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Every Piper piston airframe I have seen whistles when dirty. Stand under one on final and you know what I’m talking about. They sing a standard tune. Why?

https://flysnf.org/media/press-releases/ Unbelievable. I'm beside myself.

I’ve had a set of Halos for about 4 years and the cord sheath has begun to crack, exposing the wiring inside. First, is anyone else experiencing this and second, is there a known repair? Looking at them it’s clear the cable cannot be replaced without cutting off the shrink wrap and that’s...

I have had zero motivation to fly or get out of the house for that matter. I fly for a purpose, not just to fly in circles. If I don’t have a reason to fly, I simple to not want to. Seems wasteful and irrelevant. I have been watching lot of YouTube on prospecting, mining, and metal...

Over on the Piper Owner page, we are putting together a group buy. We have already talked to the owner of K2U and he is receptive. We won’t know the specific discount until we gather up the interested people and what they want. But given they do a lot of speed mods across many brands, it might...

Looking for a new Subaru Accent. Wife decided she doesn’t like her 2018 VW Atlas. Power sucks, transmission sucks, always turns off at lights and no way to stop it from doing so, no cargo capacity with third row up..... she’s has enough and want the Subaru. Is there any wizbang way Subaru...

I do. MB Quart 6.5s in the doors pushed by a JL 300/4V3 and a JL 1000/1 Slash pushing 10W6s in a JL box. Just smoked a sub and not sure why. Not the first time, not the last. $600 pentalty box infraction. I have a set of Eclipse Alum DVC 12s in the box to play with, but gaawdddam these W6s...

I have noticed a significant increase in pilots not using their N numbers at uncontrolled fields instead opting for “white and red Cessna” or “white low wing” as their call sign. In the Bahamas, this is status quo, but did I miss the memo on omission of N numbers in the US when using the radio?

https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2019/08/29/worlds-chillest-man-lights-cigarette-at-gunpoint-during-st-louis-bar-robbery Fess up..... Who was this? :sosp:

Scenario- You are on a 2 lane road and stopped to make a legal left turn onto another street, blinker on, tail lights proven functional. Young driver rams their POS car at 35 mph up your tailpipe and pushes you about, eh....40 ft towards the shoulder. Your car has moderate damage to the trunk...

Is there any functionality increase of the G3X over a pair of G5’s as far as navigation goes? Not talking about engine monitoring, because I already have an EDM830 I’m very happy with. Why buy the X over the Gs?

Why do we desire fly at lower RpM full rental power when physics tells us that higher RPM gets more molecules moving? I messed around with low RPM, High MP in the the TIO540 today and saw little if any difference worth discussing, performance wise.

FAA Safety Team | Safer Skies Through Education Airworthiness Concern Sheet-Piper PA-32 Hoses Notice Number: NOTC9659 On February 19, 2019, an IA contacted the FAA in regards to the applicable aircraft under AD 2017-14-04. During an inspection, he had noticed that the PA28RT-201 Arrow IV was...

Why is it many, many of us are in lust with posting plane wrecks and crashes within the aviation world? It would seem that we have a certain desire to fawn over the misfortune of others and more often then not chastise the decisions they made ad nauseam. There appears to be a certain...

If a plane is not listed by Garmin as supported for the GFC, can a AP IA get a field approval anyway or is it more complicated than that? I had a discussion where this was introduced and I was like, uh.... Yea, not sure bout dat one.

Just thinking.... With how fast NORSEE and the loosening up of the FAA on safety enhancements, read, STCing all sorts of avionics for GA bugsmashers has gone, I am starting to get timid on committing to a new set of gear. Kinda like buying a cell phone, you know that next year, the even...

Although it is customary to fly the plane from the left seat, is it required? Sure, the sixer-pack is on the left, but who who or what actually says you must be PIC from the left seat? What if I am from the UK and feel more comfortable flying on the right? Inquiring minds want to know!

sitting in Santa Barbara right now and about half hour ago I felt sick, like I was drunk or light headed.... Chandelier was swaying and the front door moving back and fourth. The Ridgecrest area had a big earthquake. My peeps all the way down in Pasadena called and asked if we were OK thinking...

I flew today. Didn’t really care if I went or not. Thought it was boring. It’s become about on par with driving a car to work. Flying has become just a modality to me. Problem is, if I don’t have an established purpose to fly, I really don’t want to go up and just burn gas. Been there, done...

door was open and someone leaned up against the baggage door precipitating a complete crushing of that little plastic bumper . Kinda looks like a 2” long plastic plastic pencil. Held on by two Phillips head screws attached above the door in the rain gutter. Anyone know a good source other than...