by Mike Busch | Dec 12, 2024 | AOPA Pilot Magazine, Magazine Articles
Who is allowed to perform maintenance on a certificated aircraft? The FAA rule that answers that question is 14 CFR 43.3—Persons authorized to perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, and alterations. This rule authorizes repair stations, A&P...
by Mike Busch | Nov 14, 2024 | AOPA Pilot Magazine, Magazine Articles
Rethinking the business model for maintenance of GA aircraft. For more than a decade, my primary care physician was Dr. F. She was a wonderful doctor with a deep understanding of internal medicine and superb people skills who cared deeply for her patients. I felt...
by Mike Busch | Oct 17, 2024 | AOPA Pilot Magazine, Magazine Articles
The Perils of Trying to Fix a Problem You Haven’t Seen For Yourself The phrase “trust but verify” was made famous by U.S. President Ronald Reagan in December 1987 after the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Mikhail Gorbachev. The...
by Mike Busch | Oct 15, 2024 | AOPA Pilot Magazine, Magazine Articles
When his Skylane’s engine monitor readings went crazy-high, Frank called Savvy’s 24/7 breakdown assistance hotline for help. “I just flew my Cessna 182 from Kansas City to St. Louis to drop off a passenger there,” Frank Annecchini told the Savvy Breakdown Assistance...
by Mike Busch | Sep 17, 2024 | AOPA Pilot Magazine, Magazine Articles
The big boys don’t do them—why must we? Given today’s acute shortage of GA mechanics and the difficulty owners are having getting their airplanes on shop schedules, I’ve been receiving an increasing number of inquiries about the need for annual inspections from...
