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Thanks. Good info. I’ve never worked around an airplane with airbags. Certainly wouldn’t get it near a magnetic compass.

I would have been skeptical about the magnetic part but another A&P let me use his. I was impressed. It works well more often than you...

Got this as a Christmas gift. Excellent light. Use it all the time working on airplanes. Spot, flood, dimmable, magnetic, USB-C...

This is correct according to the training I received on our fleets inertial reels. We did go over an injury caused by a reel that was...

I had a couple years flying the 76. Maybe 500 hours total. Not on it anymore. Certainly not something I ever tested myself:) You might...

I don’t know what would be unstable about the inertia reels. They are designed for a controlled emergency descent. There’s no usage...

Sources are saying it was actually water. I thought it was foam also but apparently not. Didn’t JetBlue repeatedly ask for foam at LAX...

Many years ago I took my 6 worn out Franklin cylinders to an engine shop located on the field in Wetumpka AL. No idea if they are still...

We had one with similar damage on the field. A mechanic friend was doing the repairs as a side job for the owner’s insurance company. I...

It’s gotten to where some of them sound like teenagers with chewing gum in the side of their mouths. Never thought I’d be flying a heavy...

The airport is closed. Looks bad.

Everything as listed in Part 43 Appx A(c) and further defined as preventive maintenance in Part 1. However, there are limits such as...

Yes indeed. Here’s a pic of a lower instrument panel that I finished a few months ago. Converted an original multi piece degraded...

I’m doing a new 6 place leather interior with embroidery, accent pieces, arm rests, carpet, wind lace, and a few side panels. We’re at...

Good point. I’ve used it on 3 or 4 airplanes, but not in an attempt to eliminate a shimmy. It’s quick and easy. Definitely can tell a...