by Mike Busch | Nov 1, 2019 | AOPA Pilot Magazine, Magazine Articles
Thoughts about being temporarily booted out of my hangar. From the time I first acquired my Cessna 310 in 1987, it has been hangered at Santa Maria Public Airport. Initially, I kept it in a large community hangar. Then in 2003, after a long wait on the airport hangar...
by Mike Busch | Oct 1, 2019 | AOPA Pilot Magazine, Magazine Articles
What may you do to your aircraft without A&P involvement? More than you might think. The FAA defines who may perform maintenance on certificated aircraft in FAR 43.3. This rule lists all the usual certificated suspects: mechanics, repair stations, air carriers,...
by Mike Busch | Sep 1, 2019 | AOPA Pilot Magazine, Magazine Articles
The Friendlies are remarkably friendly to Part 91 folks Aircraft owners and pilots love to bash the FAA. We grumble and whine about all the labyrinthine regulations and requirements the Agency burdens us with, and how much it increases our complexity and cost of...
by Mike Busch | Aug 1, 2019 | AOPA Pilot Magazine, Magazine Articles
Why aren’t A&Ps trained as well as pilots are? I never really wanted to become an A&P. All I really wanted was to be able to maintain my own airplane without adult supervision. Heck, I’d been doing virtually all the maintenance of my 1979 Cessna Turbo...
by Mike Busch | Jul 1, 2019 | AOPA Pilot Magazine, Magazine Articles
When things go awry in the sky, litigation isn’t necessarily the best remedy. My email inbox contained a message with the subject “Legal Question – Advice Needed.” That didn’t surprise me because although I’m not a lawyer, I do regularly participate in aviation...
