http://www.alexisparkinn.com/skycraft_landing_lights.htm I've added pix of the panel switch positions that my mechanic and I devised. This is always an interesting issue in a Cherokee, given the limited panel space. I think the solutions we came up with work well: 1. Remove the pitot heat...

I've been remiss in reporting that our rec.aviation photo page has received some updates and additions of late, including: - From the United Kingdom, Chris Blythe and his Tri-Pacer... - From Wisconsin, Jim Burns and his Aztec... - From Florida, George Graham and his Long EZ... - From Pennsylvania,...

We need a super-plane to destroy the centre of the sand******-cult, Mecca.How can I build the ultimate "Mecca-Bomber" ???

x-no-archive: yes If you own a Garmin iQue 3600a (not the plain 3600) or a Lowrance 2000c, I'd like to hear your opinion and comments on these units... good, bad or neutral. email me at

Okay, silly(?) question time: I have a 1964 Cessna 182 (12v), how do you jump start it if the battery dies, or should I even attempt it? Thanks for any advice! Jeffrey

What do the letters A&P/IA stand for exactly? I know it's the mechanic but I'm researching a documentary film and looking for the full name. Thank you, Jean-Paul Travers

We just installed the Skycraft landing lights, which meant drilling a few dozen holes into my beautiful paint job. Is there ANY way to touch those rivets up with paint that will yield satisfactory results? I've tried using automotive touch-up paint in the past, with limited success. I'd like to...

Hi - I am a 300+ hour private pilot who flies out of the MacDan rental club at Essex County outside of NYC. I am looking to rent (or share) a six seat single engine aircraft (Saratoga, etc) for occassional use so I can carry more passengers. I have been flying for eight years out of TEB and now...

Hi - I am a 300+ hour private pilot who flies out of the MacDan rental club at Essex County. I am looking to rent or share a six seat single engine aircraft (Saratoga, etc) for occassional use so I can carry more passengers. I have been flying for eight years out of TEB and now CDW. Does anyone...

So, the annual is done, and I came out easy (again!) -- just two tires and a brake hose. (Knock on wood. They're still installing the landing lights, so I s'pose they could still find something else...) Although I'm replacing both tires, really only the right tire was bad. It had five bald...

Does anyone know where I can rent a Commander 114 or 115 anywhere around the state of Florida? Or someone needing a partner in owning one? David (KORL)

A student has an Archer II that has a red arc painted on the glass of the tach between 2150 and 2350 RPM. The POH makes no mention of a red arc. I'm thinking that either the tach came out of an Arrow (which has a red arc in this range) or some A&P confused the Archer with an Arrow and painted it...

After weeks of unrelenting, never-ending bad weather, with freezing rain, sleet, fog, snow, high winds, low visibility, and low ceilings, I decided to have the plane annualed early. I mean, what the heck -- the weather has been horrendous anyway, right? Why screw up summer and wait till...

I am having (I think) antenna problems in my Helio Courier. The radio is a Garmin 530. The antenna is a forward swept :"V" type mounted high on the vertical stabilizer. There is a splitter that spilts the output from this one antenna into two VOR signals and a single GS signal. The NAV flag...

Turn off Nortons and Landings works fine. I am now wondering why Nortons doesn't like landings.com

I have about 1100 SMOH on my IO-360 (2000 TBO). Compressions are all 70 or above. There was only a tiny bit of metal at the last oil change. That was shortyly after I bought it, at which time I also put a spin-on filter adapter on. The engine has been running great, especially lately. However, my...

OK, you smart people, just some curiosity questions: There appears to be some lack of precision in terminology, where the term "crankshaft counterweights" sometimes refers to the big weighty parts of the crankshaft that are part of the single piece of metal, and other times refers to some movable...

I'm looking for a partner or two in a Cessna 310. There are two locally based planes for sale. One is around $60K, the other is around $85K. The plane would be based at Palo Alto CA. I have about 750TT and 230+ multi with 85hrs in 310s. If interested, please contact me at...

It looks like the Challenger skidded off the runway and crashed into a warehouse at TEB. Isn't this the same kind of plane that crashed on takeoff in Colorado? It looks like the plane remained intact so hopefully the passengers and crew are...

I'm hoping folks on this newsgroup can give me some ideas to take back to my flying club. We currently have 24 members and 3 aircraft. Through years of less than stellar management the officers the club has found itself in the position of facing some very expensive upgrades. As a result the...