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So I'm looking at tearing apart the nose gear on my plane (1979 Beech Sundowner) and rebuilding to fix a moderate shimmy on landing. While I've got it apart, I figure the big magnesium castings are overdue to be stripped and repainted. I don't really have the facilities to clean and prep, let...

Even though I own, I've been maintaining non-owner/rental insurance, just in case I decide to rent something different. My renewal for AOPA/Assured Partners is due. I went in to renew, but now it's asking for specific makes for aircraft I plan to fly, as well as hours in type. Problem is, I...

Anyone have a good recommendation for a facility in central FL that fabricates hoses on site? I'm planning to install an Air Wolf remote oil filter and would like same day turnaround on the hoses after I know the lengths I'll need. Ordering remotely and waiting for shipping is not my ideal...

So twice in the past two months, at two different airports, when asked to ident, the controller reports that he doesn't observe it. Luckily both times the traffic was pretty light and they were able to pick me out of the clutter based on my reported position and altitude. Being an intermittent...

Anyone know of an airport in FL (preferably central FL) with a good compass rose? My correction card went missing and if I can't find it, I'm going to need to do a compass swing. None of my local haunts seem to have a good rose and my local avionics shop said they have the equipment to do it...

So it looks like I'm most likely moving to Seattle sometime around the end of the summer. Job offer in Kent, my better half wants to rent in downtown Seattle, at least for a while. Lots of airports around there, but some cursory web hunting back when this move first started sounding like a...

Random question for the brain trust.... Does anyone know of an plane that uses actual springs and oil shocks on its landing gear rather than the typical oleos? Just a little research project I'm working on. Nothing of real significance.

Hoping somebody can help me out. Recently had my Narco AT150 transponder replaced with a Garmin GTX330. The avionics shop didn't do a W&B update, and I'm pretty sure it needs to. With the current lockdown here in CA, I figured I'd spend some downtime getting everything together. Anyway...

So my old 121.5 ELT is due for a battery replacement, so I figured I'd just upgrade it to a new 406 model at annual next month. I then figured that since I'm going through that much effort, it wouldn't hurt to feed it position via RS-232 from my ancient Apollo GX55 GPS. I just want to make...

So my AI and DG are both drifting a small bit more than they used to. Could be age in one or both of the gauges, or could be an issue with my vacuum pump. I'm currently VFR only and will be for another 2 years or so. Anyway, I see that the E5 has been approved for installation without a panel...

So in March my plane will be going through its 1st Annual with me as its owner. It's a 1979 Beechcraft Sundowner. Anyway, I bought in to AD Log to clean up/organize the records. I've been going through all the AD's and the associated AD Note sheets. I've got quite a few that don't apply to...

So just day dreaming here. If I were gunning for my multi endorsement, would it hurt or hinder to go straight for the MEA, as opposed to getting my high performance and complex first?

I'm interested in making a trip to KTOA to visit the western museum of flight. If I do so, it'll also be my first time dealing with the LAX Class B. Just wondering if anyone has any comments or advice.....

So I decided to spend a weekend in Vegas. Unfortunately, shortly after takeoff I noticed my stratux wasn’t feeding any data to ForeFlight. After getting myself in a situation to safely deal with it, it looks like it just randomly quit broadcasting WiFi. It’s a Raspberry Pi 3 base. Lives in...