Maintenance
Fix Your Plane Yourself
Reliability Centered Maintenance: What It Is and What It Isn’t in General Aviation
A simple overview of RCM (reliability centered maintenance). What it is, and in particular, what it is not.
Upgrade & Refurbish
Expert Tips to Do It Right
T182 Transformation
As a previous owner of three planes — a Piper Turbo Arrow III (N6399C), a Piper Dakota (N8163E), and a Cessna 310Q (N69797) — I’ve enjoyed buying, restoring, and upgrading these aircraft, only to sell them as offers came unsolicited. As my father used to say, “If the price is right, sell.”
Avionics
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uAvionix Brings ForeFlight Integration to Certified AV-30-C Aircraft
uAvionix has expanded the AV-30-C’s capabilities with new ForeFlight integration, allowing pilots to wirelessly transfer flight plans from their iPad or iPhone directly to the panel.
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From Hero to Bum – Almost
Cold weather incidents prevented proper landing gear deployment, highlighting the challenges extreme temperatures pose to aircraft systems.
Continental Issues Mandatory Service Bulletin for Potential Crankshaft Counterweight Assembly Error
On Feb. 17, Continental released Mandatory Service Bulleting MSB23-01A regarding a possible error...
Claims Settlement: The Basics
In the overall claims process the first thing the claims department recommends (after pilot and passenger safety) is to secure the aircraft. This means making sure that it is out of the way, locked up or tied down (if possible). Don’t be surprised if it’s not always possible to do this right away. Sometimes this happens the next day, or by a friend, or the local FBO.
