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Situation: a/c breaks 50 nm from base and won’t be fixed until a later date, with no fault of the member. In the meantime, member gets a ride back home at their own expense. When the a/c is fixed (club mx paid for that), and needs to return to base, does the club treasury a) absorb the entire...

Apparently on the Signature ramp. Sad sight.

Anyone you’d recommend or avoid? IR ride. Thanks

Recently I’ve noticed after an uneventful takeoff, full power, about 3000’ or so and climbing, my C150 begins to have a slight power hesitation. A bit of vibration that I can feel in the rudder peddles, and see on the RPM gauge—faint blips of lost rpms. As soon as I lower the nose back to level...

Flew a long xc from MN to MO and back two weeks ago, put 8.6 hours on and flew perfectly both ways. Haven't flown since until today. Started up, and immediately ran rough. Sounded "louder", with vibration that increased with RPMs until the dash was visibly shaking. Brought it back down to 1000...

Shortly after takeoff today, I noticed a small discharge on the ammeter. Turned off what electrical I could and it continued. As I headed back to the airport, it swung back to charging for a few seconds, then returned to discharging. When I landed and tested the battery, I was sitting at 12.5v...

I am familiar with previous threads debating the pros and cons of LLC ownership. My question is simple: For those who have an aircraft owned and operated solely by their single member LLC (the LLC pays for all expenses, and you're the only one flying it), how do you avoid being classified as a...

Hi everyone. I believe my original ARC 31640 (68 C150) course indicator may be done working. The needle stays in the middle (maybe moving a tiny, minuscule bit) and only the "OFF" flag is indicated. Different NAV frequencies on my MX300 do not change anything. Suggestions are appreciated.

Got VFR flight following and MSP class Bravo clearance yesterday. Later I checked FlightAware and it showed my tail number as usual, but on that flight I was “operating as X123” (The last three of my tail in this case is 123). This was a first for me. I’m guessing it’s due to receiving FF and a...

I recently installed LED nav lights. The right side has been intermittent lately. Bright, then dim, then barely seen. Only returns to full brightness when I remove and put back in with a little force. Possible bad ground/contacts needs cleaning? Silly question, but what is a good way to do this...

Hi everyone. On my C150 I have a USB voltage indicator in my cigarette lighter. After my last few starts, the amp indicator shows discharging, and the cigarette indicator indicator chimes low, indicating about 11.7 or so. During taxi, or sometimes during run up, it swings back to charging and...

A family member has a large swath of land in the country, mowed and well-kept, and plenty long. They’ve asked if I could land there sometime, they’d be okay with it, and I’m wondering about the legality of it. If you’ve done this before, I’d appreciate your perspective. Should I call the city or county?

Went to the hangar today, pulled the plane out, big fuel leak dripping from the carb. It was not leaking sitting in the hangar -- it started when I moved the plane. So I think something came loose. But what? Shut off the fuel and it stopped. Turned it on, leak started up again. What are the...

Hi, all. After almost two months, the weather in MN warmed up enough to try to go flying today. It's been hooked up to a battery minder and I went out this morning to plug in the oil pan heater. I came back two hours later, climbed in and primed, gave it some gas and cranked. It caught for about...

Hi, everyone. I am located in MN where we've got quite a bit of snow piling up. At my rented T-hangar, the airport authority will plow to within a few feet of the hangar door, but not up to it. This is my first winter in this hangar and it's a heavy mix of ice and snow against the sliding door...

Any thoughts on the below is appreciated... It's a 68 C150H. 1. ELT ground switch not working (can just the switch be replaced? ELT is/was good through 2026) 2. Main tire rotations (is it as simple as the car?) 3. Nose strut seal leak 4. R side fuel tank leak previously mentioned as likely a...

Hi guys. My 150 has the stock ram's horn yokes, and the metal is getting pretty worn and scratchy. The wife needs some Christmas ideas, so I suggested the SX-100 Gregoire covers. Except now, they've vanished from every corner of the internet. It's strange. The model was the SX-100, and came with...

Hi, all. I am wondering if anyone has had luck tracking aircraft with UAT ADS-B out on FlightRadar24. I recently installed TailBeacon and can see my aircraft on FlightAware (when 'show position only flights' is checked) but not on FR24. I read somewhere that FR24 may only support 1090 MHz but I...

Hi, everyone. I know many on this forum are waiting for any sign of life from UAvionix. After a good wait, my TailBeacon (factory dated 10/9/2019) arrived today. It is beautiful and heads to my A&P tomorrow after a failed attempt at SkyBeacon on my C150 with original wing tips. Will have more...

Hi, everyone. My C150 has a Westach Carb Temp gauge (yellow "danger" zone indicated as -10c to +10c). Today while flying here in MN (temp 8c dewpoint 2c), the gauge indicated between 2-5c for majority of the flight, into the "danger" zone. Various 'ice probability charts' showed significant...