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My Warrior II has failed the eddy current inspection on the left side. We've been looking for a replacement wing for several weeks, and we're coming up empty. If anybody has a line on a left wing or an idea for locating one, please let me know.

Thinking of flying to Memphis for an overnight to kick off Labor Day Weekend. We'll be VFR. Recommendations for airport/ground trans? KAWM is probably easiest in/out for us coming from Kansas City, but open to ideas.

I know a lot of people want a white Christmas and we get that now and then in the northern half of Missouri; but my early Christmas gift today was wx of almost 60 degrees, 7 knots of wind straight down the runway, and 3 other pilots in the pattern who were great to work with. It doesn't get...

For Missouri folks, EAA Chapter 944 in Chillicothe has apparently been working with the State of Missouri to come up with an aviation-focused license plate. They've been working on this since 2017, and now have been given the opportunity to pull together 200 orders to complete the process...

Haven't been here much the last year; company relocated me back to Kansas City from Mid-Missouri a year ago this week. Since then it's been 2 moves (1 apartment, 1 house), the evacuation of my aircraft from Jefferson City due to flooding in the spring, weeks of flying back and forth on SWA to...

Hopefully, I haven't missed an existing thread; I did see one for a 28-181, but that seems to be a different setup. I'm getting ready to replace the battery in my Warrior II (1978 PA 28-161), and the bench seat in the rear is a challenge. I can raise it far enough to get the battery cover...

I’m doing more cross-countries now, working on my instrument training pre-reqs. There are a ton of non-towered airports around my home field, and I normally monitor their CTAF freqs while steering clear of their charted Class E transition space. I’ve heard other pilots make position calls when...

It wasn’t long and it wasn’t pretty, but I blew the cobwebs out. I really need to get back in shape, though, I’m a couple of months behind :( Edit: That’s bicycle, for you “real bikers”.

Made our first $100 Hamburger flight yesterday. Flew Mrs. Bulldog to see her parents and have a quick lunch. It was also their first look at the plane. Mother-in-Law: “So are you still planning to go to instrument school?” Me: “Yes, as soon as I can figure out how to fit it into the work...

Or maybe I just haven’t noticed. In the St. Louis area I’m seeing graphical representations of some of the VFR checkpoints, like the ones here for Busch Stadium and Gateway Arch: Kinda cool. But when I change “Map Touch Action” to Bring Chart to Front, they disappear. I don’t see them on...

I finally pulled the trigger, and took delivery yesterday afternoon. It’s a 1978 Warrior II, not as fast as some, not as fancy as others, but it’s a solid airplane and I’m pretty sure it’ll get me through instrument training (with a little panel work) and will probably be my “affordable bird”...

Wondering if anyone has gone through the process of digitizing their maintenance logs? Any recommendations for a service, or did you do it yourself? How are you managing updates?

We may fly out to Estes Park this summer to visit a nephew working at the YMCA there. I’m thinking KFNL as a destination airport (flying in from mid-Missouri) and then rent a car from Loveland to Estes Park. Rocky Mountain NP web site recommended Cheyenne, but that seems to be a bit more of a...

I’ve been lurking for months, posted once, and it’s time I said hi...and thanks. I’m very recently certificated as a Private Pilot, a process that took many years for a variety of reasons. The last few months I’ve been reading this forum, searching for advice, and enjoying your insights and...