dvtpilot wrote in message ... I have a Cessna 150 and finally lost one of the cowl fastener screws for the lower cowling. It's the slotted quarter-turn type. What's the best source for replacing these? I guess...

As many of you know, while at OSH 2003 I had one of those inadvertent "once-in-a-lifetime" conversations with the president of Lightspeed Aviation. The story goes as follows: I've had three pair of LightSpeed headset -- two 15s and a 20XL -- that I have purchased over the last four years. The...

I did some analysis of the data I keep (which on the airplane is EVERYTHING) and thought the readers here might find some of it interesting. I added up everything I have EVER spent on this 1967 C-172H (acquisition, upgrades, annuals, fuel, insurance, repairs, parking, new headsets and GPS, paint...

I'm ready to buy and have finally found good prospects not too far from me. I'm a small business owner. I've spoken to my accountant about the tax advantages. He's not a pilot but anything that saves money is good news to him. I have several clients that are far enough away to make flying...

Does anyone know how likely it is to get permission to fly through these two restricted areas? If permission is scarce, I guess I'll have to take the scenic route through El Paso. -- Regards, Mike

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 05:08:48 +0000 (UTC), Borislav Deianov wrote: Hi, I'm considering the purchase of a share in a Steen Skybolt (homebuilt biplane). I'd never seen one before and my mechanical experience consists of peeking under the cowl of rental aircraft (this...

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

I need a new encoder. I currently have a Trans-Cal D120-P2-T. I can get an overhauled exchange for $230. Should I do that or just replace it with a new ACK A-30 or Ameri-King AK-350? The Ameri-King is the cheapest at $150. I believe both the ACK and Ameri-King use an oven to compensate...

Did you notice the blurb in AOPA EPILOT that Exxon has, and has been having, deposits of grey crud in their bottles of oil, but they say it is just fine and there is no need for them to replace it, or to pay to tear your engines down... Besides, there is a lot less of the crud in this months...

I buy crush gaskets in copper and aluminum from he http://www.marylandmetrics.com/ but as you might suspect from the name, they are metric. They have a very wide range of sizes so you may find a close cross. Steve .. | |I'm looking for a source for copper "crush" gaskets

You may mean .0625" "Rex B" wrote in message ... On 22 Aug 2003 14:42:41 GMT, wrote: |Hi groups. | |I'm looking for a source for copper "crush" gaskets for an intake to head |application in vintage...

I'm trying to decide what is a fair price for this aircraft. I looked at the asking price of 74 Archers in Trade-a-Plane and saw prices ranging from the high 40's to the high 50's. I used the TAP estimator and came up with about 52K. This plane is in good condition in and out, has older...

Hi Sydney, I've got Lightspeeds and although the noise was never a problem, the way they press the bows of the foggles into my brain starts to bother me after awhile. I've often thought about buying a cheap pair of wire frame sunglasses and cutting the bows off them, then also cutting most of the...

"Montblack" wrote in message ... http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/ A-Word-A-Day is a FREE service that comes to my e-mail ...every day. Today's word is one I haven't heard of before - avigation. People...

Our Hartzell prop governor on an IO-360 Lyc has developed a nasty little oil leak around the control shaft. The company in Wichita that successfully repaired it many years ago is no longer performing this type of work. Currently we are considering sending it directly to Hartzell, but if...

I found a listing of the 19,23,24 at www.esscoaircraft.com/noname30.html and that address will bring up the order page at a cost of $35. I've dealt with them over the years and have been able to trade manuals for manuals in some cases. The do a fairly good job. Hope this helps. Robert...

Of course everyone thinks their plane is wonderful, but every plane has at least one annoying 'feature'. I don't want to hear about cabin width or cruise speed, but that minor gremlin you would fix if money was free and time replaceable. In my plane, the overflow vent vents too much and full...

Hi guys, Here are a few of my OSHKOSH photo's. They can be found at: http://members.aol.com/dlpimages/osh2003.htm and http://members.aol.com/dlpimages/le.htm don

The other day I when I was handed off to a center frequency I got a continuous "rx", like a stuck mic, on my Garmin 430. I asked about changing freq, he said he did not have another available. I explained the stuck mic, and he queried other pilots on the freq, who all reported 5x5. I...

Well, sent my info to the insurance, they got back to me, through one of the other partners, and said they needed more information. They wanted to know how many hours I had in a 175B, I said I had none, but shouldn't the 172 count? It's the same except for the CS prop. So I gave them what...