Tell me what you think about this issue: I flew 4443H ('79 Mooney 201) Saturday morning for a couple of hours. One time during the flight, for about 5 minutes the High / Low voltage light was flickering. It did stop flickering, the ammeter wasn't showing a discharge, and the battery voltage...

Below are excerpts from these mandatory Rotax 912/914 service bulletins: ----------------------- http://www.rotax-owner.com/SI_TB_Info/ServiceB/SB-912-056.pdf B-912-056: MANDATORY REPLACEMENT OF ROTAX PROPELLER GEARBOX, ENGINES TYPE 912/914 Compliance - during the next maintenance event

http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm Neat look inside a A380. You can click on the picture and drag the image around or use the buttons at the bottom to see all around. -- Regards, Ross C-172F 180HP KSWI

I have one of these in my plane. For over a month, I cannot figure out how to program it, and my plane comes with no documentation on this radio. Can anyone hlep? Thanks in advance. Robin Hou

I thought about the winch system, but my plane weighs around 5,000lbs. Pulling on the tail tie down ring might just rip it off. There unfortunately is no way even four people could push it upslope on our ramp on the ice. I use a 10HP tug that goes under the nose wheel, and is big enough for a...

SportPilotTalk.com has just launched The Affordable Flying Initiative (AFI) to help make flying more affordable. Read all about it at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Affordable_Flying/

There's a cockpit photo of a DA-40 (http://tinyurl.com/yxju4u), there is a placard just below and to the right of the right-hand MFD. I can't quite read it, but I think it says "Use of VNAV Is Prohibited". Is that indeed what it says? And, if so, why? Second question -- I understand you...

Hello. I own a Piper Cherokee in NJ. I am very happy with my mechanic, his rates, my plane and how (knock on wood) reliable it is. Overall my maintenance costs are acceptable and well within my budget. That being said, I want to learn how to maintain my plane and eventually I want to work my way...

Flyers, I have 4 DVD's on eBay. If anyone would like to see them the links are below: Sporty's Air Facts: Understanding ATC-An Instrument Pilot's Perspective http://tinyurl.com/l5vab Nasa's In-Flight Icing (1 DVD and 1 CD-ROM) Training for Pilots

Fly-In Forum: Don Swords and the staff of Don's Dream Machines will be at Pickens County Airport, Jasper, Ga (JZP), from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm to answer questions about engine overhaul and repair, aircraft certification, homebuilding and avionics. Don is a well respected and knowledgeable IA, DAR, and...

Hi Peter The aircraft that I purchased had a long history of sticking valves. When I bought it I started adding Avblend and haven't had any problem. I also lean aggressively on the ground and monitor engine in flight on an EI monitor. So maybe any of those things could be responsible for my good...

Hello, I have a question for owners of newer aircraft (5 years or less). We have a '76 Lance that our club purchased about 9 years ago and it appears to have been somewhat of a lemon then. I don't think much thought went into the purchase but I think the price what right. Over the last several...

I've seen some Apaches listed that are 'Doyne conversions' but I can't find what the conversion involved, except maybe 180hp engines. I know about Geronimos, but what exactly makes up a Doyne conversion Apache?

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Does anyone know anything about the "Riley Rocket" version of the Cessna Turbo 310? I am getting claims of "260 KTAS at 20,000 feet burning only 24 gph total." Does that make sense? Seems a little too good to be true. Does anyone have actual experience with a Riley Rocket that matches this...

What are some of the costs associated with owning an airplane? Particularly, I'm partial to a single engine four seater probably of the Mooney's I'm not to leary of costs such as planned/unplanned maintenance but admittedly understand nothing of the FAA regulations involved. Is there some kind of...

On Thu, 19 May 2005 19:20:48 +0100, Peter wrote: Hi, Someone has lost the red "disconnect" button onmy KFC225 autopilot. Honeywell want a lot of money for a whole new switch. Would anyone know who makes this switch? It looks like a standard pushbutton switch, with a button about 9mm...

Day 48 (The Seats) Just completed the seats. Not as tough or as time consuming as I thought it would be. Maybe 10 hours total time. As I said in the previous installment, I reused the rear foam. The rear seat backs rolled back on without a hitch. Minimal adjusting to get it to look just right. I...

I have a complete Flightmaster Psion handheld computer with the carrying case and the thermal printer with cables. Pete McMaster used to support the database updates. Are they still available? I may be selling it on eBay. Any idea as to what it migh be worth? It works perfectly, as far as I...

I've been asked to do an article on Porting & Polishing for The Aviation Consumer as it pertains to certified engines. Would like some user feedback, good or bad. If you have a certified aircraft and had your cylinders Ported and Polished: - Why did you do it? - How much did it cost (per...