hotrod180

Sounds like a pretty good way to go for a second airplane, esp a spendy one. Good luck, hope it works out.

Was that what your cartoon was about? I like this one:

I've known some airline pilots that wanted to think they were celebrities, but this is the first celebrity I've ever seen that wants to think he's...

Cardiff, what ever happened with you buying another / second airplane?

Every time I read the title of this thread, "harasses a beaver with a boat", it occurs to me that there would have been quicker response from the...

Big deal here in the Seattle area. I saw on the news that they had airline pilot John Travolta say a few words. Seems like I've seen him somewhere...

From another related thread

There was a story I heard several years ago about a local supercubber buzzing a fisherman on one of our Seattle area rivers, apparently after (in...

I've even seen guys use masking tape for those temp 12" numbers.

This is like a debate about which came first, the chicken or the egg.

Thery just mentioned on the tv news that the coldest day ever in Seattle was on this date, back in 1950-- 0 degrees at Seatac airport. Not so much...

20 degrees this morning NW of Seattle.

Speaking of widgeons, this is an updated version. It flies around the puget sound area pretty regularly. https://www.gweduck.com/index.html

I see you're in the PNW, me too. Do you mind sharing the name of the shop so that others can avoid having the same experience? I have used both...

So what radial engine was used? Seems like Ive heard of Widgeons fitted with jakes. In fact, wasn't one of those used on the intro to the old...

What's the red grease Steve Pierce uses in his scott tailwheel how-to video's?

I'm pretty sure the early 180's, up through at least 55, were polished with exterior trim paint only. IPC shows only trim colors through 1957. ...

What kind of bulb do you have in that drop light? I used to do the same thing with my last two airplanes, using a 125W heat lamp bulb. Worked...

That doesn't always help. I got a FA for 26" Goodyears on my C180 a couple years ago-- even though I had scads of previously approved 337's, it...

WA also has an aviation show coming up in about a month at Puyallup fairgrounds. Northwest Aviation Conference & Trade Show, Puyallup WA |...

The uAvionics stc that came with my tailbeacon is for the Cessna 172 series. But it came with this letter. This is how my IA wrote up the 337.

Dunno just which cleveland brakes you're trying to get approved, but my old Univair catalog states that cleveland w&b kit # 199-071 is approved for...

Be advised that you need to have the correct style of buckle on your lap-belts for the fitting on those harnesses to work. I installed these in my...

When I first became aware of Cub Crafters, in the late 1990's, that was what CC was doing. Definitely not the first ones to essentially build a new...

I wonder how many PMI's spent their last few days on the job signing off a bunch of field approvals that otherwise they might have gotten static for...

I'm not the greatest STOL operator, but.... my normal takeoff in my C180 is to start off with 20 degrees of flaps, and trim set forward (nose...

They sell small electronic label makers these days, with multiple size & font lettering. You pick the tape you want-- there are multiple widths &...

The 470U was generally fitted with a Mac C204 prop, seaplane models were 90". The U crankshaft dampers on the 470U are different than any other...

The Cessna 180 thru 180E IPC lists a "floatplane and/or amphibian kit" for s/n 30000 thru 50661, and another for s/n 50662 & up. Unfortunately it...