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Apparently change is coming. My new GMC work truck came with an hour meter located within its engine menu. It was included as standard OEM equipment. They’re probably monitoring because of the increased rate of catastrophic engine failure that GM has experienced with its 8 cyl AFM/DDM vehicles...

Remember, engine oil is like monkey grass it spreads everywhere.

If a fun city is your main concern check out ERAU in Daytona. I have a Bachelor’s from them but only because my company paid the tab. It’s not cheap! A&P school was on me, which is why I chose a local community college 2 year program.

You sure that’s hydraulic fluid? Appears to be something else. Regardless, I’d probably start with pulling the front seats and carpet to gain access for inspection. I found the carpet in an Aztec saturated with hydraulic fluid once. Source was a leaking line in the left sidewall panel and also a...

I’ve got the VA-980-A. Purchased it in Dec of 2021. It connects to my Apple cellphone, or iPad via a small in-line wifi box. Also using a rechargeable battery pack ($20 Amazon) which is about the size of a cellphone. This allows the convenience of being able to scope in remote locations where...

Good stuff. Thanks for the lube info! I put a thin layer of grease on the steel spacers before inserting them. Elevator isn’t attached yet though.

It was me that recognized it based on the airspeed, DG movement, and rudder input. I command the recovery. The student recognized the indications but did not initially correlate it with a VMC condition.

Years ago I used teach a lot of multi. VMC demos daily. I didn’t fully see the value at the time. Then one day I was on an approach with a multi student. Night IMC with one engine at idle. The student had been doing great and was closing in on his commercial multi. It was the last flight of a...

Yep, they should tighten down on the inner steel bearings so there’s no wear on the bracket. I just pressed in a new set of bushings and replaced the steel bearings. What’s your preference for lubing them? Seems likely that nothing will properly penetrate between the bearing and bushing once...

100LL on a rag to get the messy stuff. Then polish to your liking with detailing spray, if needed.

Appreciate this. My Cherry supply is left overs from my airline days. All of which are CherryMax. I’ll order some MS ones for next time.

It’s the simple question of the day I know:) Just kinda been bugging me that I haven’t found a better solution for lightweight fiberglass applications such as these

They were originally installed with blind rivets and need to continue with such in these areas. Cessna 152/172/182 rudder butt, horizontal stab tips, elevator tips, etc. Finerglass to aluminum in all cases. Spruce has a nice selection of non cherry blind rivets. I’ve used them in other areas...

Any recommendations for aviation quality blind rivets to be used on fiberglass fairings? I’ve used Cherry Max in the past but that’s obviously over kill and hard to remove later. Thanks.

Individual A&P/IA’s at my airport charge $85-$100 per hour depending on the situation. Most of us are pretty generous in regards to the actual time charged to private owners. Callouts typically run about $250 minimum. No one’s getting rich around here!

Go to Harbor Freight and purchase something reasonable. $100 should do the trick. Or pay attention to Craigslist and Marketplace for a nice used one. I’ve picked up a couple really high end compressors for little of nothing this way. You’re always going to have some moisture with compressed...

You’re getting excellent advice from the group. I recently had a customer shopping for a high end paint job on a Bonanza. He went through the same debate. One shop recommended CC with another opposing. Thankfully he opted to pass on the clear coat. Problem with it is matching later after the...

The airline’s have oversight procedures to prevent such mishaps. Similar to what Dan Thomas described but more structured. Each airline has an FAA approved list of required inspection items (RII). Seiner A&P mechanics go through a process to become an RII Authorized Inspector. I held this...

Toldju. Congrats man!

Some of the older A&Ps may remember this.. Didn’t there used to be an approved stop drill & baseball stitch repair method? I’m reaching WAY back here but definitely remember seeing it work well. Not the prettiest but it worked.