The junior A&P in the shop that is doing my annual (whom I've known for years) was poking around in the under-wing inspection cavities on the starboard fuselage/wing root joint, when he let out a low whistle. Since I was futzing around with re-attaching my god-awful wheel pants (I don't CARE if...

(Pardon the cross-posting, but...) You are cordially invited to our 2nd Annual "Oshkosh Fly-In Pool Party" at our aviation theme-suites hotel in Iowa City! Designed to say "thanks" to the aviation community for another great year, this party features free food, pop, beer (*gasp!*), and live...

Sorry for the cross-posting, Guys and Gals, but I'm appealing for your help -- NOW. Our City Council will be deciding THIS WEEK whether or not to put the dissolution of our independent airport commission on the ballot this fall. If this goes to the ballot, the damage done to our airport may...

Well, I can tell everyone is out flying -- just two additions to the gallery this month: - Badwater Bill Phillips sent a few new pix from his ultra-light flying days... - From Ohio, Eric Rood sent pix of his '45 Aeronca 7AC Champ... See 'em at http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm Want...

We're looking at adding satellite radio service to Atlas. (It's his reward for winning the trophy for "Best Cherokee 235" at the National Cherokee fly-in last weekend!) According to PS Engineering, there is an audio-in channel that can be used in our existing CD/intercom. We would be looking to...

Go to http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm to see a the new additions to the Rogue's Gallery for the month of May: - Dave Butler, from Raleigh, N.C., and his beautiful '81 Mooney - Henry Kisor, of Evanston, IL, and his pristine '59 Cessna 150 - Photos from the annual Pinckneyville fly-in,...

Some more beautiful, poignant, and hilarious pictures of the rec.aviation fly-in at Pinckneyville last weekend, courtesy of John Ousterhout and StellaStar! See them at: http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rogue's_gallery_i_-_p.htm#P -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA

Thanks to Dan Luke, pix of the infamous Pinckneyville "rec.aviation" fly-in are now available on the "Rogue's Gallery"! See them at: http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rogue's_gallery_i_-_p.htm (Scroll down to the "P's"....) Looks like a great time! Next year, for sure!

My autopilot (2-axis, Piper) is hooked up to my DG, via a "heading bug." Otherwise, it's just a wing leveler. I've been told that this autopilot has the capability of being connected to my VORs. Can anyone outline what's involved with connecting the two? Thanks! --

So I picked up this nifty Davtron digital electric clock/timer at Sun N Fun. It's exactly the same model I had in my Warrior (Model 800), and I found a good price for it. (Roughly 4 times what it's really worth -- a bargain in aviation!) Our wind-up clock had become sporadic in cold weather, and...

A couple of months ago our AI, which had been "coming and going", finally went. We replaced it with a rebuilt unit from "The Gyro House", which had the dual effect of getting our autopilot working properly again. Last month, our DG failed completely and suddenly, after a normal landing in Pella,...

As long as Atlas is down for annual, I decided to replace all four of our old seatbelts. It's an easy, ten minute swap that I was able to do myself, with my A&P signing off on my work. I didn't replace them because they were worn out -- my A&P said he'd sign them off again -- but because the...

Probably pretty impossible to tell who, but I have just received a couple of virus attempts traceable to a user (or a user's address book acquaintance) of this list. You can probably expect one, too..... Now that most virus-spreaders use hijacked email addresses, it's impossible (in my...

Colonel Bob Morgan, pilot of the famed "Memphis Belle" -- the most famous B-17 Flying Fortress of World War II -- is currently in the hospital following a bad accident. At his age injuries of any kind can be life threatening, but in this particular case Bob actually broke his neck in a bad fall at...

For learning about flying and aircraft, there's no place like Usenet -- specifically the "Rec.Aviation.Piloting", "Rec.Homebuilt", and "Rec.Aviation.Owning" newsgroups. These forums attract hundreds (thousands?) of aviation enthusiasts each day, and represent a depth and breadth of knowledge that...

As many of you know, I am a big proponent of using Lemon Pledge to clean an airplane. It can be used on the Plexiglas safely, and if you spray the leading edges of the wings with it after each flight, the bugs just swish right off with little effort. In fact, that's ALL we have ever washed the...

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm The Rogue's Gallery is a webpage specifically for users of these Rec.Aviation newsgroups. Here you may post pictures of your aircraft, your hangar, your airport, your family -- whatever -- free of charge, for the rest of us to see and admire! After...

Got the latest AD on the Lycoming O-540 in the mail the other day -- indigestion time once again. They have now expanded the "oh-crap" news to a whole bunch more O-540 owners. The Feds are worried that some of the zinc-coated Lycoming crankshaft gear retention bolts could fail -- which would be...

Is there one? I would like a brighter landing light -- but I ain't paying $800 for it! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"

This thread was actually started on the Cherokee 235/236 owner's group a couple of days ago, and it was quite interesting and informative. However, that group is quite small by comparison to rec.aviation -- so I thought I'd open this topic up for everyone here. The challenge is this: Post all the...