A little longish - sorry. Oshkosh question from a first timer: Staying at the dorm, will have car available - if needed. I want to sit on a (2) regular stackable plastic deck chairs and watch planes depart after the air show, etc - I heard this is the real show g. Two chairs works good for me,...

We made it home successfully yesterday from our first Oshkosh adventure. It was a great experience and we look forward to going again. We arrived last Sunday afternoon, had Monday to get settled in the North 40 and 3 days at the show, departing Friday. We left mid-morning under overcast skies, and...

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/oshkosh_2007.htm Pix from the Fly-In Pool Party, the Rec.Aviation HOPS Party, and Airventure. It was one for the books, guys. Enjoy! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993

Another great OSH. The number and quality of the exhibits seems to improve each year. I especially like the Miller Welding trailer. My girlfriend even got to play with the plasma cutter, and she liked it (maybe helping me justify a future purchase ;-)... We met the MotoArt guys (from the now...

http://www.flyinggators.com/news/hurricane/exec.htm If anyone has more pictures of Executive airport after hurricane Charley hit please send them to me. -- Have a good day and stay out of the trees! See ya on Sport Aircraft group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/

I may have an opportunity to fly to Orlando from KLOM this weekend and stay for a few days. Unfortunately, I probably won't be able to stay long enough to get to sun & fun. Any recommendations on airports that have access to rental cars and reasonable parking fees? Thanks Dave M35

The wife and I just back from our Oregon vacation that you helped us plan. You guys did a wonderful job. Day 1: Left OKC on a Canadair regional jet to Phoenix. Boarded a 737 whose APU wouldn't start. 107 degrees on the tarmac and no AC. And we left our Cherokee at home why? Oh well. Landed...

During the process of ordering the 337 information for an aircraft I"m looking at, under "Number of Pages" it shows "Registration - 140" and "Airworthiness - 66". What do these figures mean? - Mike

I am thinking of putting a oqo handtop computer on my panel to display a moving map and WX data from an XM receiver. Has anyone tried out the oqo in the cockpit? How does it work? How do you power it? Can it be seen in the daylight? http://www.oqo.com It looks far superior to the palm/IPAQ...

(I decided to move this to a separate thread since its a bigger issue than engine TBO.) Matt...I read the Avweb article. The author correctly notes that whether its a car or plane, you should always insist on seeing or discussing the problems with the mechanic so there are no surprises later....

I am slling my 1956 172, and will be in the amrket to purchase another plane. I am really leaning towards a 1968 - 1970 Arrow. However , have seen a couple of Archers that look interesting. Having a highwing I am partial to them - what are the thoughts on early 210's (money pits?). I have also...

Anyone had experiences good or bad with TEK Aircraft Services in Rio Grande, NJ? I'm thinking of taking my plane down there for some work and an annual. They seem to be nice people. George Patterson Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is "Hummmmm... That's...

I'm considering buying a plane, and have decided to go with a twin. I understand that there will be more maintenance costs over a single, but I like the safety margin of the second engine. I also like the idea of pressurization, because we have some high mountains out here on the west coast. It...

I'm starting to narrow down my target aircraft and just today started looking at them through Vref at the same time. I'd like to read your opinions of that pricing service - both good and bad - and any suggestions you might have as to other pricing tools that worked for you. BTW, the target will...

http://www.aso.com/i.aso/AircraftView.jsp?aircraft_id=84399 I flew this yesterday and it was nice (but what the hell do I know) He is asking 105k but Vref says it is worth $113k. That seemed high but again what do I know. Any Mooney owners out there want to give an opinion on the M20J? Thanks in...

I know everyone has an opinion... and I'd like to hear some of them! I'm a first time buyer, and I've come across a 172P for sale at a local airport. Its a 1981, 4000TTAF, 1700SMOH. No GPS, standard avionics (digital radios, 720CH, ADF, Audio Panel, Xpndr) No damage history and a current annual...

I am considering this: 1/13th share in '97 172R. GPS. 2200TT, couple hundred hours on a new engine. Buy-in: $3800 Dues: $150/month flat plus $38/hr wet for time. It seems like a pretty good deal to me. The aircraft is immaculate and makes the 20+ year-old 152s I've been driving seem like.....

Thus far, I haven't been able to fly an missions for Operation Brother's Keeper in relation to Katrina, however I have registered and today I received this email concerning their preparation to help the victims of Rita. I'm just passing it along hoping that others can help. Jim Operation...

If my boss buy a plane I would be prospective pilot on it. He thinks about cabin class twin or BE58. After fast research we together decided to choose from: - Cessna 421C - Piper Navajo - Beech 58 Baron. Could you give me example operating cost? Would it be difficult to buy insurance for low time...

I managed to get some 1300L contact cement on the windshield of my Helio Courier while reattaching the vinyl to the glareshield. Does anyone know if I can use "adhesive remover" on an acrylic windshield without causing crazing? Any other suggestions? Thanks! Mike MU-2