I bought a PA-24-260 with a verrry slow leak from the prop governor. This has taught me some things about oil leaks. 1) Oil does not go in the obvious direction. Even after you take into account the general airflow around the engine compartment and baffling there are local variations that make...

I had to be on the road last weekend, but I managed to schedule my trips so got to Evergreen, AL between 4:30 and 5:30 Saturday afternoon to pop in on the Southeastern Region Fly-In. Got a few pictures of things that interested me. Photos are posted...

My two KX 170B NavComs are getting a bit tired. The tuning gears have been replaced, and after several years are now getting really stiff and hard to turn again. Apart from the mechanical parts, the radios both work just fine. I am looking at three alternatives; having them repaired again,...

Can anyone offer any knowledge of or experience with any of these shops? - Legends Aircraft Refurbishing, Aiken, SC - Grace Air, Inc., Florence, SC - Goodner-Crider Aircraft Painting, Mena, AR - Mena Aircraft Painting, Mena, AR

Is it legal to have your A&P install a "power port" (NOT a cigarette lighter outlet) in your panel? Does it require a field approval? I want something on the pilot's side that is more robust than a cigarette lighter, to power our yoke-mounted GPS. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder...

I did the Google search for previous discussions, found the Bogert Kit http://maxpages.com/bogertaviation/Copper_Cable_Kit, but didn't find an estimate of the number of hours needed to install the kit. The answer will bias the decision wrt DIY under supervision or just have it done. My A&P lacks...

Well, I'm jumping into aircraft ownership (co-ownership, 2 other "partners"). I put the deposit down on a Cherokee 180 yesterday. Hope to have everything finalized by next weekend. Someone posted where the Piper owners club's web site was some time back, but I missed it. Can someone post it...

Hi, I have wanted to get my pilot's license for most of my life. My father was a pilot in WWII and Korea and owned airplanes up to the time I was small. I am now in a position to start on my goal and I need to ask a few questions answered. I fear I am searching for the "Holy Grail", but can a...

All side and rear windows in my 172 need replacement. I'm thinking of installing bubble windows on the right front and left front for better visibility. Anyone know about cost premium or speed penalty of these over flat windows? If the penalty is no more than a few knots it's probably worth it,...

My maintenance shop rigged my control surfaces, at my request. The plane 'seemed' to have been flying in a bank, despite having the AI centered and DG on the same track. They found that the flaps were the biggest culprits and adjusted them accordingly. When I flew it and took it up to cruise,...

HOW TO TURN $6 INTO $6,000! READING THIS COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE! Hi, I'm 25 and I make more money than my parents, and you can too! Turn $6.00USD into $60,000 . . . read this to find out how. I've been seeing this on bulletin boards for some time and at first I thought, "Yeah right, this must be a...

Would anyone know (and care to tell me) where to find the power ports found these days on airliners? I'd like to replace the cigarette lighter socket in my Skylane with one of those. Thanks. -jav

The latest section of the CNAPG web site to be updated is the Auster Individual Aircraft Histories page. 52 new Auster photos have been added to the site today, with more to be added soon. These include photographs from the Auster Fly-in at Cootamundra that occured over the past weekend. The...

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Flew to West Virginia yesterday from Lee Airport, nead Annapolis, MD. Filed an ADIZ flight plan, called Potomac Approach and got a squawk code. Flew out of the Baltimore-Washington ADIZ with no trouble, but requiring several frequency changes as I was handed off from one controller to the next....

I'm planning to install a NARCO 121 NAV unit in my Maule. My avionics tech says to "make sure it has the 'M' mod". Anyone know how to tell if this was done without opening the unit up? George Patterson God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run...

Shawn, I posted this over to rec.aviation.owning. They might have some answers for you. -- Montblack ("Shawn" wrote)

Can you fly Left seat in a complex airplane if you dont have a complex singoff in your log book, And have the PIC in the right seat????? *** Sent via http://www.automationtools.com *** Add a newsgroup interface to your website today.

I'm a member of a local flying club which has ~30 members and 3 aircraft. A number of the club's long standing members have moved on in the last year or so and now its time for some of the other folks to step up and take the reins. One of the jobs that is open is the club maintenance officer. ...

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