by EAA | Jul 6, 2024 | aircraft maintenance, EAA, EAA member, Homebuilding, maintenance, Member Stories
By Vic Syracuse, EAA Lifetime 180848 This piece originally ran in Vic’s Checkpoints column in the May 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. At the end of the Part 1 column on Maintenance for Reliability, I left you wondering what I was going to do with the...
by General Aviation News Staff | Nov 16, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231123, Aviation Careers, Aviation News, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, maintenance, News, Pilots, West Star Aviation
West Star Aviation Academy will accelerate the skill development and abilities required to certify new technicians more quickly than the industry’s traditional 18-30-month on-the-job apprenticeship program,” company officials said in a press release. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Aug 22, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230907, aircraft maintenance, ASA, Aviation Careers, aviation education, Aviation News, faa, flying, General Aviation, maintenance, Pilots, Products
New editions of the FAA Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbooks for General, Airframe, and Powerplant are now available from Aviation Supplies & Academics (ASA). Read...
by Paul McBride | Jun 5, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230608, Ask Paul, Aviation News, engine, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, maintenance, Opinion, Pilots
Given the engine times and now having #2 and #4 pistons and rings replaced and valves rebuilt, I’m leaning heavily toward performing the same maintenance on #1 and #3, with new pistons and rings, even though they aren’t suspected of any issue, but wanted to seek your...
by General Aviation News Staff | Mar 29, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230413, Aviation News, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, maintenance, News, Pilots
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — Quality Aircraft Accessories (QAA) has reopened its expanded Fort Lauderdale repair station focusing on maintenance, repair, and overhaul of general aviation accessories, principally magnetos and exhaust systems. Located close to Fort...
by General Aviation News Staff | Feb 16, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230309, Aviation Maintenance, Aviation News, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, maintenance, News, Pilots
The new hangar will be used exclusively to support helicopters while the current facility will be dedicated to fixed wing MRO, support, and completions, company officials explained. Read...
