by Joe Godfrey | Apr 16, 2025 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
One of my favorite movie scenes is early in The Hunt for Red October when sonar expert Jonesy tries to convince sub Captain Mancuso that a sound pattern was mechanical and not “whales humping”. Spoiler alert: it’s the Red October’s advanced...
by Joe Godfrey | Mar 19, 2025 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
Continental has a CHT redline of 460º. Lycoming’s beefier head-to-barrel construction and sodium-filled valves push their CHT redline to 500º. If you had a detonation event that sent one cylinder’s CHT past the redline – you know exactly how long and...
by Joe Godfrey | Feb 13, 2025 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
If you applied the scientific method to troubleshooting a GA engine, problem, you’d isolate one variable, make an adjustment, and assess the results. But it’s not practical. In the real world with a mechanic shortage it’s hard enough to get shop time...
by Joe Godfrey | Jan 15, 2025 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
It’s a January tradition to restate the mission of these Puzzlers. Our goal is to help pilots recognize data anomalies in real time to make good decisions about the safety of the flight, and help owners to make informed maintenance decisions. Last January Savvy began...
by Joe Godfrey | Dec 12, 2024 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
The Wright Brothers were the first to fly on this date in 1903. Growing up in southwest Ohio, we didn’t give a lot of credence to those floating other versions of history. It was Orville and Wilbur at Kitty Hawk on December 17. Full stop. While we’re at...
