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Get your wallet out. I'm not paying $1200+ a month for a hangar. I'll just save that money for new paint and upgrades.

So if I'm parked outside is it worth it to buy tire covers to prevent the sun/UV damage? It used to be hangared but the dry rot showed up after parking it outside for 8 months in nevada.

I have a tube and tire sitting in my garage from my first annual. The tread is a bit worn but I've kept it as a backup. Do you usually carry a spare on XC incase you need it? My wife brings a lot of bags, I'm not sure I'd have room.

No matter how much of a hurry I'm in I always do a "nothing stupid" check before starting up. When I think I finished the pre-flight I say "let me make sure there's nothing stupid" and I do one last walk around to catch anything like chalks, tie downs, aileron clamps, pitot covers, cowl...

Yeah I'll probably do that. I think the tires have been on there for a while before I bought the plane 1.5 years ago.

Finally caught one of these idiots. I'm assuming everyone knows not to do this by now?

I had a few questions and wanted to bring back up this tire thread question. I currently have some dry rot on my left main and nose gear tires. Here’s my question with dry rot: If i’m replacing the dry rot tire do I need to buy the tire and the tube or just the tire? is there anything i can...

Hello all. I have a busted air conditioning on my 1984 182R. We are missing a few logbooks from the plane's 1980s days so we have no clue how it was installed. Here's the deal: I have power coming to the blower controls and going to the blower motors installed in the ceiling. One of the blower...

My engine, a lycoming O-540, is running a bit rough around ~1700 RPM. I've had this issue before and MX replaced all 12 spark plugs and everything was better. This time around it seems a bit worse and the mag checks show a drop of 175-200 RPM. On both the left and right mags it runs a bit rough...

Scenario: I am not night current, but I have 3 night landings to a full stop in the preceding 90 days and only two night takeoffs. If I load up with passengers and takeoff on a night flight am I now current? I.e does the third takeoff make me current as soon as it happens or do I need to go and...

Ah thanks. Just read about oil breathers. Makes sense. It was both very hot and abnormally humid that day. https://www.boldmethod.com/learn-to-fly/aircraft-systems/why-is-oil-streaking-down-your-airplane-engine-cowling-during-operation/

I can't speak legally for the FAA, but if it was me I'd just follow the IMSAFE rule. If you understand how it affects you just use appropriately so that it doesn't put your flight at risk. As an opposite example, energy drinks are not banned by the FAA, but I'm definitely not going to slam a Red...

^ Before anyone asks the other gunk on the ground was there when I got into the hangar.

Howdy. I took a flight in my 182 with an O-540 J3C5D last week and after being on the ground for a while we noticed a bit of oil dripping out on the ground. I've owned the plane for less than a year so I don't know how it acts in the hottest weather yet. It was 100*+ outside and the aircraft...

I'll have to go look at my actual POH and see what type of A/C and where it is etc. Once I do that I call a mechanic and see what they say. I'll let ya'll know if it ever gets fixed...

Looks like I'll have to find it and figure out what type of A/C it is first.

Hello I have an R182 from the 80's with an, convenient for hot summer months, A/C. When I first purchased the plane the A/C worked, not great, but it made enough of a difference. I don't like sitting in a swamp when I fly so I was hoping to get it fixed. Here's my dilemma. MX is generally...

Also is an external detail worth it if I'm not moving till August? I want to see what the plane looks like clean. The previous owner never washed it.

Sounds like a good mix of cover vs no cover here. I'll probably just go with what I have and internal windshields for all windows. Does anyone know where/how I could get covers that fit over the air inlet on the wings? Yeah I figured I'd have to do that. I always lock my plane in my hangar...

I plan on flying it during the year. There aren't any hangars at other airports either. I'm not interested in paying more than $250 for a hangar anyways