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LED spot beam PAR36 bulbs from larsenlights.com... Work great, can leave them on all the time if you like... https://www.larsenlights.com/par-36s-45-led-light-20-spot

Honda motorcycle spray polish (3 cans for $22 on Amazon). Big white fluffy microfiber towels from Harbor Freight, about $2ea.

+1 for WingXPro... Been using it almost exclusively for many years, and LOVE it! But lots of guys use FF...

+1 for the normal rattle can... I too bought two cans of the Tempo epoxy from Spruce, and both cans were darn near worthless...

No, don't give up the ability to burn MOGAS... Keep your Debbie original!

Lol, $1500 quote for one armrest... Same one that came out of a 1965 Chevelle, available online for $50/pr

As some of you may know, I recently finished up painting (restoring) our Cessna 172. I'll say this: it's a HELL of a LOT of WORK! The clip earlier that it is about the same as 3-4 Chevy Tahoes is spot on! Our C172 took about the same amount of paint as 4ea family sedans. Now, I did a LOT...

Totally agree, I can only think of one instance that I didn't install an avioncs master when installing new avionics in the panel (if it didn't already have one). I remember a certain Cessna 150B, and the solid-state transponder went back to the manufacturer several times for work due to...

I suspect that a reasonably savvy owner should be able to do much of the legwork, and just keep the A&P/IA in the loop. However, mechanics have to eat, and support their families too...

One of the things that worked well for me, is when I didn't get a reasonable answer from my local FSDO, I called the Chicago small airplane directorate. Then things moved pretty quickly, and a fair outcome happend within about 6 weeks (give or take). Those guys really do believe in common...

If you get the panel off in one piece, I've had good luck rejuvinating brittle plastics by applying a thin coating of ABS plastic glue thinned with MEK (applied to the back side if possible). I've always rolled it on with a small trim roller, but I've also wanted to try thinning it enough so...

I have at least one gadget in my panel, that was specifically marketed to the Experimental market (ONLY). It took a few months to speak to the right people in the FAA, but I eventually ended up with the appropriate paperwork to have it installed under a Field Approval. And get this: it...

The Concorde battery guy says only use a real Battery MINDer, everything else in their opinion is junk...

Yes, sometimes the parts are special and made out of unobtanium. Other times, the guy who drew up the original factory drawing didn't do us the favor and list the COTS (Commercial Off-The Shelf) part numbers for the original source of the parts that were used. Ever notice things like the term...

Looks like an updated design similar to my old Slicks. My 50 y/o slick harnesses just press back together, unless the dielectric insulation on the ignition lead is split (mine can be trimmed back and re-assembled). Inspect the insulation, and if no other damage is present, I think you can just...

Awesome tip, thanks! I learned something today :-)

I figured it would be something like this... Great pic!

H'mm, my 17 years of GA flying experience tells me different, but it could all be mental. All I know is that every military field that I've been to you can only see the runway you are lined up with. Most every civil field I've been to you can easily see the other runways. But it might be as...

I love flying IMC in our Skyhawk, no WAAS GPS, no retracts, just get in and go... I've done 500 mile legs where the first 3 hours were in actual IMC. If you are going to be serious about single-pilot IFR, you need a bird that has at least a wing leveler, but preferably one that will follow a...

Pearl is pretty, but IMHO never easy to touch up if you have to repair the coatings... Solid is easy.