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...
by Mike Busch | Dec 1, 2010 | EAA Sport Aviation Magazine, Magazine Articles
You’ve been doing mag checks since your first flight lesson, but are you doing them right? From your first days as a student pilot, you were undoubtedly taught to perform a “mag check” as part of each pre-takeoff runup. But do you know how to do it correctly,...
by Mike Busch | Nov 1, 2010 | EAA Sport Aviation Magazine, Magazine Articles
Mechanics approve an aircraft for return to service after maintenance by signing a logbook entry, but pilots actually return the aircraft to service by flying it. Never forget that on the first flight after maintenance, you’re a test pilot…so please act accordingly....
by Mike Busch | Oct 1, 2010 | EAA Sport Aviation Magazine, Magazine Articles
Pilots still seem to have a lot of misconceptions about EGT. Let’s see if we can clear some of them up. These days, pilots of piston-powered aircraft seem to be fixated upon exhaust gas temperature (EGT). Scarcely a day goes by that I don’t receive a phone call or...
