Aviation Masters, Episode 5 | Bruce Landsberg, Former NTSB Vice Chairman When the NTSB’s former Vice Chairman sits down with one of general aviation’s most respected A&P/IAs, the conversation doesn’t stay polite for long. Mike Busch and Bruce...
When the owner of a Piper PA-46—who we’ll call Dave—received notice that his annual inspection was due, he didn’t yet have a shop lined up. He wanted Savvy involved from the very beginning. He also asked whether Savvy could review his engine-monitor data...
Personal aviation is facing an existential crisis. I don’t use that phrase lightly. After decades spent managing maintenance, troubleshooting squawks, advising owners, analyzing failure data, and working with hundreds of maintenance shops and thousands of...
Here’s a story that should sound familiar. The names have been changed to protect the complicit. The time has come for Bill to put his Bonanza in the shop for its annual ordeal. Manny, one of the A&P mechanics, and Tom, his trainee who is building the hours to...
During maintenance on his Piper Aerostar 602P, an aircraft owner—who we’ll call Paul—was told that eight windows showed signs of crazing and would need to be replaced immediately, at a cost exceeding $30,000. Unsure whether such an expensive repair was truly...
