by Mike Busch | May 1, 2011 | EAA Sport Aviation Magazine, Magazine Articles
We often treat the words “safe” and “airworthy” as if they were synonyms. They’re not. On the landing roll, something didn’t feel right. The Cessna pulled strongly to the left. The pilot had to apply full right pedal and some right brake to keep it on the runway. As...
by Mike Busch | Apr 1, 2011 | EAA Sport Aviation Magazine, Magazine Articles
How to ensure that nothing is coming apart inside your crankcase. I’d been working with a Bonanza owner in Memphis for several weeks helping him chase down a problem with his Lycoming engine. Yes, Lycoming—the aircraft was an A36 with a Machen conversion to a...
by Mike Busch | Mar 1, 2011 | EAA Sport Aviation Magazine, Magazine Articles
Contrary to popular belief, more maintenance isn’t necessarily better. Often it’s worse—a lesson that was learned during WWII. I’ve written at length in prior issues of EAA Sport Aviation on the subject of Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), the scientific and...
by Mike Busch | Feb 1, 2011 | EAA Sport Aviation Magazine, Magazine Articles, Uncategorized
More about what aircraft owners should know about piston aircraft engine oil. Last month, we began our discussion of piston aircraft engine oil by discussing the types and properties of the various kinds of engine oil available, and I offered some thoughts about which...
by Mike Busch | Feb 1, 2011 | EAA Sport Aviation Magazine, Magazine Articles
What aircraft owners should know about piston aircraft engine oil. This is the first of a two-part article about the lubricating oil we use in our piston aircraft engines, and we’ll be covering a lot of territory. We’ll discuss the various types of engine...
