If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my company’s managing tens of thousands of annual inspections for thousands of airplanes over the past two decades, it’s this: Doing maintenance in a thoughtful, data-driven, reliability-centered fashion results in a safer, more...
General aviation doesn’t change in sudden revolutions. It evolves quietly: through material choices, certification decisions, engineering tradeoffs, and lessons learned the hard way over decades. In this episode of Aviation Masters, host Mike Busch sits down with...
When a prospective aircraft purchaser arranges for a prebuy examination, the objective is two-fold: to uncover any big-ticket issues with the aircraft, and to ensure that the cost of correcting them is properly allocated between the buyer and the seller. In this case,...
A&P’s are born with an itch to take things apart. That’s what drew us to aircraft maintenance in the first place. Airplanes are very cool and complicated machines, and it’s hard to resist the temptation to disassemble and dissect them to learn how they work....
If you have ever been told, “That’s just how piston engines work,” this episode of Aviation Masters might make you raise an eyebrow and then start asking more questions. In this episode, host Mike Busch sits down with George Braly, one of the most influential (and...
