Is it possible that some oil on the transponder antenna would cause it to transmit intermittently? I would have wiped it clean and tried it out but it's 5 OVC today.... Thanx

The Second Edition of "Military Aircraft Designations and Systems" is now available from AeroFile. This edition is completely reworked and updated over the 1995 edition, and now features designations from six countries including Canada, United States, Japan, Russia, Germany and Sweden. In all,...

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Hi! Just a question if there are any mechanics here. What would the normal install time be for an S-TEC system 20 one-axis autopilot be into a 1968 Piper Arrow? Presuming the directional gyro/heading bug is OK, and the NAV instruments are up to it off course. Just to have an idea.

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I have an A.I.R. Corporation Water Detector system installed in my aircraft. Basically, it is an annunciator light on the panel hooked to a small probe in the fuel sump that tells me if I have water in the fuel. A long while back, the system stopped working and I figured it was the probe that...

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Hi, I own a 1967 Cherokee 235B and am in need of a prop cable. Does anyone know where I might be able to find a PMA'd new one, or a salvage company that may have one? I've tried Aircraft Spruce, and McFarlands and neither have a PMA'd cable for early Pipers as well as a couple salvage company's...

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...

I have a strange, intermittent charging problem in my Mooney and am looking for a good electrical shop. I've changed out the alternator, battery, regulator, field wire, alternator ground wire and several other items and I'm still having a charging problem. I'm looking for a shop that knows how to...

There doesn't seem to be a lot of information available on the web (first time for everything) with regard to tie down space in SoCal (specifically SNA). What is the best way to go about this. I know there is a waiting list as long as my arm (or longer). But I've also been told that many people are...

My '61 Cessna landing light switch has two positions; First notch is the taxi light, and the last notch turns on the landing light but leaves on the taxi light. Does anyone know of a legal replacement switch that separates the two lights? (taxi light goes off on the last notch). The reason I ask is...

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Hello, I have a 59 Bellanca Cruisemaster that has a Mitchell Executive autopilot in it. To engage the autopilot, you push in a knob on the left side of the panel just left of the vsi and below the ai. When engaged it would roll left at about a 20 degree bank, so I adjusted the autopilot trim knob...

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In everyone's observation, what is the typical difference between the indicated altimeter reading with current pressure setting and the altitude reported by mode c transponder. It seems mine always has a discrepancy of 100', sometimes 200' compared to what ATC shows. Just wondering if it needs...

I just got my first issue of "Light Plane Maintenance" magazine. I am really enjoying it. In their free book "40 Top Maintenance Tips" (p27), they say "get the Halon extinguisher while they are still legal." As I recall, there has been some issue that inhaling Halon can be pretty bad for people's...

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