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I got thinking this weekend after a trip in the plane (AZ to MI). What is the longest distance you have traveled non stop in a GA aircraft? Our personal best is ~1500 miles with 1.75 hours of full left on board.

A few years ago when we were looking to buy a "like new" aircraft we looked at one that appeared to be in good condition and had most of the options we were looking for. However, after some hard digging on the plane we found out that it had massive hail damage on all the leading edges (prob...

Sorry for the late posting on the AOPA Expo but I’ve been really busy with work lately. We had a great time down in Tampa earlier this month. It was larger than I expected but the venders etc. still had the time to really explain their products without people interrupting with crazy questions...

We have a Mooney with an IO-550G that has a hot cylinder and I was wondering if we should be concerned or not. The hot cylinder according to the JPI is #5 (copilot side in front) and only on climb out (5th to flip over on LOP). The cylinder reads 40-50 degrees higher than all the other...

I thought I would start a thread with a collection of Oshkosh pictures showing some of the highlights of our recent trip. We arrived Thursday morning and we were wheels up Sunday morning. I did not spend much time taking pictures but here are a few from the week. I really wanted to meet up with...

In the spirit of trying to get more pilots/aviation enthusiasist to join us here at PoA I will become a walking billboard at oshkosh next weekend (thurs->sunday). I will attach a 8.5x11 inch PoA flier on my backside for the entire event. To make things more interesting for current members I...

I probably not going to have time to write up a log from our recent trip to Alaska for a few weeks but here are a few pictures showing some of the wildlife we ran into... Enjoy!

Anyone want to buzz a sea-doo for a change? Just wondering how many people out there would like to try a float plane sometime in the future. I was out at the lake the other day and noticed this plane doing some takeoffs and landings and it looked like fun to me. I'm thinking about chartering a...

I know this is waaay off aviation topics...flight planning? Anyway for those who are not aware dell is having a sale on laptops at 9est that is $750 off a $1500 system. If you are in need of new laptop this is about the best deal that dell has. Good luck and buy fast...these deals are usually...

I be the first to venture into this new area. I was wondering what different equipment was out there to transfer movies to my laptop computer. I have the movies on a hi8 camcorder and would need to use composite/svideo as the input. Is there a device that you have experience with that...

I was just wondering what everyone thought was a good place to run an engine after it is broken in. Do you like to go as fast as possible? Do you like to save fuel? Does it depend on your mission?

This morning I was wondering what would be a good way to introduce people to flying. I got thinking that church fund raisers, school learning contest, etc. would be a good place to give away discovery flight certificates. For the school contest I could go into a High School classroom and teach...

I was just wondering what everyone thought of the closings that are being planned/voted on... Here is a link if you did not here the news today. Is it a good idea or bad?

After wanting to travel to Alaska for the past few years it looks like I will finally be able to make the trip this year. I’m looking to leave the end of June and was wondering if there are any sites or informative books that can give some background on flying to Alaska. It would...

Normally a trip to get maintenance done on an aircraft is not the most fun a pilot can have. Especially if the trip requires you to spend most of your hard earned cash to get the bird up in the air again. This trip was very different: To get the propeller balanced Woke up...

I was just wondering what everyone thought about the recent sport pilot regulations? Do you think it's a good idea or not? Do you think it will cause more accidents? Anything else you would like to respond about? I think it is a good idea. I'm not sure about only needing a licence to keep...

I’m always game for a good mystery. Therefore when we where driving along and found a crashed airplane I immediately wanted to go back and check it out. I felt like a detective looking at the wreckage path and trying to imagine what happened to the aircraft. I looked inside the aircraft and...

I have noticed during the time I've spent at the airport that there are a lot of intelligent and mechanically inclined individuals that are involved in aviation. These individuals are pilots, mechanics, instructors, ATC individuals, owners, renters, and flight sim junkies. Most of these...

I just thought I would start a thread on how many people use/value aircraft insurance. I have noticed lately that a lot of people I talk to are not covered by any insurance at all when they are flying. Usually the people that I talk with are renters or own a cheaper aircraft. Even more...

I'm sure most of you have read the excellent articles written by John Deakin over on avweb.com but for those that have not yet I thought I would post a link to his pelican's perch index. I really enjoyed reading about engine management #63-66 and subsequently manage our engine completely...