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Wondering if anyone has any data to that will help compare the Continental 0-200's RPM and cylinder compression to the horsepower it is producing. In other words... this, from the internet: "The Continental 0-200 will give its maximum rated HP of 100, for a period not exceeding 5 minutes, at...

Been watching a bunch of very cool videos of backcountry flyers in Idaho. What a blast they have hopping from grass strip to grass strip all day long and the scenery is just amazing. Living in boring, old Connecticut, I envy them big time. For anyone who has been there... what is the deal with...

Since taking delivery of my Cessna 150M, there has always been "play" in the yoke on both sides. I found it got tiring having to constantly rotate the yoke back and forth on windy flights so with discussion with my A&P/IA, I looked into what the cause was. The yoke is connected to the gear that...

My Cessna 150 uses 6.00-6 tires for the mains. I'd like to go up one size to 7.00-6. About 1.25" larger diameter than the 6's. The other dimensions for rim and width are the same. A bit more weight capability for the 7's. Thinking the extra size will provide more cushioning for landing on...

Interested in hearing from anyone who has been able to create a private airfield on property they own in the US. Especially in the Northeast area. How hard was it to get past the local authorities? How much land did it require (to get it passed)? Anything else you can offer up. My...

Had lunch with a high school friend of mine a month ago. He’s been flying for some 45 years. Suggested I get ADSB so we could, along with some other folks, fly to areas inside of Mode C around the East Coast, where we all live. So, I picked up a uAvionix skyBeacon. That being the least...

An issue I'm having with my Stratux ADSB-in device is it sees my plane as well as all the others in my area. Using it with Skydeamon (UK competitor to Foreflight here in the US) on my tablet. Getting verbal warnings there is a plane 100' behind me at the same altitude. I have to turn off the...

Have a few questions on completing the installation of my skyBeacon ADS-B out unit. I'm hoping someone here can help me with that. First, the skyBeacon manual states "Select ALT mode on the aircraft's transponder. In an area of known radar activity or using a ramp tester interrogate the...

What is the bi-annual mode c transponder check supposed to include? That is, what is the technician testing for when he hooks up his box to your plane and what must be the result for each test (parameter wise) to give you a re-certification for another two years? Thanks

To the pilots out there that have ADSB-In (and out) in their planes... What, if anything, do you see if a plane is near you but has only a Mode C transponder running? Does it make any difference if flight following has given that plane a distinct code for the trip? Thanks!

When was the last time you dressed your prop? Your AP/IA is supposed to do it on every annual. None of mine ever has.... what about yours? Be that as it may, I do my own. According to the POH for my Cessna 150 "small nicks in the leading edge of the propeller can cause stress cracks and...

Wonderfully made film made about Canadian bush pilots. Enjoy

Last week I went to pick up someone at another airport in my home state for a short cross country out of state. Landed and went into the FBO, they call it the Jet Center there, to get my friend and use the bathroom. In jest, I ask the gal at the counter of there was a landing fee for my little...

The day my Cessna 150 was delivered (ferried) to my airport where I was to take my training, I decided to take fuel samples of the wings, the gascolator and the sump drain port. This is what came out of the sump drain. This, after I paid a handsome some for an annual. This caused me to get...

There is not a much space between the doors on my hangar building and the wings of my plane when taxiing in and out. There is another unrelated building on the opposite side, as well. You have to keep your head out of your butt when moving. As it so happens, one day my head got stuck and I...

Needed to change my oil and filter today on my Cessna 150M. A messy job made easier thanks to a gallon size empty Arizona ice tea container. Cut the bottom off save for the last 1.5" or so at the front. This gave me a way to fit the container around the Champion filter but still keep the oil...

Had this idea so thought I'd share for the new students out there. After fumbling with all the paraphernalia needed to go on a cross country I came up with a cheap way to keep all the items one might need, at the ready. I have a Cessna 150 so space is at a premium up front. I bought this...

The compass card in my C150, the one printed on the bottom of the magnetic compass, is worn off and unreadable. I need to re do it. There is a compass rose at an airport not far from my home base and I can go there early in the AM to use that. Question: I see someone on Youtube doing it by...

Was having issues with my C150's VOR, recently. Could barely hear the morse code identifier and the indicator flag kept flipping from OFF to TO / FROM. I had helped my friend fix the VOR antenna on his 150 last year when the nylon insulator block at the top of the vertical fin cracked and one...