by Mike Busch | Aug 1, 2015 | EAA Sport Aviation Magazine, Magazine Articles
Who decides whether or not your aircraft is airworthy? By Mike Busch My column in the May 2015 issue of EAA Sport Aviation, titled “Fix It Now…Or Fix It Later,” discussed how to deal with mechanical problems on the road. It offered some specific advice about how...
by Joe Godfrey | Jul 15, 2015 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
The web says that big data is a catch-all phrase for data sets that are so large that traditional processing applications are inadequate. Even though Savvy Analysis is just approaching its 3rd birthday, let’s call it a traditional processing application. On my...
by Mike Busch | Jul 1, 2015 | EAA Sport Aviation Magazine, Magazine Articles
It’s riskier business than most owners or A&Ps realize. Regular readers of this column know how I feel about changing cylinders in the field. I hate it. Especially when several cylinders are changed at one time; this is risky business. Changing them all (the...
by Joe Godfrey | Jun 15, 2015 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
The comedians are fond of saying “timing is everything”. I think the quality of the material is pretty important, too, but I guess their point is that bad timing can ruin good material, and that comedy is a performance art. You might expect an article...
by Mike Busch | Jun 1, 2015 | EAA Sport Aviation Magazine, Magazine Articles
Clearing up confusion about aircraft mods. You want to modify your certificated aircraft. Let’s say it’s something simple like adding an extra cigarette lighter socket to power your portable GPS or cellphone charger. Or installing an external mirror so you can verify...
