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Good evening. Has anyone flown VFR into PhL? I have a Piper Cherokee and I’m looking to fly in for some Phillies games. I read the reviews on ForeFlight but wasnt sure how the controllers feel about a Cherokee coming in or will I get vectored for an hour until other traffic lands. Same with...

I have a Piper Cherokee, in which I recently installed a Garmin 175 GPS. Since the install, on a regular basis while flying the aircraft, I receive a LOI on the screen. After returning and trouble shooting at the Garmin installer, it appears to have some sort of interference from my dual Narco...

Ill try to get a photo to upload but I found, what appears to be an oil leak, maybe. I'm not sure what is leaking so I'll try to describe as best as possible. There is an oil line I believe, on the left (pilot) side of the aircraft, where the oil line connects to copper type tubing which goes...

I've been curious on this since this weather began. Here in PA we've had low visibilities and ceilings due to the wildfires in Canada. It sucks to even walk outside, smell and breathe this junk. I don't plan on flying anytime soon in these conditions, but I'm curious the effect this air...

I recently completed an avionics upgrade, where I now have the above listed items for sale. The transponder and indicator were working fine when they were removed. Transponder was last bench tested in April of 2021. The Bendix/King GPS had some screen issues and worked intermittently. Pics...

I currently have logged approximately 180 hours. I have nearly completed all of my part 141 instrument school and requirements, but it's been awhile since I've gone through the training. I plan on installing a new IFR GPS in the plane, then finishing my IFR in my own aircraft. While I'm...

In my never ending quest to figure this out, I have a 1969 Cherokee which was using a lot of oil. Long story short, had a crack in cylinder number 3 and it was replaced. I’ve been putting hours on it and the oil consumption during breakin has Improved so far to 4-5 hours per quart, after 5...

I recently had a new, number 3 cylinder installed, as a crack was found in my old cylinder while investigating excessive oil usage. I’ve read the lycoming and it basically says to fly it at 75% for two hours at cruise, with no power offs or long power off decents. With that said I have a two...

This is a bit of a change from my last post so I figured I’d start a new thread. My Cherokee O320 is using more oil than usual. I have the numbers and I’m going to plot them out to see the usage increase. With that, the AP pulled all the plugs and my number 3 cylinder has oil on the bottom...

During a preflight yesterday, I realized my alternator was not charging at all. Output breaker popped and ammeter was dead. Appeared I was running on the battery only as the volt meter for a cigarette lighter charger started at 11.5 and went down to 10.3 before I shut it down. Tried a few...

Haven’t made it in here in a bit as all has been good. I have a 1969 Cherokee 140and some strange things have been occurring. For one, it seems to be using more oil than usual. Last add was 1 quart per 5.8 hours. It may actually be lower than that now. Last oil change was in February and...

Reading through some articles it appears the Faa is not extending the sfra regarding test, flight review, medical extensions. I’m hoping this will change before the end of February and give me another 60 days for my knowledge test. Anyone have anymore information on it?

My aircraft is currently in annual for the first time since I bought it. Curious how much time it should take for an annual to be completed, meaning finding all the discrepancies, if any. It’s being completed at an fbo so I’m guessing it would be rather quickly? Curious how long til I get my...

In my never end quest to learn more about my aircraft and the engine, I’m curious how much oil is normal to be used by the plane. Without the actual numbers in front of me, I probably have 40 or so hours since last oil change. The oil now is very dark and I seem to be adding more frequently...

Upon inspecting the aircraft today I observed a dark, oil looking coating on an exhaust pipe where the pipe meets the cylinder. The pipe is dry but has this new dark spot clearly coming from the joint with the cylinder. Any idea what the issue is here and what is actually leaking?

So I recently had a magneto overhauled and replaced along with the 4 plugs to this magneto. The aircraft is a Piper Cherokee. I’ve noticed since having this replaced some black exhaust can be seen on the nose wheel, especially if the plane is leaned out during flight. The EGT is running at 200...

I've had an issue recently with my Cherokee during startup. Occassionally, when I attempt to start the engine, a loud "Vroom" and whine is heard, but the prop doesn't spin. I'll wait a minute or so, try it again and the prop will spin and startup. The engine then runs normally without any...

Anyone have an idea on the cost of a Garmin 175 gps install? I already have a cdi which should be good. Currently an old king vfr gps is installed. I’m in northeast pa also if that helps. Looking to make the upgrade.

Looking for any advice or locations on finishing up my IFR rating. I've completed all requirements, hours, flights, just need some practice flights and reviews, as i've been out the training for approximately one year. I've done most in a Piper Arrow or Cessna 172, but prefer a Piper as I own...

So i'm onto a new thing with this recent purchase. For some reason, it seems as though the airspeed is quite low at cruise at around 2400 rpm. It has the 160hp engine installed in it and no issues with the engine at all, really good compressions. Upon levelling off at cruise altitude it seems...