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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Joseph had never flown with an autopilot before having a new one installed. “The previous one in my plane was a legacy Century that never worked correctly, so I never used it,”
Read MoreOn Sept. 30, Piper released Service Spares Letter No. 503 announcing the availability of a kit that adds an inspection/access panel to the lower wing skin on both sides of affected aircraft. When installed, the panels permit...
Read MoreOn Sept. 26, the FAA issued Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NE-06-31R6, which alerts owners of aircraft with certain Lycoming engines about changes related to lubricating oils. The first concerns the name...
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Genesys is nearing completion of its S-TEC 3100 autopilot STC for the Piper 30/39 Twin Comanche...
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This Part 1 article’s objective is to explain how borescoping can help you reduce the cost of maintenance while improving the reliability and safety of operating your airplane.
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AWI (Aerospace Welding Minneapolis, Inc.) and Acorn Welding of Edmonton, Canada, have merged under the roof of Hartzell Aerospace Welding, creating a one-stop shop for owners of legacy Cessna and Piper planes to source all their exhaust, engine mounts, and air box needs.
Read MoreThe Ultimate Piper Owner Discussion on Replacing Original Piper Door and Cargo Locks
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This Owner-Assisted Work Will Help Keep Your Belly and Cowlings Clean By Mike JonesPiper Editorial...
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8 Featured Plane: Lance Clinton’s 1977 Cherokee 140 Cruiser
18 Avionics: Digital Autopilots Five Years Later
22 Sky Talk: Prop Strike Damage
26 Introduction to Borescoping: Part 1
30 Piper Avionics and Autopilot Upgrade
38 AWI, Acorn Merger Creates One-Stop Exhaust Shop
46 Hangar Tip: FlyWithKay Blog
