I thought you folks might get a kick out of the reaction of the fellow who will be staying with us during EAA. Here's some of what he's written (with his permission): ************************************************************ HOLY COW!!!!!! i don't believe it. i've been dreaming about going...

So far it is the Allison/Weir convoy from Kallyfornya to Oshkosh via Iowa City. Anybody else thinking about it? I'm departing Grass Valley at first light on Friday the 22nd. First gas stop is Wells NV, then Rawlins WY. Depending on lumpies and bumpies, Rawlins MAY be the overnight, or I MAY...

Hi all, i may have a chance to move to Framingham MA and curious about a place to park my old Bonanza. Any good airports with hangar space available? How does Mass deal with general aviation, is it friendly? Thanks

Just heard that Nuvite is giving out FREE samples.

I'm looking at purchasing an early (1960) Piper Aztec. I would like to know what should be checked and what the real gotchas are on this age of aircraft. Thanks, Dean

I think we could coexist with Vette on 123.3 with handhelds on the field during Oshkosh, but I just did a fairly detailed search for 123.5 and found no takers within twenty miles. THEREFORE, let's make that rah/rap on field coordination frequency 123.5 and don't give your kids the transceiver to...

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!...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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'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...

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

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...

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...