I stopped for fuel and to eat a sandwich after a two-hour flight, and somehow, in that time, the master was left on!

By Jim Curns A recent online discussion about coms (radios) in airplanes got the attention of a...

My former flight instructor, John Dorcey, is a huge proponent of the So­ciety of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE).

The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in aviation, as evidenced by a small, innovative company running out of Glendale, California.

From time to time a question comes through on our on­line forums about measuring the amount of fuel in a fuel tank.

Did you ever wish you could just swipe a finger and preheat your plane without driving to the air­port hours ahead of a planned flight?

Every once in a while a new product falls in my lap and I come away thinking how did I ever live without that?? Today that happened again!

Are you aware of the four common headset mistakes pilots make?

There’s a company called Aircraft Engravers in the Northeast that all aircraft owners should know about. Why? Because our instrument panels need their help.

I drank the lemonade a few years back after reading again and again in other aviation magazines that we’re sup­posed to have a backup radio in case our panels go dark.

you may find that your Cessna seat could still slide back at the most inopportune time. Cessna felt compelled to come up with a solution to help combat this problem.

In his May 2022 webinar, New described his preferred way to check the seat pin. “One way to check it is with the pin fully engaged.

The seat roller is a metal wheel sandwiched between two plas­tic discs, forming a seat roller assembly that’s attached to the seat roller housing with a bolt through the hub of the roller.

Paul New’s May 2022 webinar included a section on lubrication, where he spoke about various types of lubrication for Cessna parts.

the seat rail is an integral part of the structure of the belly of the airplane. You can’t drill the seat rails off and fly around without the seat rails.

I’m always on the lookout for inexpensive things that make my airplane look nice. As my wife would...

Every time I do an avionics upgrade, I watch my ammeter needle creep up a notch. At what point...

By Jeff Cooper I recently bought a plane with a dirty, greasy, oily bel­ly. In hindsight I should...

There is a lot to be learned about style from auto­mobile manufacturers. As I’ve been restoring my...

I recently picked up a new Halon extinguisher off eBay at a very good price and came up with what...

Have you ever had an epiphany? You know, one of those “Aha!” moments when you discover something...