by Mike Busch | Oct 17, 2024 | AOPA Pilot Magazine, Magazine Articles
The Perils of Trying to Fix a Problem You Haven’t Seen For Yourself The phrase “trust but verify” was made famous by U.S. President Ronald Reagan in December 1987 after the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Mikhail Gorbachev. The...
by Mike Busch | Oct 15, 2024 | AOPA Pilot Magazine, Magazine Articles
When his Skylane’s engine monitor readings went crazy-high, Frank called Savvy’s 24/7 breakdown assistance hotline for help. “I just flew my Cessna 182 from Kansas City to St. Louis to drop off a passenger there,” Frank Annecchini told the Savvy Breakdown Assistance...
by Mike Busch | Sep 17, 2024 | AOPA Pilot Magazine, Magazine Articles
The big boys don’t do them—why must we? Given today’s acute shortage of GA mechanics and the difficulty owners are having getting their airplanes on shop schedules, I’ve been receiving an increasing number of inquiries about the need for annual inspections from...
by Mike Busch | Aug 12, 2024 | EAA Sport Aviation Magazine, Magazine Articles
Can a mechanic who works on your plane refuse to sign it off or put it back together? Boston-based Cirrus owner Mark (not his real name) was flying his turbonormalized SR22 home to Norwood Memorial Airport on what was probably going to be his last flight prior to...
by Mike Busch | Jun 6, 2024 | AOPA Pilot Magazine, Magazine Articles
Recently, a client with an older Cessna 182 Skylane reported that his nose landing gear strut was leaking fluid and repeatedly going flat. Inspection revealed that the original chrome strut piston had become badly pitted and was tearing up the nose strut seals. The...
