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"They" say the job taint done till the paperwork is done... But, what if it's... well... wrong? I have seen a paper copy of the Form 8050-3, and the permanent metal Identity plate of the same aircraft. I have seen a copy of the logbooks of that aircraft and the CD from OKC. But talking to an...

Partly cloudy, cool, and dry with very little breeze, it was a perfect morning to test fly the aforementioned. If you missed my two earlier posts I'm looking for a commuter to fly one 250 statute mile flight about 14 times a month with one 180 pound pilot and 20 pounds of baggage. I also need to...

Looking through the paperwork on an aircraft I am considering, it was delivered with a number of avionics and radios that have been replaced (at least once) over the years. The list of items replaced included: "Lear ADF-12, with low-frequency and entertainment bands. Narco Omnigator 8 channel...

Continental's O-300 is one of the most popular engines ever to power GA aircraft. Looking at old posts, I can't find anything odd or unusual about the breed. The O-300 came from the O-280, which was originally the C-115/125/140. Not having graced the front of a 172 I don't see nearly as much...

I just made an appointment to go look at one. It has the 1580 pound gross weight and "bigger"34 gallon fuel system, O-235-C2C, and 7157 prop. It is supposed to be a 133 mph, 7 gph airplane with enough range with full tanks, and enough payload for my mission: one 250 statute mile flight about 14...

Perhaps this post belongs in a humor thread. Or a mental health thread. While looking at aircraft sales ads online one said that it crawled the web and determined on average how much aircraft of different makes and models transacted for... A few examples: Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk $35,290 Cessna...

Intended mission: one 180 pound pilot and 20 pounds of baggage 3.5 250 mile one-way trips per week. Additional trips as able with 150 pound passenger and additional 20 pounds baggage. Aircraft has useful weight of 525 pounds. In 40 years has accumulated just over 1666 total hours on airframe and...