Should Mac Buy This Baron?

Mac owned an A36 Bonanza for ten years, but he’d sold it and was now looking to move up to a twin. His online research uncovered a promising purchase candidate, a 1980 Beechcraft E55 Baron, and he knew he’d need a thorough prebuy to find out if this airplane was...

Half Dead Engine

Doug and Andy lavished their 1969 Cessna 182M Skylane with both love and money. Two years ago they’d treated her to a zero-time Continental O-470-R. To make sure they were treating the new engine properly, they’d upgraded their engine monitor to a spiffy new...

Something’s Not Right

“Would you please take a look at my October 21 flight?” Matt posted on a SavvyAnalysis ticket. Matt owns a Glasair Sportsman 2+2 powered by a Lycoming YIO-390-EXP experimental engine.  “At about 50 minutes into the data, I was doing a preflight mag check,” Matt...

We Love Easy Fixes

“I’m having a problem with the radios,” Charlie reported to his SavvyMx account manager Eric Svelmoe. “They’re stuck on receive mode. Both have the RX indicator illuminated and putting lots of background static in my headset continuously.” Charlie had...

The First Breakdown

Did you know that today is the 117th anniversary of the first breakdown in aviation history? To mark the occasion we are announcing a $50 price reduction in our SavvyBreakdown service! On December 14th 1903, the Wright Brothers made their first attempt at powered...