Cherokees? Ours has the old probe sticking out the tope of the windshield, but after replacing it twice with new units, it still doesn't work..... We would love to get a newer more reliable digital OAT readout. Anyone got any ideas of a...

I ordered my GPS396 from Sporty's on July 20th. Yesterday I got a letter from them telling me the projected ship date is August 31st.

I may be looking for an A&P in the Durham area who is comfortable doing an annual (as part of a pre-purchase) on a Taylorcraft. Suggestions appreciated - Mike

It would be interesting if other people would post what their annuals have been like. I'll start. I own a Cessna 150, which I have had for several years. This year my annual .. It seems some Cessna 150 owners have been finding cracks in the vertical tail attach bracket. It's a piece of metal...

There is a very nice looking Pilatus P3 that has come on the market at our local field, and I'm definitely tempted to look seriously at it. After doing some online research on the P3, I've found some information, but I was wondering if anyone out there could provide a comparison of how a P3...

Does anyone know if the Navy has an aero club in Norfolk, VA?

I'm posting on behalf of my father. My father has been flying a friend's older 172. The 172 was recently flown on a 8-hour round trip. During this trip, the plan burned 3-quarts of oil. On return, a compression check was performed. All came back with 75's or better. A check for leaks did...

I'm having trouble with the com in my Garmin 430. The audio reception was getting scratchier and scratchier on it, then in the MSG screen, I get an error like: "com requires service". My local avionics guy says all he can do with it is ship it back to Garmin. Anyone else had this problem? Guy...

I just realized that my Skylane gets about the same gas mileage as a Hummer. I burn about 13gal per hour and go about 130 knots... 10nm per gallon, or 11.5 miles per gallon. Now granted I am going in a straight line, and 3 times as fast, but still that is awful mileage. Now my old Cessna 140...

When a title search is done, the company often offeres to provide a history of accidents in which the a/c was involved. Googling for 'FAA Accidents" I see what appears to be a wide range of choices. Anyone know which db contains the information showing what accidents a specific a/c may have been...

My 396 arrived yesterday! Very cool!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Ok, First time plane buyer, I've been looking for some time now. I've narrowed it down to a few, looking for some big picture comments pro/con on these: Commanche 250 or 260 Commander 114 Mooney M20J

Well my 1980 Skylane might not be exactly old by airplane standards, but its panel is really showing its age. It has the original factory installed avionics package, (Cessna ARC radios...). I've been planning a major panel upgrade/replacement since I got the plane two years ago. The current plan...

Motivated Seller ! Come see specs and pictures of this aircraft. 1975 Beech 58 Baron, N11999. Specs and pictures available at: http://www.easternaircraft.com/plane/n11999/n11999.htm Make an offer today. All offers considered.

How's the flying weather for your pool party looking? Noon on Saturday. All directions? Reason I ask is, I was just over at Golden Wings Museum this morning to pick up any extra cargo they need hauled over to OSH. They have things set out on folding tables for each plane. The gang had just gone...

Well, did my first seal swap on the 140 on all 3 legs. Took me and the wrench about 5 hours total. Completely slimy, dirty job. Remember, I worked in my father's body shop as a younger man, so I am no stranger to being filthy. This was worse. Being dirty WITH oil/grease involved is way worse than...

Well, after only putting 12 hours on our Aztec since our annual, we've got a bad prop seal on our left prop. The prop shop is overbooked until OSH is over, so we've got it scheduled to go in Aug. 3. (One side benefit is that while the prop is gone we'll have time to put in our new side windows!...