by Mike Busch | Dec 7, 2023 | Savvy Stories
“During an attempt to dial the prop flange of the Lycoming O-540 in my 1968 Piper PA-28-235 Pathfinder, it was noticed the crankshaft would chatter while rotating it slowly,” Frank said in his initial post to a SavvyQA ticket. “My mechanic says ‘it feels like...
by Mike Busch | Dec 7, 2023 | Savvy Stories
Piper introduced the PA-28-235 Cherokee Pathfinder in 1963 as its competitive answer to the Cessna 182 Skylane. Powered by a 235-hp Lycoming O-540 engine with a gross weight of 2,900 pounds, it could “lift anything you could close the doors on.” In 1972, Piper...
by Mike Busch | Dec 7, 2023 | Savvy Stories
Jim, Jack and Gene are members of the faculty at Indiana University in Bloomington. They are also partners in a 1968 Cessna 177 Cardinal based at Monroe County Airport (KBMG).The Cardinal was first introduced by Cessna in 1968 as a successor to the venerable 172...
by Mike Busch | Dec 7, 2023 | Savvy Stories
Mac owned an A36 Bonanza for ten years, but he’d sold it and was now looking to move up to a twin. His online research uncovered a promising purchase candidate, a 1980 Beechcraft E55 Baron, and he knew he’d need a thorough prebuy to find out if this airplane was...
by Mike Busch | Dec 7, 2023 | Savvy Stories
Doug and Andy lavished their 1969 Cessna 182M Skylane with both love and money. Two years ago they’d treated her to a zero-time Continental O-470-R. To make sure they were treating the new engine properly, they’d upgraded their engine monitor to a spiffy new...
by Mike Busch | Dec 7, 2023 | Savvy Stories
“Would you please take a look at my October 21 flight?” Matt posted on a SavvyAnalysis ticket. Matt owns a Glasair Sportsman 2+2 powered by a Lycoming YIO-390-EXP experimental engine. “At about 50 minutes into the data, I was doing a preflight mag check,” Matt...
by Mike Busch | Dec 7, 2023 | Savvy Stories
“I’m having a problem with the radios,” Charlie reported to his SavvyMx account manager Eric Svelmoe. “They’re stuck on receive mode. Both have the RX indicator illuminated and putting lots of background static in my headset continuously.” Charlie had...
by Mike Busch | Dec 7, 2023 | Savvy Stories
Did you know that today is the 117th anniversary of the first breakdown in aviation history? To mark the occasion we are announcing a $50 price reduction in our SavvyBreakdown service! On December 14th 1903, the Wright Brothers made their first attempt at powered...
by Mike Busch | Dec 7, 2023 | Savvy Stories
Dick loved his 1966 Mooney M20E. It was a magic carpet that let him and his wife travel all over the East Coast from their home base in North Carolina. Although the airplane was more than 50 years old, Dick had had it painted with a fancy new paint scheme, retrofitted...
by Mike Busch | Dec 6, 2023 | Savvy Stories
“I purchased this airplane a few months ago,” Mitch posted to his initial ticket after enrolling his 1969 Mooney M20C in the SavvyQA maintenance consulting program, “and took it to a maintenance shop this week for its annual inspection. This shop had just opened its...
