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During a recent flight my Stratus fell off the passenger seat and the cord got pulled out. Now it will not accept a charge because of a bad connection. Contacted the Stratus folks who told me that the receptacle is soldered directly to the board, and within their entire organization they do not...

Anyone been overcharged for rebuild of Prestolit power pack.???

Hi all fellow aviators, I have been told that there are only 13 insurance companies that cover aircraft, I am wanting quotes from all 13 of these companies to make sure I am getting the best rate. Brokers only seem to deal with a handful of companies so I am searching for the rest. So...

Hi Folks. I have just completed building a hangar out at the farm. the bi-fold door is 16 ft high by 70 feet wide. Planning on a ribbon cutting ceremony during our EAA breakfast, going to taxi into the hangar and cut a ribbon with the prop. Any experience doing this and what kind of fabric to...

Plan a trip Friday into LZE East of Atlanta an half a mile outside the Mode C veil. If I land on rwy 25 all will be fine, but if I have to depart on 25 I many not be able to turn to miss the Mode C. I have not got AdsB Out installed yet. Would this be the crime of the century even though I...

Can anyone put me in touch with an animal transport group. Have a friend wanting to transport a very special bird dog , that is sick , to Minnesota. He is not looking for a FREE RIDE and willing to pay expenses,,we want to keep it legal. I am in South Georgia and can do the first leg.

I will admit that I busted Class Bravo back in 2009, after others do the same I will be willing to share my story and the circumstance (and outcome) I think that this could be educational for all instead of just demeaning those that have done it. We are always learning and so often from others...

I do not go into large airports that often, but when the young lady in the tower tells me to follow that Fokker in front of me I get a little bit confused. I could say "unable as I do not know what a silly fokker looks like". but that would not give the professional image I am trying to...

Hi All. Has anyone on here replaced the shear shaft/coupler on the rapco vacuum pump. The way they are designed and made I think that time is what deteriorates them rather than hours of use. My main pump failed and I replaced it with a pump that I had removed with only 380 hours on it but had...

Not sure where to ask this so I will start here. Watching videos of airline inflight emergencies I notice that they seem to dump fuel with no regard to it igniting. Number 3 engine on fire so we are going to dump fuel. Is the fuel dump port at the very rear where there is no chance of...

The FAA has stated that many runway incursions are caused by pilots getting confused. And they are going to fix it. Life is a barrel of fun. Ken

Hi All. I am looking for an aviation attorney in the State of Georgia. The listing in directories is very poor. What I have found out so far is as follows. 1. To call yourself an aviation attorney you may or may not have a listing in the yellow pages under Aviation Attorney. 2. Ninety...

Hi. Trying to be a good neighbor and especially during deer season I am trying to make my morning departure from a private strip as quiet as possible. I recorded a visitor departing in the same plane that I have and was surprised by the prop noise. He was at gross weight. I seem to...

Hi All. I have been flying for a long time, 46 years to be precise. I have never had a tail wheel endorsement nor complex or high performance. Got my IR in 1976 and have commercial. I hate to use the word "grandfather" , but should I get these written into my present logbook at next...

Any advice for an old bastard like myself, turned 70 last week ( that is 21 Celsius) and fly regularly. I got my PPL in England in 1968 and then did it again in the USA. Got my IR in about 1977. Number of hours are lost as the log books burned up with the planes. For insurance purposes I...

Hi Folks. Anyone on here a member of imcclubs.org. We are trying to get one started locally, sounds very interesting and informative. They match you up with members that have the same avionics that you have in your plane. I am in a situation where I am needing to share information...

Hi. A resent flight into Orlando Kissimmee (KISM) left me with some questions that I am not sure about. Arrived in the Orlando area VFR and was cleared into Class Bravo, when I reported the airport in sight I was instructed to contact the tower and stay clear of Class Bravo. I was still...