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Joe : I've got two Taylorcraft model 20's with the 0-470 J that run just fine. I don't plan on changing anything for quite awhile !!!

Randy : Move it to BJI - 4200 FT. x 100 E-W No tower !!! No one squealling to the Feds as sometimes happens where you are now .

That is normal operating oil temperature and oil pressure for the old continental engines ! Don't worry about it !! jcrowles@paulbunyan.net

Tough or Dumb !! Must be Tough !!!!

I had a chance to fly and buy a F-24 W years ago. A lot of room in it, but it was 40 MPH slower than my Cessna Airmaster with the same Warner engine. I passed on it ! Steve Pierce - if you need...

In four months I'll be 80. Been flying for 52 years and still own 8 airplanes and my own grass airstrip . Give it up ??? Hell no !! You only go around once !

If your son is a minor, the parents are liable for anything he does until he reaches his majority which can vary from 18 in some states to 21 in other states !! You can't get out of the liability ...

Sounds like paul might be a Lawyer !!

If your aircraft is used commercially I can understand the need for regulated airworthiness, but for private personal use, It boils down to the Goverment has to control everone ! It all started...

I have been in this rat race for 50 years and know the proper proceedure ! I had No conection with this tranaction what so ever. Just stating how efficient the FAA is and how they take their...

Good Luck !! My flying buddie sold his Cessna 150 in 1998 and sent in the change of ownership and it still shows up in the FAA records as being owned by him !

One hot day in Minnesota , last week , reached 103 #F. Today it is a pleasant 61#F !! You can keep your Texas oven !!

Used PPG Omni paint on my PA-20 in 1992 when it was recovered. Worked great and still looks sharp in 2011 John Rowles

The quickest cover job I have personally seen was on a Aeronca chief ! It rolled in the shop on Friday afternoon and four guys jumped on the recover job which did not require any mods or repair of...

If the general public, meaning the average next door neighbor, had to deal with all of the rules, sometimes stupid, aircraft owners and mechanics deal with when it comes to the FAA , this country...

Chugging along at a blazzing 115 MPH northeast out of Phoenix AZ. at !:30 am on a clear beautiful night with my sister in the other seat, I suddenly was startled
by a set of lights that...

I'll be damned if I 'm going to pay $ 75.00 an hour to an instructor who has never flown a tailwheel airplane ! particularly when I wind up teaching him how it's done !!!

I'm going to make everyone groan ! In 1959 I learned to fly and my total cost including my check ride was $450.00 If I had to do it today, I'd find a different hobby !!

Clear sky's with the sun shineing and --25* F. in Bemidji, Mn. at 8:00 am today !

This can be frustrating and one forgotten item !! Money !! Quite a bit of it ! If the imported plane was originally built in the U.S. ' you can figure by the time you can legally fly it you wil...

As an owner of a private airstrip, when asked permission to land, I always tell the requestor - Land at your own risk !! you bust it up, don't expect me to fix it or buy it ! Regaurdless of how much...

I was told many years ago that Godfrey and Rickenbacker were good friends. Also told at that time that Godfrey was also a large share holder
owner of Eastern Airlines. I would guess if you owned the...

Mike ! I see where you are coming from. However, If the Faa would get of their ass and earn what the taxpayer foots their paycheck for and simplify all there unnecessary forms, it wouldn't be...

Sounds to me that they are related to lawyers !! How do you justify $400.00 For a couple hours work ???

I own 2 Taylorcraft Ranch Wagons and let me tell you , that would be overkill Big Time. The spars are overkill for the Ranch Wagon ,let alone a cub ! The front spar is wood and is 2x6. The rear is...