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My engines have, thankfully, gone well beyond TBO on my 1978 Grumman Cougar and still have good compressions and oil usage. However, I have seen quite a gap between real world and book performance. For example, the book says that at 4500 ft, 23 squared, I should be seeing about 140-145 knots TAS...

On the last day of my plane's annual inspection, the AP/IA called me to say as he was finishing up the carb heat lock knob "popped out." He doesn't seem too confident about putting it back. Does anyone have experience with this type of locking knob and what needs to be done to fix it?

This is one of my frequently visited airports. I was just there yesterday in fact. Initial reports was a Cherokee Six. I was very concerned because I'm in a Six partnership, but later it was referred to as a Lancair IV-P. Thankfully, this seems to be an injury only situation with no fatalities...

So the last week I filled both tanks to the 40 gallon tabs on my Grumman Cougar. Took a short flight 30NM flight and put the plane away. When I returned this week. The right tank was half way from the tab to empty and the left tank was almost full. By the way, this seems to have started after I...

This may be a little specific but it's POA so I thought I'd give it a shot. The left vacuum pump failed on my Cougar, with the classic sheared off gear. After replacement, the red failure bullseye on the gauge is cleared, gyros spin up correctly and instruments display normal behavior. However...

Could clogged or partially clogged fuel nozzles on a carburated O-320 cause a cylinder to run lean/hot?

I have a friend who wants to fly my 172. Can I legally allow him to fly it as long as he covers all the actual operating expenses? Not just oil and gas as in the pro rata sharing provisions, but all that would normally be estimated in operating expense? Engine reserve, tie down, maintenance and...

On my airplane with a Lycoming O-320, the mag drops are in the range of 35-50 RPM on both the left and right mag. Does this indicate a potential problem with P-leads the way no mag drop would? Does it indicate a timing issue? I believe if it was a spark plug issue the drop would have been...

Has anyone used Insight J type probes with a JPI EDM? Specifically a 760 but I think 730 and others use the same K type probes as well. I thought there was a setting in the JPI EDMss to use the K JPI or J type insight probes? I ask because I need to replace a set of 4 probes and already have 4...

I frequently file and fly IFR from KHFD to KACK. I usually request HFD V167 PVD V146 ACK. However, without fail, I'm always assigned NEWBE and DEEPO between PVD and ACK. These fixes put me as much as 15 miles out over the ocean and away from land. To be honest, I don't feel great about that...

Seeking a light twin partnership anywhere between KHFD and 7B2. This would include KCEF, 7B6 and KBAF. Anyone have one, know of one or interested in forming one? Thanks! Hish

I recently bought a Cessna 172H with a Narco MK12D w/Glideslope that appears totally inop. I swapped it out with another same unit and also shows no life. I located the attached wiring diagram and discovered that power appears to be provided via connector P101, pins A, K and 9. Ground is...

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Hi Guys, I'm in the process of restoring a Cessna 172 with a 1300 hour Continental O-300D. This plane has sat outside for about 6 years. We rebuilt the fuel lines and changed the carb, all new spark plugs, adjusted mag timing. The engine starts and runs well enough but is rough at the mid rpms...

I would like to free up some space under the transponder to mount an iPad. To do this, I would like to relocate the ELT and Fuel Computer as shown in the attached photo. It's simple enough to do myself but I'm wondering if I can legally do it and complete the log book entry or do I need an A&P...

Today on a cross country flight (VFR thankfully) the AI started to tumble left, stayed there and then slowly returned to normal operation about 15 minutes later without another hiccup. Everything else continued to work fine. Is there a known issue that causes this? Is it just time for a new...