by Mike Busch | Dec 7, 2023 | Savvy Stories
Jim, Jack and Gene are members of the faculty at Indiana University in Bloomington. They are also partners in a 1968 Cessna 177 Cardinal based at Monroe County Airport (KBMG).The Cardinal was first introduced by Cessna in 1968 as a successor to the venerable 172...
by Mike Busch | Dec 7, 2023 | Savvy Stories
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...
by Mike Busch | Dec 7, 2023 | Savvy Stories
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...
by Mike Busch | Dec 7, 2023 | Savvy Stories
“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...
by Mike Busch | Dec 7, 2023 | Savvy Stories
“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...
