If you own your own aircraft and would like to add an instrument rating or turn your private certficate into a commercial ticket please drop me an email. I'm a recently qualified CFI/CFII/MEI based in Oakland. My rates are reasonable and I have a flexible schedule.

Airshow in Jackson MS - Video Ear plugs optional when viewing :-) First time I have ever been to an airshow of this magnitude. I was there only three hours of the 7 hour show and the following videos are highlights of what I had seen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx-KugHZ3gY (non jet...

I followed the posts about Lightspeed selling pretty good equipment, and most importantly, standing behind their products when they have problems. I was particularly impressed with Jay Honeck's reports (hi Jay) about his Oshkosh experience. So, as a treat to myself I recently bought a 30/3G...

I've seen slip-on black foam grips that you can use on the skinny mid-60's Cessna control yokes. I'm not talking about the leather wrap covers - these are like an open-cell spongy foam that just slips over the yoke "horns". I've searched King, Sporty's Aircraft Spruce, the archives, all to no...

O.K. I read all the replies. I offer another viewpoint. As a contract negotiator for the last 17 years dealing with all types of vendors, I have a few observations. First rule: GET IT IN WRITING BEFORE YOU START THE WORK!!!!!!!! Second rule: If they won't put the deal in writing, or you don't...

Here is my plan. Any thoughts would be appreciated. BTW my plane is a 73 Cessna 150L. I am going to move my Satellite Radio to my plane. To mount the base station, I was planning on getting a small plexi-glass shelf and making a small cut in my center console to mount this shelf in and then...

Thought you guys might enjoy this. I saw them at Oshkosh this year. http://www.terrafugia.com/landing.html -- Best Regards, Mike http://photoshow.comcast.net/mikenoel

For the last 200 hours I've recorded all the data from my engine analyzer which makes it easy to look at such things. Anyway a week ago I was flying along steady at 12 thousand feet when I noticed an unusual shift in the engine bar graph display. Looking at the recorded data I see that all flight...

My new partner and I are looking at a 1975 Mooney M20C. It is a nicely upgraded IFR plane with a 400 hour O-360 engine. It is a rather high time airplane (7000) hours and the price reflects this fact. It is being sold by the owner of the FBO we fly out of for one of his friends. They just finished...

Well, yesterday I paid for my third of my airplane Congrats, Wayne. Welcome to the world of the joyously impoverished! :) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com

Friends, Airplane Tinkerers, Cheapskate Builders, Impoverished Owners… My recent ebay auctions were a great success, and so I have slithered once again through my secret vaults of airplane parts for more treasures to be auctioned off. Please check my ebay auctions for one or more of the following,...

I am thinking about upgrading my aging Garmin 195. The new inexpensive WAAS-enabled offerings from Lowrance make it almost irresistible, and my Garmin is losing value in the used market fast. As I see it, my options are to upgrade the handheld or just grit my teeth and save up for a panel-mount....

A recent post bemoaned the high cost of replacement interior plastic parts from the original manufacturer (in this case, Cessna). I suggested that parts of this type are available, often at lower cost, from PMA sources. This led to a discussion of relative merits of original vs. PMA,...

"John Harlow" wrote in message ... Were they of any help other than telling you to "wait for production units"? Seems their customer relations could use a little help. They offered me the "first production unit" by express mail...

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Millions already know that Britain is in the hands of terrorists who respect no law. Britain invaded Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. In the latter case, it did so in violation of a United Nations resolution, no less. The Secretary General of the UN declared the invasion "illegal". In the face of...

Anyone had a 4 cylinder engine analyzer installed lately? I'm thinking about an EDM-700 on a Lycoming O-320-E2C in a Beech Musketeer and was wondering about install costs.

I'm thinking of buying a 182 or 182 RG. I like cessnas and the 182 is such an honest airplane it's hard to beat. I'd just like it to be a bit faster. If all of the speed mods are done to a normal C-182 , Good wheel pants, speed fairings, gap seals etc..... how fast is it? For comparision how...

I have a Helio Courier with four fuel cells holding 30 gallons each. My typical flight uses ~35 gallons so I would like to leave the outer (aux) tanks empty most of the time. I understand that leaving them empty will reduce their life expectancy. How much should I expect the life expectancy to...

I am willing to trade a 3 Bedroom 1 Bath House on large 43,500 SQFT lot (60sqft less than an acre) About 1/4 Mile From D49 Airport, In Columbus, ND & A 2003 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Classic Motorcycle 376 miles still under factory warranty. Airplane must be a complete production type aircraft, IFR A...