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Red is always more expensive - because everyone knows it makes the aircraft (or car) faster!

There are some good recommendations above (esp the new garmin gps/comm). However, since this is an Internet forum it’s important to answer questions you didn’t ask (and likely don’t care about). If you are just using the KLN-89B for fair weather flying and you would rather spend the money on...

I was at Sikorsky when those switches were first installed - big rush job, the key switch always looked very out of place just plopped in an open area of the panel with a simple on - off placard. I’m sure these switches have lead to number of “interesting” events over the years. I remember...

You may be thinking of Rudy Opiz. He was quite active in soaring here in the northeast, CFI and an examiner in gliders. Super knowledgeable, great pilot and wonderful to talk with. He was the chief military Me-163 test pilot. According to the inter web he passed away in 2010 at the age of...

Standby for thread drift..... All this talk of abrasive blasting (or not blasting) spark plugs reminded me of my first job as an auto mechanic (too many years ago). Just out of high school, I had no real experience other than working on my own car and some friends cars. After quite a few...

BTW - Maule also makes aircraft with the “tailwheel” mounted on the wrong end of the aircraft. https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Single+Engine+Piston&make=MAULE&model=MXT-7-180A&listing_id=2390792&s-type=aircraft

Thanks for making this available and the tip Code BOOKCALSAVE should be good for 20% off thru 4 Dec You have shared some great photos here

I frequently carried a Raleigh International in the back of a 7ECA. Remove the front & back wheels and it goes right in the back. I don't remember having to remove the door, but it is so easy to remove the door I could have forgotten that step. Mine was a 1964 and as I recall it had a folding...

Harris Hill (4NY8) in Elmira NY is another. Two parallel 1,100 foot paved runways for glider ops; just shown on the sectional as private

Number of years ago, I purchased an instrument panel cover for a Citabria from Airtex. It was made from a black carpet like material on a cardboard backing with finished edges on the visible areas and replaced the original part. Seemed to work fine, no real work to install it and looked much...

In my experience, working for helicopter OEM, the Cert Plan is written by the applicant and details how you intend to show compliance with the applicable FARs. The first response from the FAA may be a letter advising how long it will be before they will be able to look at your plan. With...

It great to see these old machines flying. We are fortunate to have folks dedicate their time, effort (and money) to keep these aircraft in the air so they can still be seen and heard by the rest of us. There is a great blog on a Jenny restoration in GA which looks pretty close to "finished"...

You can get an approved electronic system for the 7 cylinder Jacobs R-755. The system is installed on one side and replaces/updates the original Bendix distributor. The link has information on the parts and certification process. maybe you could just not hook up the extra wire :)...

That's right, but the good news is that you are now "guaranteed" the next unit will have to last 19,500 hours (since the MTBF is 10,000 hrs).

There was an interesting and slightly related article from Peter Garrison on a landing gear strut issue he was trying to resolve earlier this year. http://www.flyingmag.com/pilots-places/pilots-adventures-more/sherlock-and-sagging-strut He makes a great point about how the way a problem is...

There is an access panel in the floor (under the carpet) just aft of the pedals and you can also get some access from under the aircraft by removing the fresh air "vent". I replaced both of these hoses a couple of years ago, looked like the ones that came out were originals. I don't remember...

There would be no problem using the Battery Tender to charge your Gill battery (flooded cell or AGM). These Units charge the battery at apx 14 volts (they are constant current devices) switching to float mode once they reach a trigger voltage indicating the battery is fully charged. The...

I don't think this is black/white or safe/unsafe situation. I'm sure there are many folks who are using this charger on their aircraft without significent problems. However, according to the links below the charger may be set at a (slightly?) higher voltage than Gill or Concord recommend...

The installation instructions for the JPI fuel flow transducer can be found here - http://www.jpitech.com/manuals/01/In503ffRevC+Diff.pdf The Adel clamp installation looks to be in accordance with the JPI guidance. They do call out Aeroquip 900591B steel clamps to secure the ends of the fire...

I had always understood that if God had wanted mankind to fly behind horizontally opposed engines, Pratt & Whitney would have made engines that way.