by Joe Godfrey | Dec 19, 2025 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
Technically the title is The Christmas Song but when a musician calls it on a gig it’s Chestnuts — as in roasting on an open fire. It’s a good lyric full of holiday imagery and it’s a great tune by a guy better known as a singer, arranger and...
by Mike Busch | Dec 16, 2025 | AOPA Pilot Magazine, Magazine Articles
Since we launched our borescope initiative in January 2024, more than 150,000 borescope images have been uploaded to Savvy’s repository, and about 100,000 of them have been reviewed by our analytical team. We’ve been particularly interested in exhaust valve images,...
by Mike Busch | Dec 9, 2025 | Savvy Stories
A true story of smart maintenance management. When a Cirrus SR22TN owner was told his camshaft was failing and a $54,000 engine overhaul was required, he turned to SavvyMx before signing the work order. What happened next shows exactly why having Savvy on your...
by Mike Busch | Dec 9, 2025 | Savvy Stories
A true story of smart maintenance management. When aircraft owner “David” brought his Cirrus SR22 in for its annual inspection at a large maintenance facility, he braced himself for a hefty bill. The shop’s initial estimate totaled over $54,000, citing numerous...
by Mike Busch | Dec 9, 2025 | Savvy Stories
A true story of smart maintenance management. When aircraft owner Mark received an oil analysis showing elevated iron levels, he feared the worst. His maintenance shop recommended an engine teardown to inspect the camshaft and lifters—work that could have cost...
by Joe Godfrey | Nov 13, 2025 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
When my grandmother would say “He sure sold you a bill of goods” there wasn’t anything good about it. The dictionary says the phrase has two meanings. The first is literal, meaning a list of merchandise. But the second meeting seems to be the one...
by Mike Busch | Nov 13, 2025 | AOPA Pilot Magazine, Magazine Articles
In the early 1940s as World War II was raging, the distinguished British biologist ConradHal (C.H.) Waddington Ph.D. had his academic career temporarily interrupted when he became involved in operations research for the Royal Air Force Coastal Command. The...
by Joe Godfrey | Oct 16, 2025 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
I’ve been training new analysts recently, and I thought I would share some thoughts about continuity. Of course signal continuity is important for sensors and probes so we have reliable data to perform actionable analysis. I’ve made this point before and...
by Mike Busch | Oct 15, 2025 | AOPA Pilot Magazine, Magazine Articles
I got my first car when I was 17 years old. It was a green 1947 Plymouth sedan, a hand-me-down from my parents that they used as an excuse to buy a brand new 1961 Chrysler.I remember back then that the gasoline was heavily leaded, the engine oils were refined from...
by Mike Busch | Sep 15, 2025 | AOPA Pilot Magazine, Magazine Articles
In my column in the June 2025 issue of AOPA Pilot (“Borescope Initiative”), I reported on the initiative we launched on January 1, 2024 to promote and improve the use of borescopes as the gold standard for assessing cylinder condition for piston aircraft...
