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Why did Piper change from the overhead and door vents to the later floor vents? Having learned in Cessna 172s the wing vents were nice. However in my 1969 Cherokee 140 the floor vents don’t seem to cool you as good has the Cessna 172 vents. I have never flown an older Cherokee with the overhead...

I do not use the app but login to the website with my iPhone. Where the heck is the logout?

My 1969 Cherokee 140B currently has a Gil battery that is about 9 years old and really slow to crank. I want to replace it with a a Concorde RG-35AXC. The Gil has wing nut connections to the battery. From pictures of the RG-35AXC it looks like round terminals. Do the battery wires have to be...

Just read at a local airport a 150G crashed while attempting to pick up a banner. From the article the airplane was unable to climb after picking up the banner. No word on engine malfunction and the pilot survived the crash into the woods. My question is seems a 150 whether it be any model is...

My cousin has been flying for over 20 years VFR SEL. When Basic Med became available he switched to it. He is currently in the hospital with 3 aneurysms; both legs and stomach. He is a good candidate to have stints put in as out patient surgery and avoiding slice and dice surgery. Since he is...

Never heard of this guy before. Who is he you ask? In 1919 flew through the Arch de Triomph in Paris. He only got a warning.

The company I work for participates in the annual Autism fund raising. We have donation drives, competitions between departments, etc. Someone suggested I raffle off a ride in my airplane. This has been asked every year and I have not pursued this. I am a basic non-commercial VFR only pilot...

I had the wheel fairings removed from the airplane because it was difficult maneuvering the airplane to get the mains valve stem in the right place to periodically check air pressure and put air in when needed (the front wheel is much easier). Was wondering if I put them back on if it would harm...

I have a 1969 Cherokee 140B and recently had an unexpected windfall of some money to spend. The Cherokee only has lap belts and I would like front shoulder harness installed. If anyone has done this please let me know what documents are required and the cost. Thanks

I have been talking to other Cherokee owners regarding the fuel valve use during run up. There seems to be 2 schools of thought: 1) Taxi to the run up spot on the lowest tank and run up on the fuller tank. Leave the fuel valve on the fullest tank for takeoff. This verifies you can pull fuel...

The fuel valve sometimes does not “click” when selecting the left tank (valve in the forward position). Is there an easy fix for this or does the valve need to be rebuilt? Having flown Warriors and Archers I prefer the newer fuel valve with positive stops. Can the newer fuel valve be installed...

My transponder certification expires at the end of March. The airplane is a VFR Cherokee 140 and I have to take it to another airport for the certification. My home base is inside a mode C veil and the destination airport is not. Where I live all the weekends in March so far have been wind...

A co-worker joined the CAP for something to do. He was never in the military and is not a pilot. He joined for the experience and was in logistics. He was in long enough to attain the rank of Major. His company business card and email signature has “Retired Major USAF/A” where the /A means...

There was a topic regarding a PA28-151 and it mentioned it had “spring loaded ailerons”. What is the purpose of that?

Went to fly yesterday and noticed a funny round cut in the right wing cover where the nav light is. Took the cover off and the light was smashed. Hard to prove who hit it such as the guy who cuts the grass. Looks like the damage is just to the cover, lens and bulb. Any suggestions where I can...

I am planning a flight that will max out my airplane. I am looking for opinions as I have never flown it at max TOW and less than half tanks of fuel. It is a 1969 Cherokee 140B stock except for the following: climb prop instead of the stock prop LED landing light uAvionics SKYBeacon I had a...

The indicator showing where the rudder trim is set on my ‘69 Cherokee 140B is a thin flat bar inside the panel. It is really hard to see where the trim is at in day light and impossible at night. This makes it hard to set to neutral trim prior to taking off. Was there an external indicator...

I know there is an Ercoupe group out there to ask this but I don’t have an interest in joining another group for just 1 question (at least not yet). The question is how does one manage the fuel in an Ercoupe with 2 wing tanks and a header tank. I understand the engine is fed from the header tank...

I did not want to hijack the thread on the “What makes an airplane turn” topic so I started a new thread about rudder. In the previous thread someone mentioned an R/C (radio controlled) model that just had rudder control. Having grown up in the infancy of R/C rudder only was very popular. With...

Was watching an episode of American Pickers where Mike was going to buy a old 60’s VW beetle. Mike put the choke on and pumped the accelerator to prime it. The engine cranked but did not start. The owner who also restores cars told Mike to NOT pump it again since it may wet foul the plugs. The...