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10/16/2024

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12 October 1976 October 12, 2024Aviationc/n 72001, General Electric T58-GE-5, General Electric TF34-GE-2, N740NA, Rotor Systems Research Aircraft, RSRA, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Sikorsky S-72Bryan Swopes Sikorsky S-72 RSRA 72001 in initial configuration. (Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company) 1...

10/10/2024

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These rooms are more important than you might think.

09/16/2023

New editions of the FAA Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbooks for General, Airframe, and Powerplant are now available from Aviation Supplies & Academics (ASA).

09/11/2023

The exhaust valve is the most likely component of a piston aircraft engine to fail catastrophically. When one fails, combustion ceases in the cylinder, and the engine loses power and starts running rough.

09/10/2023

A traveler asked an airline pilot if he was drunk for laughs. Here's why that's nothing to joke about.

09/08/2023

My advice to all who have or will experience metal contamination in an engine: Replace the oil cooler and hoses rather than taking a chance.

09/07/2023

“Booted Out of Annual,” related a true story of a Beechcraft Bonanza owner who put his airplane in the shop for its annual inspection, got into a disagreement with the shop’s manager, and wound up having his airplane thrown out of the shop in pieces.

09/06/2023

You likely have a pretty good relationship with your mechanics and give them a verbal or formal written list of items you want them to check into and fix at the plane’s annual inspection. The back-and-forth between mechanics and pilots has generated some of the best aviation humor out there. Suppo...

09/05/2023

By doing routine oil analysis on your engine at regular intervals, you can establish a health trend history specific to your particular engine.

09/04/2023

If your mechanic seems overly cautious and self-protective in
his approach to maintaining your airplane, he has good reason.

09/03/2023

Piston aircraft engines have a lot of moving parts. Way too many, if you ask me. The thought of thousands of separate metal parts reciprocating, rotating, wiggling, wobbling, and rubbing against one another thousands of times a minute ought to make you nervous—it sure does me. It’s something I t...

09/03/2023

Just published is "How to Succeed in the Agricultural Aerial Aviation Business" by Rick McCord.

09/02/2023

It would make sense for aircraft owners and mechanics to pay very close attention to flexible hoses—inspecting them carefully, replacing them as they age, and treating them gently during maintenance…except they don’t.

09/01/2023

I have my own perspective. So do you. Whose perspective is the right one?

08/31/2023

If you want to see dramatic performance improvements in your aircraft, start at the prop.

08/30/2023

Aviation shop rates need to be higher than automotive ones, and A&P pay needs to be higher than automotive mechanic pay. Aircraft owners might not be thrilled with the rate increases, but it’s better than having an out-of-annual airplane that can’t fly for months.

“The annual I scheduled more than a year ago got cancelled on a five-week notice,” read a recent post to the Beechcraft Bonanza Owners Facebook group. The unhappy owner went on to say that it was going to be impossible for him to find another IA to do the annual inspection of his Bonanza, which ...

08/29/2023

The lap desk features two 9 inch x 8 inch panels that fold flat to provide "a sturdy surface for charts, notepads, checklists, or even electronic devices," Sporty's officials say.

08/28/2023

King Schools has released "Cleared for Aviation Maintenance," a course that includes a home-study course, written exam test prep, and a complete syllabus that meets the requirements for aviation maintenance technician schools under the new FAA FAR Part 147.