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My Comanche has been flying crooked since some modifications including a new engine and prop. Not much, could just screw the rudder trim adjustment knob, but I’m wondering if I can get it fly straight without doing that. Here’s how the ball is oriented when flying on a no wind day on a...

what experimental backcountry taildraggers will work with an O-540-A Lycoming? From my cursory search I've come up with Bearhawks and Maule M-9. Any others? I've got an extra engine that needs to go in something and I want a taildragger!

Complete 0-540-A1A5 narrow deck engine for sale with complete accessories (starter, Bendix S6LN-20 series magnetos and harness, carburetor, fuel pump, vacuum pump, etc). Alternator, prop, prop gov, Exhaust, oil cooler, and baffling not included. Engine being removed from my Comanche tomorrow...

Anyone aware if an already installed OAT gauge going to a JPI can be split off to provide OAT information to an AV-30 and an Aspen or would this setup require 3 OAT probes?

Tomorrow my mechanic and I start replacing my engine with an overhauled unit. This is a new mechanic I've never worked with before. The new engine has a Surefly on the left side. My current Piper Comanche 1959-250 has the original magneto filter on the firewall AND a filter on the left mag. (see...

Any hiccups I should be aware of (STC permission, etc) in installing a used JPI830 in a Comanche that was previously installed in a Comanche?

Overhauling an O-540-A1A5 for my Comanche and installing a Surefly in the left position and Bendix in the right. Have seen multiple recommendations to run the Surefly on the bottom plugs and the Bendix on the top plugs. Before I order my new custom harness, can someone shed some light on why...

Had a situation yesterday that caused me some serious concern involving a controller and a 737 heavy going over the top of my nose WAY too close for comfort. Would like to retrieve the flight data from both my flight and that commercial flight to overlay the two. I tried messing around in...

I know the difference between the G5 and GI275 units and their respective high and low points, such as having to keep my vacuum AI with the G5’s to run autopilot, but looking for cost estimates only with interfaces with common equipment to the below: Piper Cherokee 180E Avidyne 440 Piper...

Does anyone have a recommendation for an A&P in the Riverside (KRAL), Ca area to give me a hands on look and possible pre-buy of a plane located at KRAL?

As an instrument pilot looking at a new plane and if it had both a DME and ADF in the panel and you were to get rid of one with considerations for best usage for alternate approaches if GPS fails or is blacked out, which would it be and why?

I'm getting ready to start my IFR training and I'd like to upgrade my panel prior to starting but looking for cost vs benefit analysis on the available units. Goals: (1) orient myself to looking at glass instruments for future planes; (2) get GPSS steering to reduce single pilot workload...

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I'm finalizing my request to my local FSDO office to remove the bench seat in my PA-28-180 and replace it with the individual bucket seats that were an option in the 180's before the fuselage stretch in 1973 (arrows got the stretch in 1972). If anyone has done this or has a copy of an approved...

Need help identifying the instruments in this picture. I think the top glidescope is an early model Garmin GI-106a, but the face doesn't have the Garmin label on it. The bottom is a BK KI-106 I believe. Is it also a VOR/glidescope or just a VOR?

Any PIREP on mounting my Stratus unit behind the panel (Cherokee) and having my A&P run a hardwire so that it comes on with the Master? Concerned about reception of the unit if I decide not to use a remote antenna. Anyone done it?

Looking for new places to fly and might as well play golf while I'm there. Prefer to be able to walk from the plane to the clubhouse or call the clubhouse and have them send or drop-off a golf cart. Not really concerned if its a 9-hole municipal track, just looking to do something different. So...

I got word from a friend that there is a grass strip next to this restaurant located down down on the Texas border. Looked it up but nothing on FF. Google maps image shows what looks to be a grass runway near the restaurant. AirNav shows it has the old identifier of T40. 2450' grass runway...

We've all been there, someone hears you're a pilot, asks you what kind of plane you fly, and then begins to "tell" you how dangerous it is to fly such small planes because they see crashes on the news where everyone dies. Unfortunately, I was ready (partly because of my job) to rebut this...

Turned on my transponder today with engine off and it was making an audible whine when turned on. Not sure if I’ve turned it on without the engine running. Thoughts on the cause?