by Mike Busch | Dec 6, 2023 | Savvy Stories
Greg loved the Piper Comanche that he had owned and flown for the past 16 years. But now he was facing a costly engine major overhaul, and the avionics were in serious need of an upgrade. Greg used his aircraft for business and dispatch reliability was very important...
by Mike Busch | Dec 6, 2023 | Savvy Stories
Elko Regional Airport (KEKO) is located in northeast Nevada at an elevation of 5,000 feet above sea level. The town has a population of 18,000 residents, and the airport has a small FBO (Mountain West Aviation) that offers attractive avgas prices. It’s pretty much in...
by Mike Busch | Dec 6, 2023 | Savvy Stories
Wade had owned a variety of airplanes, including a couple of pressurized cabin-class twins. The plane he was now flying was a Cirrus SR22 Turbo, and he just loved it. He found the plane’s 200-knot cruise performance at altitude quite remarkable. It was as fast as his...
by Mike Busch | Dec 6, 2023 | Savvy Stories
Dan had been looking to buy an airplane, and he found one that seemed perfect. It was a 2007 Cirrus SR22 being offered by one of the country’s premier Cirrus-specialized brokers. Dan made an offer for the plane, and the broker accepted. As usual, Dan’s purchase was...
by Mike Busch | Dec 6, 2023 | Savvy Stories
Last December, Larry had the Continental TSIO-360-MB engine in his 1987 Mooney 252 TSE major overhauled by a well-known engine shop. Now, his airplane was going through its annual inspection and the IA was telling Larry there was a big problem with his freshly...
by Mike Busch | Dec 6, 2023 | Savvy Stories
George was flying his trusty old 1960 Cessna 182 from its Southern California home base to Lake Tahoe when—about halfway through the planned three-hour flight while cruising at VFR at 10,500 feet over the Mojave Desert just northwest of Edwards Air Force Base—he...
by Mike Busch | Dec 6, 2023 | Savvy Stories
Fred’s Cirrus SR22 was giving him trouble. The engine would regularly “hiccup” during cruise flight, and this was really spooking Fred. Worse than that, it was spooking Fred’s wife to the point that she was no longer willing to fly in the airplane with him. This...
by Mike Busch | Dec 6, 2023 | Savvy Stories
Harry had been flying his Cirrus SR22 trouble free when its annual inspection came due. He chose a Texas shop that was ultra-experienced working on Cirrus airplanes and had a great reputation, and didn’t expect any big surprises. The plane’s turbonormalized...
by Mike Busch | Dec 6, 2023 | Savvy Stories
Dan just purchased his first airplane, a 1974 Piper Warrior PA-28-151. A 60-hour student pilot, he bought the plane in Texas and—accompanied by his CFI—flew it home to California. Part of Dan’s deal with the seller was that the seller would have an annual inspection...
by Mike Busch | Dec 6, 2023 | Savvy Stories
Ken was having issues with the fuel boost pump on his Cessna 180, so he put his airplane in the shop to have his mechanic investigate it. A few days later, the shop called with some unpleasant news unrelated to the fuel pump. The A&P advised Ken that two of the...
