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I reported gout many years ago and never had any issues with my medicals....at least the third class type. I tried taking allopurinol a couple times but all it did was cause flareups which lasted a long time. The docs suggested the issue was that it causes the body to dump uric acid and that...

I think the cell radiation pattern is only part of the story. I know at one time it was a problem to have more than 2 cells in contact at once. On the ground you're talking on one cell and as you travel along the next cell is also handling your call. As you lose the first cell you pick up...

83282 is compatible and a direct substitution. Wasn't sure about skydrol. Having repaired a number of worn stops I think it is a common problem on the older Cessnas. Maybe just not something you've seen. It doesn't take as much wear as you think. Frank

I flew in to Boone County when I first came to Indiana back in 92.....it not only isn't very wide, it has a ditch on one side (west). It wasn't in very good shape back then either. I landed on a 20 ft wide dike in New Mexico to pick up a friend once. I was flying a 41 Tcraft and it was a...

What in hell are PPG? I've landed on hayfields, dirt and grass strips all over the US with no legal problems. If you have enough room to take off safely there should be enough for landings. Neighbors are another possible issue. If they don't mind you should be fine. Frank

83282 is as good as 5606 or Skydrol and is less flammable. It works well but you can use whatever your mechanic has on hand. Otherwise you've got a Cessna so this is something you'll have to do occasionally. One more problem that occurs over time is that the stop on the scissor assembly will...

The rumble you were hearing is more likely to have been the airflow over the gear doors as they close. Its turbulent and makes quite a racket. The others have answered the brake question and I'll just add that on my Cessna straight leg I hit the brakes sometimes when I have passengers who might...

I used to fly a couple of 0-300 powered late 50s 172s when I lived up high in New Mexico. They did very well with the "underpowered" engine and as noted its a smooth runner. The early 172s are light, easy to fly and seem to handle the lower power with no issues as long as you keep them in mind...

I know my Cessna 175 with a Lycoming 160HP O-320 and constant speed climbs better, takes off quicker and cruises at the same speed or better than the original 175HP continental geared engine powered plane did. 15 less horsepower and equal or better performance. I can see the advantage to the...

We head up for dinner fairly often......all the way from newcastle. Its at least a 15min flight. Wife and kids like the variety and they seem a lot more stable than the last bunch that had the place. Frank

I wasn't aware Larry had died. Sorry to hear that. I didn't so much think he was an ass but I didn't trust him flying. Thanks for the info. Frank

Thats interesting.....I worked for Romauld Drlik building propellers for the falcons and eagles. I met Yeager the first time at Coronado airport when the Delco two seat falcon was being delivered. Larry Newman asked me if I wanted to go for a ride with him in the camera plane and I told him I...

I met him in person a few times and found him to be quite a nice guy. We spent some time talking about the F5 / Tiger shark at one of those meetings and he was very good at explaining to a new aircraft mechanic/pilot what the difference between the F5 and the tigershark was and why it made a...

Used to do a lot of thermalling in my T Craft but never shut the engine off to do it. With only 65HP and a home field elevation of 6001 ft you had to be good at thermalling especially in the summer. I know there are standard altimeters and sensitive altimeters but I've never seen an insenstitive...

I can't see unporting one tank causing an engine stoppage if the other tank has fuel.....at least on a gravity feed high wing system. I've been flying Cessnas for years and occasionally have drained one side or the other and never had the engine quit if there was still fuel on one side. The only...

I believe its just an A&P signoff. I bought a set from them for my 175 and installed them. I signed them off as an A&P and my local AI thought that was the right thing to do. Contacting the manufacturer will likely get you better info. They do make life much nicer at annual time and are worth...

I don't think a 60 deg bank will likely go to inverted even with rough air. I've never had that experience in any weather of that type...... In any case I think if you do end up inverted through wake turbulance (most likely cause) you can continue the roll until you're back upright then recover...

Of course the original post was intended tongue in cheek and seemed to be taken that way....it was prompted by watching a couple birds pop out of the cloud layer this morning though. Clouds were nearly on the deck and we could hear thunder. I was definitely not flying..... Frank

I know I've seen them flying in clouds. Do they have some sort of an air traffic control system in place? 54 Robin cleared to descend to 12 feet, converging sparrow traffic at your 4 o'clock not a factor. 17 blackbird cleared to land 3rd spruce on the right, advise when you have branches in...

The truth is that the long wings don't make the glider slow and floaty. They make them efficient which is why they have such good glide ratios. Look at the average speeds over a course flown in some of the contests. A good glider (sailplane) can average better speed than some of our powered...