Want to combine my hobbies as I acquire a C-172 - has anyone mounted a ham radio in their bird and wired it through the comm panel? Problems? Successes? Don

OK, I've been googling, wikiing, and reading FAR gobbledygook all morning and I still don't have a clear picture of what the nav light requirements (in both azimuth and elevation) are as regards brightness. If anybody has a point to a clear post of the brightness requirements, I'd sure be...

Howdy, I'm lucky to have found a lot nearby that has pretty much everything I want, including 2600 ft. of turf runway. This whole thing has been carved out of the bush in the past 6 months. Great fishing is just a stretch of the legs away, and while it is awfully rural, it isn't that far away from...

Last Saturday my brother/co-owner and I had planned on taking our fresh-out-of-annual 172 up for a good workout at our home base in Lincoln, IL (Logan County - KAAA). I'm a 14 hour student pilot on hiatus. I got sick of paying to fly in other people's airplanes. My brother, Brad, got his ticket in...

Are TSO Instruments required in certificated aircraft? Altimeter, airspeed , anything..... If yes, where is this specified? I've looked in the FARs and haven't been able to find this yet. Any help would be appreciated.

I put a voltmeter on the alternator output and measured between 32-35 AC volts at moderate load and moderate RPM. Looks like some diodes have decided to give up. Does anyone have any info on the Plane-Power alternators? There is a PMA'd replacement for my aircraft, and I will go that direction...

I'm looking for a website that has the entire list of all airports in US that are reported to sell autofuel. airnav.com is close, but the best I can search is a 200nm radius from a given point (airport or lat/long). It'll take me over 200 searches in a grid search pattern to cover the entire...

Wanting to put our club's 430s on the upgrade list, I need to get the serial numbers. Is there a page with this in the unit itself? I looked the other day, but didn't spot it. Thanks... Andrew

Anyone have any thoughts on the pros/cons of say a 1978 Lance vs a similar Beech A36?

I have a Helio Courier with four fuel cells holding 30 gallons each. My typical flight uses ~35 gallons so I would like to leave the outer (aux) tanks empty most of the time. I understand that leaving them empty will reduce their life expectancy. How much should I expect the life expectancy to...

Ask Tom Sixkiller (Alexis Park Inn - team leader in charge of sales). "plumbus bobbus" wrote in message news:eNDPb.101262$nt4.300385@attbi_s51... So I have narrowed my search down to hotels in the Iowa City area and have narrowed it down to the following choices: Hotel...

My Cessna 172 M (1973) is being annualed. The top wing skin panels above the wing tanks (Standard tanks) have to come off to inspect the area for corrosion. We got all the screws removed. According to the service manual, that is all that is supposed to be securing the panel. (Dozens of...

Looking for an interesting Taildragger without Horton stol kit. Bill Oparowski

Hovercraft and surface-effect craft are not regulated by the FAA. How high must one fly before one falls under the pervue of the FAA? Is there an official definition of "aircraft" that excludes hovercraft and surface effect vehilcles? -Thanks -Charles Talleyrand

A previous owner, in an attempt to make his yokes move more freely, used dry graphite in the yokes on our Pathfinder. Of course, as moisture and condensation came and went, this graphite clumped up and got gritty. This would restrict motion, so he apparently added MORE graphite. Long story...

Does anyone in the group use a 12v auxiliary heater or heated blanket for added cabin or passenger heat? I've seen that they come in 150watt/12.5 amp and 300watt/ 30amp versions. We'd have to figure out the current load on our alternators but I'm wondering if we should even consider such an...

Bought an old Percival Sea Prince (twin engine with approximately 2,000 pounds useful with full fuel. This might turn into an academic exercise only, but would really like to save on car rental, hotel and restaurant costs when traveling. I've already figured out the transportation portion with a...

Subject: Garmin too big for their britches? (Fixed Pricing) From: (TripodBill) Date: 7/14/2004 12:09 AM Central Standard Time Message-id: Many readers appropriately picked up on one of the most important issues in my earlier...

Hello, group I was looking at mounts for my Skymap IIIC GPS I am wanting to use either a Gimble Mount or a Pedastal Mount for mounting my Skymap IIIC in my 150M, This will require 3 to 4 small holes to be drilled, Will this type of mount require a field approval? I Just dont want to buy somthing...

The 150 I had pre-buy'ed today has an O-200 with 940 SMOA but this overhaul happened 24 years ago. Mechanic has pointed out that Continental also specifies a time limit of 12 years on overhaul and thus this engine is technically runout. Do I have much cause for concern?? I know engines are quite...