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New CFI or old dog, the new kid on the block will probably be more up to date on what is going on in aviation. probably not seen all the problems students have the old dog seen all of them and probably tend to pigeon hole students in a training that has worked for them in the past. For the PPL...

Removal of all or some of it, did anyone do a 337 for the removal or update the equipment list or weight and balance. If you have to do a 337 on a door Steward one would think removing 60 lbs of equipment and patching holes in the airframe would require one.

So if you want to remove the air conditioner from a plane how much of it has to be removed. In a PA-28-161 the weight is listed as 60 lbs do you have to remove all of it and return the plane to the original condition. Buy another alternator mount to the engine new fly wheel one belt cut in it...

Piper PA-28-161 air conditioner just how much more value does it add to the plane or is it just a great selling item to have. If you are in the southern states you might value it more than the northern states, how important is air condition in a plane in the south.

PA-28-161 compressor was that a Ford 1964 to 1970 automotive unit that piper adapted to their own use?

Spin training has not changed much in the past 50 years, back then people spun twins and probably not the smartest thing to do. Their was a time it was required for PPL not sure it did much for the real killer stall spin base turn to final 500' AGL not too many could survive that. As a CFI to...

Yes, the LADA a Russian car AvtoVAZ were produced with technical assistance from Fiat and marketed under the Zhiguli designation. The Lada brand appeared in 1973, initially being overseas-focused. Cuba loves their Lada cars, like the Cessna 172 it's over 50 years old with very little change.

How many 50+ year old boats with high time engines original paint and interior and old electronics or 50+ old cars in the same condition have Mind blowing value/ cost as aircraft? Aircraft seem to be in their own lane and have their own rules of value, never say never to a huge price drop.

Summer oil price up, back to $8 or more for 100 LL, Saudi Arabia and other major oil producers say they will cut oil production by 1.15 million barrels per day from May until the end of 2023. Just when Twin engine planes were starting to come up in price, now you might want to wait to buy a 310...

310 for sure, I had a 310D over 30 years ago great plane fast and plenty of room and a great heater to stay warm in the winter. 25 listed on trade a plane and you might have to spend a little more, several have been listed for a long time that you probably could get for less. If you want the...

Cessna 172M left wingtip ran into fence destroyed plastic wing tip, hit hard enough to bend pipe on chain link fence. Has anyone found secondary damage like rear spar, carry through or other places to look for secondary damage.

Great now my TKM is like Narco.

Black Hawk helicopter from the Tennessee National Guard crashed Wednesday in Alabama, killing everyone on board. From the video it looked like straight down?

If and when they catch one, none that I know of have done any serious time in jail, it's a toothless law.

At least a computer does not comtemplate suicide. "Surveys of airline pilots have shown that about 4% to 8% have contemplated suicide, which is roughly the same rate as the population at large." 1) Namibia, 29 November 2013, 33 died The aeroplane was at cruise flight level when the co-pilot...

Training for the pilots of airlines is this going to be a job of the past. "Boeing’s chief executive officer says it’s a matter of when – not if – self-flying planes will debut in commercial aviation." 30 years form now when all the airliners now in service are retired will those training for...

Most STC now have a ICA instructions for continued airworthiness requirement, if you install the STC in accordance with the manufacture instructions can you not do the ICA. Gill and Concorde batteries have ICA requirements. § 91.403 General. (a) The owner or operator of an aircraft is primarily...

The number of aircraft, Cessna listed on trade-a-plane is up and up a lot is this due to high bank loan rate, or people running for the Exit door.

Although not required this SAIB is linked to the wing AD 2020-26-16 and could add a lot more aircraft to it. SAIB Number: 2022-20 Document Type: Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIB) Subject: Wing Spar Status: Current Issue Date: 10/19/2022 Make: Piper Aircraft Inc. Model/Series...

Although not required this SAIB is linked to the wing AD 2020-26-16 and could add a lot more aircraft to it. SAIB Number: 2022-20 Document Type: Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIB) Subject: Wing Spar Status: Current Issue Date: 10/19/2022 Make: Piper Aircraft Inc. Model/Series...