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Welp, back to square 1. I have an old MAC 1700 as my nav/comm and it’s starting to get wonky, so time to replace it. I had been doing my homework and, at first, was leaning towards the Garmin 255 but at OSH I compared it to the Trig TX56A and came away favoring that one: it’ll show you the...

Just a curiosity question, as my engine gets more hours on it. Anyone have any recent experience re cost and times for overhauls by reputable shops (a somewhat subjective term)? Just poking around, it looks like at least some new Lycoming cylinders are very backordered at best. My specific...

I ended up having a flat nosewheel tire this weekend, luckily discovered during preflight rather than on landing (I had flown several times already that day). Looking at the tube, it has two good-sized holes in it, next to each other, but aligned perpendicular to the direction of the rim...

Let's say this is a hypothetical question... Say a local airport has an "open house" pancake breakfast that's expected to have a few hundred people from the city in which it's very closely located - WELL inside of it, actually. Although it's not an "airshow", there will be a Warbird or two...

Somewhere I thought I had seen that, for the AI version, the heading info at the bottom of the AI (circled in red) could be replaced with 3 or 4 boxes of other user-selectable data, if programmed as such at the time of installation. I think I even saw a screen shot of that. Now that I’m...

My Warrior went in for Annual with basically nothing on the squawk sheet (always worrisome for me). Sure enough, #2 was about 30PSI. The borescope showed a healthy valve despite the leak coming from the exhaust, so they lapped it and brought the pressure up. But… The scope also showed a TON...

My wife saw this in one of her FB groups (I’m not personally on FB). Sounds familiar…:D:D Q: How many community group members does it take to change a light bulb ? 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed. 14 to share similar experiences of changing light...

This is long but hopefully helpful for some. For years I’ve sat on the sidelines re electronic ignitions, thinking they wouldn’t add a lot of value for me and my Warrior with the “Arch-Warrior” STC (180hp O360-A4M). But a friend raved about the ElectroAir in his RV, so I did some homework. I...

I saw a post or two about Challenger reusable oil filters. Shame on me - had never heard of those. They sound like a good option, filter shortage or not. What experiences have people had with these? It sure seems like any flight school that’s aware of them would be using them - is that true...

I’ve been searching the interweb a bit to try and learn more about how one would locate an induction leak. This video keeps popping up and seems to be the only/best one I can find on the topic and is referenced by several other aviation sites: https://youtu.be/CfG4QGv-r64 While talking through...

Aircraftborescopes.com has a booth at OSH, selling Vividia scopes. The prices are very good. A friend has one so I had a struggle justifying getting one but I finally caved after I got back. I texted them and they gave me show pricing plus $20 flat fee shipping. What got me off the fence is the...

Watched the 60 Minutes expose this evening. Wow. Mind blown. Makes chemtrails seem so insignificant.

A few quick questions for those who have one of these units (or maybe a GTN, if the stuff is the same): As noted before, I currently have a GNC 300XL which is working fine but was old-school when I bought it new in 2008. But I'm used to it and have no problems doing what I want to do, overall...

For the ILS/LOC18 at KOLV, what does “GPS required for TAA” mean and how would it affect me, if at all, if I wanted to do a “standard” ILS approach? The MSA, mins for the TAA segments, and mins at EFPUB are all 2500. https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2202/05883IL18.PDF

I currently have a Garmin 300XL as my only certified GPS and, needless to say, it's getting long in the tooth although it's still working well. Looking at upgrade options, I'm wondering about swapping it out for a GNC 355, since those are very similar in profile and that's several AMUs cheaper...

Is there a place to find out when an approach first became active at an airport, especially for one that has since been deleted?

Right now my Warrior is in Annual and the vacuum pump has 425 hours on it (in 2 years). Chatting with the shop, they don’t recommend replacing it right now, even though there will likely be about 700 hours on it at next year’s Annual. I agree with that but also don’t want to get stranded on the...

The original black coating on the handles on my ‘78 Warrior are, of course, cracking and flaking off. I know I could have the yoke removed and get it powder coated and I’ve heard of people wrapping them with tennis racket grip stuff. Has anyone tried using Plasti Dip, probably brushed on (or...

I typically get in at least 6 approaches every 6 months while doing cross-countries but I don’t always get in a turn in holding with one of those. In fact, the great majority of turns in holding have been when I go up specifically to practice approaches and specifically ask to do them. So...

I’m trying to craft a document in Word and want to insert the FAF symbol, which is more or less like a Maltese cross (which is in Wingdings) turned 45 degrees. Anyone know of a simpler source/way rather than rotating that in a text box or something?