I'm a new pilot thinking about buying an old plane. What are typical interest rates and terms for financing? Looking for a cessna 152 or 172. *** Sent via http://www.automationtools.com *** Add a newsgroup interface to your website today.

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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...

In my logs I have an A&P/IA's certificate number, but I can't read his signature so I don't know what the name is, how can I find his name and address? I looked at landings.com and faa.gov but they don't allow you to search on certificate number.

I have a '79 Piper Warrior with a floor-mounted flap lever/trim wheel and cover. The trim wheel has a metal needle pointing to a sticker on the cover to show "neutral". The only reason this matters is that setting the trim wheel/tab to neutral is part of the pre-flight checklist. The plastic...

OK, I have a controversial question. How does one find a good A&P mechanic. I just bought a Piper Turbo Arrow III recently and I want to find a mechanic in my area (Central Wisconsin) that I can trust and is competent. I am interested in hearing about how folks find the good A&Ps out there,...

Hi guys I have just started looking for my first aircraft and have been doing all the due diligence of reading up as much as I can. What I am struggling with is the fact how do I go about locating a good mechanic for a pre buy inspection far away from home assuming I do find a plane that I...

I am really interested in finding a partnership to buy into. interested in a time building plane that can also be used for flying with friends and family (ie can't be a 150/152) Any advice on the following: 1. how does one go about locating an existing partnership 2. in the absence of existing...

I'm possibly having to replace a set of plugs; what are the pros/cons of using fine wire types? I know they are more expensive, but what do you get in return for the cost?

Hi All, I had a small engine fire yesterday. Nothing really serious, just primed too much and whoomp. Damage, 1 hose costing 22,50 euro, 1 empty extinguisher and a dented ego. Now i have the problem about replacing the extinguisher. The old one contained Halon, but this stuff is prohibited in...

Hey ya'll. As a tribute to the rural fire fighters and tanker pilots who risk their lives, Jay Honeck posted my "Nightmare" story over on his website, complete with some pictures of the burn areas. You can see it he http://www.alexisparkinn.com/2006_oklahoma_fires.htm The story may not be...

We've put our first 100 hours on our Aztec since buying it mid-August and this weekend we had the 50hr and 100hour AD's complied with. Fuel leak inspection (50hrs, pilot can do this one), Fuel valve/cable inspection, Engine mount inspection, Exhaust system inspection. Everything looked...

Day one of our first annual for our '79 Mooney 201. Looks like we are needing a new exhaust system for $1600.00 rebuilt... I have been busy pulling all the inspection panels... Mooney's are famous for having a million screws to remove. I only undid a half a million :-) More fun tomorrow... Any...

No new gotcha's today... Maybe the exhaust is the biggy and will stay that way. The A & P said except for the exhaust the Mooney is pretty clean and passing the inspections with no issues. All the control surface, landing gear, electrical inspections are pretty much complete. All the inspections...

Just two months and two weeks until OSH, ladies and gents! We're already gearing up for two events this year designed by and for pilots: 1. 6th Annual Iowa City Fly-In Pool Party http://www.alexisparkinn.com/iowa_city_pool_party.htm Hard to believe it's been six years since you guys and gals...

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I thought you might all find this story interesting. Me, I'm 53 and have been flying since 1988 with about 1000 hrs. My partner is a CFI and we've been in a Cherokee 140 partnership for about 12 years. We have a 1974 Cherokee Cruiser, which we normally keep well maintained (!). About a week...

I had a stuck valve cause a lot of vibration and power loss once. Lucky me, I was on the ground when it happened. Thanks for the post. Glad you made it out safe. $3k is painful but you walked away. Eric

Finally got to take a fairly long trip in my 175B this weekend. went from HGR (Hagerstown, Md) to TTA (Sanford, Nc) Sure was better than driving, uaually takes around 6-1/2 hours to drive (no accidents holding us up), three pee stops (kids), 2 stop at McDonalds etc... Instead is was 2 hours, 24...

A few months ago a group of us "pilots with kids" realized that our pilot-rated children could no longer afford to fly even the clapped-out rental 150s at our local FBO. Over a few beers, we started plotting a way to help. All of us were already aircraft owners -- but we all owned...