Today was not a good day for the Baron. While replacing a cylinder I found a crack (confirmed with Dye Pent) off the #5 cylinder leading up towards the case halves. The engine has 2750 Hr since new and about 1000 Hr since a TW Smith overhaul. The case is repairable, but it seems like a waste...

I understand that if I had a CHT, and it had a redline (I don't have one at all, probably because the PA-24 doesn't have cowl flaps) I would need to keep my CHT or get something certified to be a primary CHT. Are there any rules regarding EGT? The one I have is pretty useless. It's an analog...

Where within the FAA is the place to get the records showing STCs associated with a specific plane?

As a member of this newsgroup for many years, I thought this would be a good place to get advice from my fellow pilots. My son is leaving for Afghanistan on the 21st of Aug from Camp Bullis. I am looking for a place to stay from Aug 20th - 22nd. Would like it to be near the "River Walk" area so...

We are contemplating adding a weather uplink system and was wondering what experience you have had on the WxWorx or Anywhere Wx. We are leading towards the Anywhere Wx but wanted to get some comments on both. Thanks!! Jon Kraus '79 Mooney 201

I just had to order some Rand-O-Fill for a fabric repair. Had a lot of trouble finding it - Aircraft Spruce is out of stock and doesn't expect to get any until mid-May. I finally found a place in Texas that has a few quarts. They told me that Randolph is being acquired by new owners and is not...

Greeting to All, I am investigating the possibility of purchasing my own plane in the next 12 months. With the soft prices on twin airplanes, they are starting to look a little more appealing to me than a big single. I have spent a lot of time investigating costs associated with maintenance so I...

I've had an opportunity recently to purchase a Piper PA28-140- absolute creme puff cosmetically... but the problem (and reason for the good cosmetic condition) is that the plane has been sitting in an enironmentally stable (dry, 50-80 degree ambient temperature) for almost a decade now. (For those...

We just ordered a BFGoodrich WX-950 stormscope for our TB-20 Has anyone had any bad experiences with installation of this stormscope ? Anything tricky we should pay attention to ? It comes with a 6ft antenna cable. There is another one 25ft long that comes as extra. What is the best way to...

Many people have asked me why I have generators on my airplane rather than converting to alternators. My airplane is a PA-30. The only legal alternator conversion is the InterAv STC. This is a non-redundant conversion - the alternators used require power to the field and the regulators use...

After sending my Lycoming AEIO-540 to the factory for a mandatory repair it has finally returned. At Oshkosh this year the people at the Lycoming booth swore it would take only two weeks, but when the actual paperwork arrived everything said one month in the shop. It ended up taking a little over...

We have a '67 KCAB that has a weird vibration from time to time. You can feel it in the stick and seat. It is the worst around 2200-2400 rpm but only in the air. On the ground it isn't noticeable. Oil analysis is fine and the engine seems smooth. We've installed new motor mounts and everything...

What is Oil Canning? How is It Spotted? What Problems Dose It Cause? Dose It Affect Airworthiness? If So How Is It Resolved or Fixed?

I have hangar space available at the Airlake Airport at Lakeville, MN (KLVN) for a SE aircraft. The hangar has electric bifold doors on both ends, so no one gets "stuck" in the back. Rent is $200 / month. Please email me back at:

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Does anyone use a PDA to record in a small spreadsheet the departure airport, your destination airport, and the Hobbs & Tach readings when you land? If so, what would be the brand and the main features of the PDA? Thanks

Our 2nd Nav/Com on our '79 201 is a KX170B. It has went on the fritz and will cost .7 AMU's to repair. We were looking to maybe replace it with a KX155 (14 volt), preferably w/o the glidescope. Does anyone have an idea on where we might find one for a reasonalble price? Any advise would be...

Hey folks, I'm trying to decide which is preferable, a relatively low time plane with missing logs or a higher time of the same model with all logs. The first is a 65-year old plane with 1800 ttaf and 346 tsmoh. It's missing the airframe logs from 1986 and older. The other has about 3000 ttaf...

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