It's part of flying, and there's nothing you can do about it. . . perhaps. You're trying to get to your destination, or maybe you're trying to get home. You look at the weather and no matter how you plot out your time, direction of flight, and other options, you're staying put! Blessing or...

I see a neighbor's hangar has two conventional fire extinguishers on the wall. Not a bad idea, I'm sure. But for potential hangar fires are halon still the best or are the conventional extinguishers just fine?

....and wondering if anyone here has bought a factory-new plane recently. . . I bought a new C-172S in December 2001 out of Cessna factory inventory, through a local Florida dealer. The dealer wouldn't budge off MSRP, but Cessna incentives amounted to about $7500. I've enjoyed the plane but want...

I fly a Gulfstream 3 and am looking at semi-retiring next year. I plan on getting a Piper Cub, and offering a package vacation which would include a J-3 checkout, sunset boat ride, and a week in a condo/house on or near the beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama. There would be other goodies offered such...

When federal dollars are involved at an airport (BHM) can an FBO do practices like this to discriminate against GA? There are no other t-hangers at the airport other tan the ones this FBO (Mercury Air) has. As a business person I would think they can do what they want to do, but wondering if...

I am thinking about buying my first airplane and am seeking some advise about where to base it. Burbank is the closest airport to me and where I did my primary training, but I don't know if there are any affordable options there. Whiteman and El Monte are about equal distance from my home. Of...

"Peter" wrote in message ... It is for ocassional flights only e.g. 1x or 2x a year at 15000 ft, for 1-2 hrs, and 1 or 2 people but expandable to 4. In Europe. I have looked at the Aerox one with their oxymiser...

"Wayne" wrote in message ... I am getting the 1961 175B Cessna that I mentioned before here. I am trying to figure out how fast it should be. The owner said that it would go GPH. Then I looked at the original...

"Peter" wrote in message ... It is for ocassional flights only e.g. 1x or 2x a year at 15000 ft, for 1-2 hrs, and 1 or 2 people but expandable to 4. In Europe. I have looked at the Aerox one with their oxymiser...

"BOb U" wrote in message ... "Aris" wrote: That one originally took a bad bounce off the astroturf and went over my head. Then it took another bounce and smacked me in the face. ;-)

hi: ok, it looks like I will need an engine in the 300hp range that is certified. I really dislike the old and noisy lycomings and continentals. the bombardier looks like a ways away. are there any other reasonably good certificated choices? /iaw

On 9 Aug 2003 16:13:18 -0700, (Roger C) wrote: The partner in my aircraft just returned from the oshkosh show and is interested in getting one of the uplink weather systems for our aircraft. I just checked out the wsi system he is recommending at their website. I see...

"W"eir = letter B ...sort-of. The recall alphabet: R, W, Q, O, J, M, V, A, H, B, S, G, Z, X, N, T, C, I, E, K, U, P, D, Y, F, L. (various paragraphs snipped from CNN.com) Under the California election process, here's how the voting will work: The candidates' names will be alphabetized based on...

I have rented space in a 40x40 hangar for the last few years, and am planning on purchasing a t-hangar in the near future. I would appreciate comments on desireable things to look for in a hangar. My thoughts: 1. Overall hangar condition, structurally sound. All the T-hangars at my airport are...

Somehow, in 6 years of flying, I missed the fact that not all light piston airplanes have oil coolers. Why is this so? What factor determines when an O-320, for instance, must have an oil cooler? ISTR that the oil does a large percentage of the cooling in aircraft piston engines. How does the...

In article , "Wayne" writes: Both my 196 and 176C do that. When you are traveling from a place that you have a detailed map, to a place that you only have the base map, it shows the grid for a short time. Never really bothered me...

I'm a bit confused about if I need to re-apply for the radio station license after purchasing an airplane that already has one in-force. Do I need to re-license the radios with the FCC? -- Mike in Tucson (AVQ) Archer N54405

My 28V transponder is being very slow to warm up lately and I can get a good deal on another RT-395A but the guys says it is 14V. What would it take to make this one work on my system. Thanks Steve

Are there any O-200 engine modifications that increase performance. I don't really want to see my C-150 at 150 mph, but it's fun to dream. -Thanks

While I was watching the news from an international satellite, they showed a single-engine Piper that made an emmergency crash-landing on a highyay in Greece. When I saw it's registration number N-40899 I thought that it actually came from the US. (That's a heck of a trans-atlantic trip for single...