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You'll find the Acrosport is a fairly docile tailwheel airplane. You'll be flying it solo sooner than you think with proper instruction of course. Have fun with it! Don

I have a bunch of hours in one and landed many times in over 20kt crosswinds. Never had any problems and don't remember any excessive torque as its only 180hp. The problem I see is a lot of instructors don't know proper crosswind technique and that gets passed down to students. I hope you make...

I have been restoring them for over 35 years and they are holding up great. Less than 5% failure rate. I have done several full mouth reconstructions where the patiend had no teeth at all and the restoration is all screw retained. For people with dentures they can put in two or more implants...

Not only am I a dental tech I'm also an A&P so I can make you a crown and fix your airplane. Don

Dental implants are how I pay for my flying habit. I have a dental lab and have been restoring implants since 1982. They have come a long way since then and are now a normal procedure that will probably last the rest of your life. Funny thing is I make my living doing porcelain crowns and...

Go for what you want. One of my friends built a RV8A while he was learning to fly. Another friend and I checked him out in it and cut him loose in around 10 hrs. He now has over 500 hrs on it. Another friend bought a RV6A with 150 hrs of 172 time under his belt and again after around 10 hrs he...

A RV6 would better fit your needs. You can find IFR steam gauge 6 or 6A in your price range. 200mph on 10 gph with good useful load. You could transition into an A in just a few hours and if you find a good 6 they are very docile tailwheel airplanes. The advantage to experimental is you can...

You really need to re think the O-200. Much to heavy. These end up on the forward CG even with the Rotax or UL that are much lighter. The UL is really a nice engine and puts out about 110 hp. The 135 hp rating is misleading as that is at 3600 rpm that you will never get using a prop. That is...

The biggest thing is corrosion and you will have to pull the wings to inspect the attach angles. As that airplane has no logs you will have to do it and it is a miserable job. Engine overhaul $60,000, prop 8,000 +. So getting it for $50,000 you're already into it for $120,000 and you haven't...

The SNJ that I bought sat next to the tower at Spirit of St Louis airport for 22 years. We re covered the control surfaces and went out and had it ready to ferry in three days. Even though it sat outside all that time the engine ran great and I flew it for 8 more years and 400 + hours on it...

Replace it with a Garmin G5. For $2200 you get STC'd primary digital artificial horizon, airspeed, altimeter, vertical speed, GPS heading indicator, slip ball and true airspeed all in one instrument. Also has a 4hr + back up battery. Mounts directly in the 31/8 hole your old AI comes out of. Don

You are required to have an ELT if you fly over 50 miles from the take off point.

You do have to push the button to activate it. When I install an ELT I ask the owner are you going to be upside down or right side up when you crash. If the antennae is on the top of the plane and it is upside down little or no signal gets out. The PLB is just one extra safety item that doesn't...

Better yet get a GOOD! PLB from someone like ARC. Most are around $300 but are much more accurate than a lot of the 406 units. When you activate the PLB help is on its way minutes after you push the button and is accurate within yards of your location. When they get a signal from a 406 they...

No you don't have to belong to the AMA. But if you want to fly at an AMA sanctioned club field they require membership.

A typical Government program. By the time they pay out all the refunds I bet it will cost $20 or more to refund $5.

My dad has had a Remos light sport for a couple of years but just passed his Basic Med. Has a buyer for the Remos and is getting a 182. He'll be 90 in October. My friend Jack is 93 and flies his Erocoupe 2 or 3 times a week. My opinion is you're never to old to own an airplane.

Been there done that, no sweat. Flew it with an old instructor that had hundreds of hours in the Staggerwing. Power off approaches and he didn't believe in wheel landings. Standard pattern in my SNJ. Power off at the perch and full flap three point landing. I love doing full slips in the N3N. Don

Just looked and the Cetury 2000 is base price $15,775. I'm sure Trio would work with you on an STC for the Saratoga as they will want to get as many airplanes as posible on the STC. Tha Garmin G5 went from only the 172,182 and PA 28 to almost any airplane including King Air in a matter of months.

The Trio is set to be available next month. http://www.trioavionics.com/STC.htm At a less that $6000 price point it is 1/3 of any of the certified systems on the market today. As far as installation no matter what system it will still cost about the same in labor. If you need to replace your...