Recently, I had an A&P put the wrong vacuum pump into my Piper Turbo Arrow 3 (the work was done about 3 weeks ago). When I started the engine, the wrror was obvious because none of the vacuum instruments functioned. The D.G. was spinning wildly. The A&P was there when I started my engine and saw...

I'm not sure I'd ever seen an SR20 before today, and boy does it have obnoxious exhausts. Are all Cirrus planes like that and I've just missed it? -- Ben Jackson http://www.ben.com/

Threw the belt again after twenty minutes in IMC on the way to the avionics shop. Destination was VMC, so elected to continue rather than turn around or land, and the other alternator was handling the load easily. Avionics guy fixed the radar (took three guys around 30 minutes). Belt...

I'm taking my PPL and trying to locate a decent/depedable 152 to purchase rather than keep renting.Also how many hours on the TTAF time is too many before problems arise. It seems most flight schools are selling around 9k-10k hours? Any 152 sellers out there? Thanks Jay Nashville TN

I have a room in Taylor Hall that I will $hare. Rooms are AIR CONDITIONED in this dorm only. UW-OSH dorms are two miles from the field. Shuttle buses, which run frequently, pick up near to the dorm site. I'm using one of the beds. Other bed (and possible air mattress on floor) is available. Sat...

Kevin Brooks wrote: "R. David Steele" /OMEGA wrote in message ... What is the advantage that the 7E7 or the Dreamliner have over the rest of the line? I assume that the market niche for the 757 and 767...

I am considering installing an engine monitor in my Skyhawk . . . and have narrowed the search to these two selections: Gem610 and JPI EDM-700 Any pireps, recommendations, anecdotes, or other feedback? Thanks in advance . . . www.Rosspilot.com

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,...

I've got a problem with a cowl flap cable in our Aztec. The other day when landing, I opened the cowl flaps to 1/2 on final, then full open after landing. I noticed when going from 1/2 open to full open while on the ground the left cable seemed stiff. I tried closing the flap, then reopening and...

I am running my Archer on Aeroshell 15W50. The Lycoming 0-360 burns about a quart of oil every 12 hours. I have a case of Aeroshell W100 and have no use for it and everybody at our field uses a multigrade. I was watching an Aeroshell video and was surprised that it implied that all Aeroshell oils...

Gang, I am peparing to purchase a Long EZ (a very nice one, at that). While I have the cash, I figure I'm better financing a portion of hte airplane for various reasons (likely 60-70%). Am I going to have difficulty finding a lender for an Experimental category aircraft that is already built and...

Hi, I am considering purchase of a nitrogen fill system. I don't have power at my tiedown, and filling the tires with a 12 volt portable compressor is a pain due to having to park the car near the tire, move to the other side, etc. I figgured a nice nitrogen tank system would give me a power free...

It won't help on your 2008 tax return, but this article on aviation taxes talks about some new tax benefits available if you purchase an aircraft in 2009. http://pilotadvice.com/news/aviation-tax-ideas-2009 Does anyone have tax tips that might help aircraft owners in 2008???

Our club currently flies a 172R and 172SP as trainers and a Diamond DA40 as our 3rd plane. We've put tons of students thru our 172s and are finally getting some good usage on our Diamond. We've started "long distance" planning on our next planes. We'd like to get a good low wing trainer like...

We are based in NE Ohio and looking to overhaul another Archer's engine soon. We had a bad experience recently with core charges from Lycoming and have decided to do a field overhaul on this bird. We would like to fly the bird in so we are looking at companies within a reasonable distance of NE...

I just established the Yahoo Group: for the private, noncommercial trading of general aviation electronic devices ("avionics") between individuals for use in their own aircraft. "Trading" goes to swapping for other avionics OR trading for paper pictures of old...

Needed to get night current for an IFR flight next week. Since I have not flown at night for quite some time, figure to give me an adjustment period as day transitions to night. Video includes slow flight while waiting for the sun to set, watching the sunset from 3000 feet and two landings at...

Let me start by admitting my ignorance about DME's. In my plane I have to KX-170Bs, one indicator has GS. I also have an ADF. I have no DME, and I've never used one. I've started studying for my instrument written test. I've noticed that a large number of approaches would either be more difficult...

Robert- Thank you for your well-wishes! We certainly hope to get a lot of local business, but also want those longer-distance pilots, who own their own planes, to be able to take advantage of our convenient hours and pricing when progressing through further training. It will also give them...

On Apr 19, 10:52*pm, "Steve" wrote: Apologizing for doing something you already knew beforehand was wrong? Hmmm... Try rec.aviation.marketplace. And your item is up for auction, not for sale. It is aviation related and I for one was very interested in his...