Does anyone have information regarding the feasibility of retrofitting air-conditioning into a Piper Cherokee, possibly a 6/260? I live in the southeast and would be flying toward Florida where heat and humidity are a real challenge much of the year. A/C is one of things that my wife would consider...

There has been a new wrinkle added to the California state/local property tax exemption for aircraft of "historical interest". Historical interest is an aircraft over 35 years old OR an aircraft that there are less than 5 copies of in the world. Most of us flying old airplanes fit into the 35...

Anyone know about AMR@D propeller tip mods and Vgs mod for a Cherokee 140. Pros and cons?

What's the best way to break in a new engine...and approx how many hrs should be flown at high power. i've got a new cont. io 470. 260 hp. i flew yesterday at 25/25 at relatively lower altitudes - higher atm pressure. thanks.

For those of you who want a cheap knockaround digital voltmeter (multimeter, actually) Harbor Freight has them for $2.99 apiece (part #30756). Shipping is $6 PER ORDER minimum, so I'd probably get together with the chapter and order a couple of dozen to spread the shipping costs around. The...

***CAUTION -- SHAMELESS PLUG WARNING *** I've been promising this one for six months -- and we have finally finished the Mustang Suite! We took our most popular suite (it's popular because it's our smallest, cheapest Jacuzzi suite) and loaded it up with new wall paper border, carpeting, window...

On Friday, I had the perfect opportunity to demonstrate the fun and beauty of general aviation, and thought I should share it with you all, just so you don't feel sorry for us next summer when it's 110 degrees hot here! We had some out of town visitors from Minnesota, here in the Southwest for the...

Thanks to all who took the time to look at my "mystery" airport photo. Seems the only mystery was on my end. It took less than 12 hours from posting for Paul Sisson of Litchfield Aerobatic Club to send in the correct answer. At least it's the correct answer in the opinion of several who...

Any advice on how to change a nav light on/off switch. It's attached to the roller knob that also controls the panel lights. I don't see any obvious way to remove it from the front, and the back is not easy to get a look at while lying next to the rudder pedals. I can get the lights to come on...

Any thoughts on the best site out there other than the usual suspects ADD, NOAA ? What sites and why -- would prefer quick graphics on one page Java based. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Bob

i have a 49 ryan navion w/ an E-185 engine. i got my hands on an 0-470"A" engine that i would like to put into my plane. but the problem is that the navion is only approved for the 0-470"P" "K" "H" "M" and not the "A" 470. is there a way to make my 0-470"A" into a 0-470"P"? i know the "P" has a...

I have a C-150 and a Garmin GPS Pilot III. Right now it's mounted on above the interment panel near (but not too close) to the compass. I would like to mount it on the yoke. Does anyone have any experience with yoke mounts on a 1966 Cessna 150? Will normal yoke mounts work well? Must I really...

If anyone has experience with the Reiff's HotStrip Oil Sump Heater, will appreciate any input as to its usefulness/performance. Specifically, I wonder how well (how fast) this pair of 100W heater strips can warm up a cold-soaked sump (8-qts) in an O-300 (open hangar, assume low in the 20s...

I have the honor and pleasure of thanking the following folks for donating their dollar to "One Buck Weir" and his race for governor. For those of you who don't follow California politics, I got 2500 votes and came in 30th in a field of 135. Jack and Jayna, our Native American friends from Dallas...

Greeting to All, I am investigating the possibility of purchasing my own plane in the next 12 months. With the soft prices on twin airplanes, they are starting to look a little more appealing to me than a big single. I have spent a lot of time investigating costs associated with maintenance so I...

We have a '67 KCAB that has a weird vibration from time to time. You can feel it in the stick and seat. It is the worst around 2200-2400 rpm but only in the air. On the ground it isn't noticeable. Oil analysis is fine and the engine seems smooth. We've installed new motor mounts and everything...

Has anyone seen any comparartive statistics of flying versus driving...either as deaths per 100,000 miles or deaths per 100,000 hours. -Sami

Need a little help here... I'm looking for a source of all applicable AD's for a 1976 Cessna 150M. Any suggestions? Thanks! Jim

Here's a weird one I'd never heard of before but maybe one of you guys can explain. I installed a new attitude indicator last week and went out for a test flight yesterday. It's just a plain vanilla R C Allen vacuum AI. Well, it worked great on the flight - erected quickly, and nice and stable...