owner maintenance

Saw this earlier in comment on a social media post. Someone was asking about the availability of an overhead light lens or some such in different colors. One of the suggestions was he should just fabricate what he wants because 21.9(5) makes it legal for him to do so. That seems way too simple...

Hi everyone Please first forgive my lack of knowledge in this area, and very new at this, not an aircraft owner, just a private pilot and looking forward to own some time soon hopefully. I've been looking at some avionics upgrade stuff on the web and found that all the "same" or similar...

Hi guys. I have installed a KT76A classic transponder on a 1957 C172, did a bench test on it at a shop about 2 months ago and it was just fine. Last week I flew and was told by atc upon arriving to the terminal area the they were not getting my transponder, just raw primary radar, I cycled my...

"One thing all airplanes need is regular maintenance, even ones that don't fly much. A frugal pilot knows how much of that maintenance he or she can legally do and comfortably do. What preventive maintenance an owner-pilot can legally do on an aircraft is outlined in FAR Part 43. In summary...