The FAA has adopted a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Piper PA-34-200 airplanes, establishing a 500-hour life limit for a certain bolt. In the preceding NPRM, the FAA proposed to require establishing a 500-hour life...
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A worn-out fuel cap assembly has a compromised seal around the fuel inlet and could leak fuel in flight or allow water intrusion from a hefty rainstorm into the fuel tank.
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The owner of a Piper Archer noticed that fuel was leaking from his carburetor under certain...
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Member Gail Hammans sent in pictures of an affordable way to add some relief in the cockpit
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Photos by Jack Fleetwood (www.JackFleetwood.com) By Steve McNeillyAviation Tutorials“You take off...
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Provided by CiES Really the story starts with “Don’t trust your fuel gauge.” This time-honored...
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Levi Alleyne is not the prototypical pilot. His love of aviation wasn’t handed down by his parents; nor was his first plane. In fact, he grew up in a place that didn’t even have Piper airplanes.
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Longtime Piper pilot discusses how to replace a Piper Cherokee Door Seal, with 16 pictures to help guide your way.
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The PA-32 Owners and Pilots group, which is primarily a Facebook Group, is holding its second...
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Beckett has been flying since 2001. “I was actually doing my pilot training during 9/11, which changed the face of aviation,” he said. “We used to go into the flight school, get the keys of the aircraft off the pegboard, go fly, log it in a book … and then the very next day it changed the face of how aircrafts were dispatched.”
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Do you need an air-oil separator for your Piper? A&P/IA Erich Rempert and Master Pilot Scott Sherer give two varying opinions.
Read MoreSUBJ: Autopilot SystemSAIB: AIR-22-07Date: April 6, 2022 By the FAA This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) is to inform owners and operators of aircraft equipped with Avidyne Corporation (Avidyne) DFC90...
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uAvionix announced in early April it received the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) and initial...
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Thinking about a Piper airplane restoration? You might get some tips from this upgrade by Yankee...
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The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain AVOX System Inc. (formerly Scott Aviation) oxygen cylinder and valve assemblies, and oxygen valve assemblies. This AD was prompted by reports of cylinder and...
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Piper has issued Service Bulletin #1355 requiring owners with aircraft exceeding 3,500 hours Time...
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The FAA has issued an AD (Airworthiness Directive) requiring owners of certain models of...
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