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Spring Cleaning
Under the Cowling 6 Simple Strategies to get your Plane in Ship-shape for Spring For most folks, the warmer temperatures of spring bring a longing to get outdoors and enjoy activities that have been...
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How to Pinpoint Pitot-Static System Problems
Under the Cowling How to Pinpoint Pitot-Static System Problems On October 2, 1996, Aeroperu’ Flight 603 departed from Miami with Santiago Chile as its final destination. After the final stop in Lima,...
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Electrical Troubleshooting
Under the Cowling Electrical Troubleshooting Recently, a customer had an ongoing issue with his Garmin GPS intermittently failing in flight. He had an avionics shop near his home airport repeatedly...
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Airplane Oil Systems
Under the Cowling 10 Quick-and-Dirty Tips to Enhanced Oil System Maintenance Oil cleans, cools, and reduces friction as it circulates through an engine. Oil also coats internal engine parts, helping to...
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Valve Clearances and Hydraulic Lifters
Under the Cowling Valve Clearances and Hydraulic Lifters Generally, most engine problems arise from incorrect amounts of fuel getting to the cylinders or lack of a hot spark from the ignition system at...
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The Birds, the Bees and other Basics
Under the Cowling The Birds, the Bees and other Basics 5 Key Component Checks & Pre-flight Provisions to get a Long-Idle Airplane Back in the Air Everyone is busy these days and almost all of us...
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Stubborn Screws and Rusted Bolts
Under the Cowling 7 Tried & True Tips to Remove Stubborn Screws and Rusted Bolts Sometimes the most difficult task involved in the replacement of a part or component is the removal of the old part:...
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Airplane Cable Tensions and Control Surface Rigging
Under the Cowling Airplane Cable Tensions and Control Surface Rigging The flight control system in most airplanes consists of a series of bellcranks and rods that connect the flight control surface...
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Aircraft Carburetors 101
Under the Cowling Aircraft Carburetors 101: Basic Carb Functionality and the 3 Things mostly likely to Mess it up! Engines need fuel to provide the energy needed to produce power. Most planes in the...
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Aircraft Antenna Installations
Under the Cowling “BREAKING UP” with your Radio? Not so fast…your antenna might be the real problem! Aircraft owners typically invest a lot of money in avionics equipment for their planes, and other...
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Sticky Valves
Under the Cowling Sticky Valve Salvation How to Diagnose and Treat a Suspect Valve Rough running engines are difficult to troubleshoot at times, especially if the malfunction is intermittent. Most...
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Airplane Oil Systems
Under the Cowling 10 Quick-and-Dirty Tips to Enhanced Oil System Maintenance Oil cleans, cools, and reduces friction as it circulates through an engine. Oil also coats internal engine parts, helping to...
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After the Annual “Insurance”
Under the C0wling After the Annual “Insurance” Don’t Discount the Double-check! A few years ago, a Cessna 421 went to a busy repair shop for what should’ve been a simple oil change. After the procedure...
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Spring Cleaning
Under the Cowling 6 Simple Strategies to get your Plane in Ship-shape for Spring For most folks, the warmer temperatures of spring bring a longing to get outdoors and enjoy activities that have been...
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After the Annual “Insurance”
Under the C0wling After the Annual “Insurance” Don’t Discount the Double-check! A few years ago, a Cessna 421 went to a busy repair shop for what should’ve been a simple oil change. After the procedure...
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Spring Cleaning
Under the Cowling 6 Simple Strategies to get your Plane in Ship-shape for Spring For most folks, the warmer temperatures of spring bring a longing to get outdoors and enjoy activities that have been...
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After the Annual “Insurance”
Under the C0wling After the Annual “Insurance” Don’t Discount the Double-check! A few years ago, a Cessna 421 went to a busy repair shop for what should’ve been a simple oil change. After the procedure...
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Sticky Valves
Under the Cowling Sticky Valve Salvation How to Diagnose and Treat a Suspect Valve Rough running engines are difficult to troubleshoot at times, especially if the malfunction is intermittent. Most...
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Spring Cleaning
Under the Cowling 6 Simple Strategies to get your Plane in Ship-shape for Spring For most folks, the warmer temperatures of spring bring a longing to get outdoors and enjoy activities that have been...
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Electrical Troubleshooting
Under the Cowling Electrical Troubleshooting Recently, a customer had an ongoing issue with his Garmin GPS intermittently failing in flight. He had an avionics shop near his home airport repeatedly...
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