A major problem with older aircraft is the condition of the interior plastic trim. The trim is generally in very poor condition, with various cracks in the trim and deformation around the screw holes. Learn how to repair plastic trim here.
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What happens when the Piper Owner Society puts its mind to a maintenance problem? An extremely...
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Why would anyone in their right mind spend more on avionics upgrades than what their airplane is worth? That’s crazy, right? Maybe, but not so fast.
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On Nov. 29, 2022, Piper Aircraft issued Service Bulletin SB1161C for wing rib inspections. The SB...
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Updated Jan. 13, 2023 Garmin recently issued an update regarding its software update necessary to...
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© [Sunny studio] / Adobe Stock By Floyd Allen 12 Things EVERY Pilot should know about an...
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Ed Cooper knew as a kid that he wanted to be a pilot, and it’s easy to understand why. He caught the flying bug from his dad during the burgeoning years of aviation.
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If you’ve been flying for a while, you learned to have certain fears that go along with the flying experience. These are the sub rosa facts of life for pilots. We all have this secret list and we do everything we can to mitigate the risk that goes with the list.
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This article is a follow-up to “Introduction to Borescoping: Part 1,” allowing owners to take preventative steps before serious issues occur.
Read MoreI have a Piper Cherokee 150 with a new engine (50 hours SMOH). At sea level, cold weather, wide open throttle, and mixture full (no carb heat of course), it used to go to 2,700 rpm at takeoff. Now it’s between 2,400 and 2,500 only.
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I’m sure you know the drill: There’s airplane dollars and there’s real dollars. In airplane dollars, everything generally costs 10 times more. Period!
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What should you do if you get sediment in the fuel tank of your Piper airplane? That happened to a...
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Cylinder Cracking Possibly Ongoing in Continental 500-Series Engines, Even Post-AD Actions On Oct....
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By Erich RempertA&P/IA Consultant All of us have pulled into a gas station and filled up a low...
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8 Featured Plane: Piper Malibu 310
18 Avionics: What’s Going on at Aspen
22 Borescoping Part 2: Performing Cylinder Inspections
26 How to Repair Plastic Trim
32 Upgrade: Add Lighted Wingtips to a Piper Arrow
34 Lessons from the Logbook: When to Abort
46 Hangar Tip: Piper External Power Connector Replacement
On Oct. 19, the FAA released a SAIB (Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin) regarding wing...
Read MoreFlyWithKay’s plane developed a hot cylinder. Learn what happened next, and how you can help with advice.
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Lance flies purely for pleasure, and the plane he owns, a 1977 Piper Cherokee, fits his mission well. “This is the second airplane I’ve owned. Both of them happen to be Piper Cherokee 140s.
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