Maintenance

How to Check if Your Tire Is Out of Round

by Cessna Owner Organization | Hangar Tip, Maintenance

By Gary Van Dyke I’ve been fighting a shimmy on my Cardinal RG for a while. I had a fairly...

Out of Hibernation, In the Air Again: Getting your airplane prepped for flying season

by Scott "Sky" Smith | Aviation Insurance & Financing, Maintenance

I think most can agree that this has been quite a unique winter. Some pilots did not fly because...

Owner Maintenance: Make avionics part of your annual

by Bob Hart | Avionics, Maintenance

Cessna in annual.Courtesy of Century Aviation This article brings me full circle. In March of...

How to Practice Safety Wiring

by Scott Sherer | Hangar Tip, Maintenance

Most of us leave the wrenching of our aircraft to the guy or gal with A&P after their name....

Owner-Performed Preventive Maintenance: The mysteries of FAR 43

by John Loughmiller | Columns and Opinions, Maintenance

Photo by Jack Fleetwood (www.jackfleetwood.com) Whereas the party of the first part, acting as a...

Spring Cleaning: 10 preflight pointers to prep your Cessna

by Scott Sherer | Maintenance

Whether we intend to go flying or not, we pilots are fascinated (if not obsessed) with weather...

Store, Fly or Both

by Scott "Sky" Smith | Maintenance

If you plan to store your airplane, treat the fluid and protect the engine from corrosion with a...

Fall Checkup — Keep your airplane airworthy through the cold weather

by Scott "Sky" Smith | Maintenance

By Scott “Sky” Smith This article started out with me thinking about what an aircraft owner can do...

Preflight Like a Rookie

by John Loughmiller | Maintenance

It’s a strange thing to behold — a rookie being a better pilot than most graybeards. But it’s true...

Replenishing the System: A DIY Guide to Oil & Filter Changes

by John Loughmiller | Maintenance

If you take your high-speed bug smasher to most shops for an oil change, you’ll pay full retail...

How to Clean Your Yoke Shaft

by Scott Sherer | Hangar Tip, Maintenance

I was talking to one of my mechanics, Stephen, the other day about my control yoke shaft binding...

The Aesthetics of the Spinner

by Jim Cavanagh | Maintenance, Upgrade & Refurbish

By Jim Cavanagh When you build or make anything, most of the time the real work goes unnoticed....

Owner Maintenance: How to make flying more affordable without sacrificing safety

by Scott "Sky" Smith | Aviation Insurance & Financing, Maintenance

If you have your aircraft maintained by a certified mechanic, it shouldn’t be an insurance issue....

Spark Plug Primer: Tips for changing and inspecting your spark plugs

by John Loughmiller | Maintenance

By John Loughmiller Today’s task is to learn how to listen and watch for the signs that your...

How to Change the Brake Pads on a Cessna

by Jim Cavanagh | Maintenance

Excerpted from the June issue. Read the full article with pictures here. In their wisdom, the FAA...

Listening To Your Engine

by John Loughmiller | Maintenance

What Your Oil, Spark Plugs, and EGT Gauge Are Trying to Tell You Today’s task is to learn how to...

Textron: Check Service Pressure In Your 172S Nose Landing Gear Strut

by Cessna Owner Organization | Cessna Service Bulletins, Maintenance

Textron issued Service Bulletin SEL-32-02 to inform owners of certain 172s that they should check...

Why You Shouldn’t Paint Your Own Cessna Propeller

by Jim Cavanagh | Maintenance, Upgrade & Refurbish

By Jim Cavanagh A member wrote in and sent pictures to our forum, showing a cancerous...

Textron Service Bulletin Alert: Check Master Control Unit Wire Harness

by Cessna Owner Organization | Cessna Service Bulletins, Maintenance

Textron is telling owners of certain models to check the serial number of their Master Control...

Cessna Rudder Horn Corrosion Service Bulletin for 150/152

by Cessna Owner Organization | Cessna Service Bulletins, Maintenance

Cessna has issued Service Bulletin SEL-27-02 to alert 150 and 152 owners to watch for rudder horn corrosion. The Cessna Rudder Horn Corrosion Service Bulletin is downloadable below. EFFECTIVITY All airplane serials that have a...

Wake Your Plane from Hibernation in 7 Steps

by Cessna Owner Organization | Maintenance

You can be sure that the first thing Yogi Bear and Boo Boo will do when they wake up in Jellystone...

Cessna 206 Service Bulletin: Elevator Trim Stop Block Relocation

by Cessna Owner Organization | Cessna Service Bulletins, FAA Announcements & Certifications, Maintenance

Cessna / Textron has released a Service Bulletin related to 206H and T206H Stationair and the...

Cessna Service Bulletin for McCauley Propellers

by Cessna Owner Organization | Cessna Service Bulletins, FAA Announcements & Certifications, Maintenance

Service Information Notification McCauley has become aware of an unapproved variant of the McCauley P/N A-20028 idler governor gear bearing that may cause erratic governor behavior, including the inability of the governor to...