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Any recommendations on spark plug wire brands, I have a Lycoming O-320 e2d in a 1976 Skyhawk. One mag occasionally runs rough when the engine is hot. The plugs have been replaced and it never misses in the first hour of operation so we’re trying the ignition harness. My mechanic didn’t have any...

Well they shut down the Buffalo FSS and now the 800 WX BRIEF doesn't work in the western New York area. I was driving to the airport with questionable weather in the area and only got a busy signal. I ended up canceling the student, but kept trying for about an hour. When I got home I looked...

Over the past 10 years I’ve had vacuums pump fail three times while I was flying. The last time was on my Skyhawk. After reading horror stories from other people’s new vane pumps failing after a few hundred hours I decided to try something different for a replacement. The Sigma Tek double acting...

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http://photobucket.com/albums/v445/xRyde4LyfEx/Weird%20Stuff/?action=view&current=pic0205.jpg Plane hits zebra

I’m volunteering to provide flight instruction at a Wings seminar over the weekend. I just looked up the plane I’ll be teaching in and it’s a 1957 Cessna 172. This is the first time I’ve flown one that old (the year I was born for gosh sakes). Are there any major differences between a 70’s hawk...

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