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Yes, you are right I meant a reamer. The hole will be much more precise that a drilled hole which tends be slightly oversize due drill point being slightly of dead center.

I hand sharpen my bits all the time. It's not that difficult except for the tiny sizes. BTW if you want a precision sized hole taper the drill so it only cuts with the side after drilling a pilot hole slightly smaller. This way it acts like a hone.

I have kept my ADF and jamming/spoofing a 50,000 watt broadcast station would be quite a challenge but I wish the FAA showed their frequency and location.

Silver solder/brazing is one of my favorite ways of joining metals. However, it won't build up much like brass but it loves to flow in to tiny gaps. The thinner the stronger. I think narrow gaps approach 200,000 PSI in tensile strength!

I have tons of mesquite on my AZ ranch. Does that combo actually work? Tenneco tried 345T years but it had to be applied as soon as the mesquites leafed out in the spring.

BTW the original reason given to the public for lead free gasoline was not TEL toxicity but that catalytic converters could not have leaded fuel. At least that was what was in the news then. After all we had been living with TEL auto fuel for many decades by then.

I watched it and was unimpressed with its sensationalism. Far more Americans are dying from obesity. I grew up when ALL gasoline was leaded and I am in exceptional health and almost 90. Also I only use pumice free Goop hand cleaner on my plane's belly since it works better and you can hose it...

Air conditioning will require power but since temperature drops about 4.4 degrees F/1000 feet you shouldn't need it very long if you fly high. I live in extreme S.E. Arizona and have never felt any need for air conditioning in my plane but I cruise 9,500 to 13,500 feet.

Of course. ANYTHING you sell for more than you paid is a capital gain; either short term or long term. Residences have a partial exemption since politicians are afraid of angering too many home owners but its still a capital gain.

Improvements yes. Maintenance no. As I said before ask a CPA. Advice here is worth what you pay for it.

Which year/model C-210? The systems vary a great deal.

If you want to deal with a tax question talk to a CPA not a payer. Taxes are a CPA specialty. I suspect the the change of ownership will be reported by the FAA to the IRS and to the state tax department of the new owner. Capital gains are taxed whether or not your plane is a business...

You often need to fly a plane to another distant location to get it painted in the U.S. But DIY at your home area may be by far the cheapest. It certainly was for me. Painting is not difficult but the modern, citified American male seems horrified and getting is hands dirty. Being a country hick...

I think the reason is my hangar is 6 miles from the Mexican border and a C-210 is a target airplane. Actually I guess I support redlining since I support a free market. If the insurance company thinks the risk is too high I feel that's their right not to insure.

Try Amazon or Google. I got a sign in about a week and it was quite reasonable.

Avemco? They keep mailing me insurance offers and when I reply they say they don't insure in my zip code. Actually I am considering dropping all insurance since what really concerns me is PAX liability and $100,OO0/seat is a joke. (About the cost of an ingrown toenail treatment.) I no longer...

I flew for years with no radio in my plane and even into LAX with permission of the tower. Why is a radio required now?

Doesn't make sense to me either. I would probably want 50% off unless in virtually new, verifiable condx. Of course an item never used in the orignal box might have a transferable warranty so 10% and no tax is a saving on a new item. On something like a used car still under warranty you could...

I just used the white house paint on hand with masking tape in my own hangar. Very fast, simple and cheap.

If you just fly the plane and land as slow as possible you can safely stop in fours feet in a C-172. The The two occupants just walked down the stairs of the house under construction with minor injuries.