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Master aircraft mechanic Mike Busch says he’s found a reliable way to predict exhaust valve failures using data from engine monitors. Busch said he noticed a pattern in exhaust gas temperatures about 10 years ago that preceded valve failure, which is the most common cause of power loss in a cylinder. Busch’s Savvy Aviator aircraft […]

Aircraft Spruce customers who need merchandise and will be attending AirVenture can save the shipping costs by picking up their orders at the show. The aircraft supply company brings what amounts to a small warehouse of inventory to AirVenture every year but it can’t bring everything. So rather than take a chance that the particular […]

SkyCraft Airplanes said this week it has completed its SD-1 Minisport S-LSA design, and is awaiting an official FAA audit before deliveries can start. The FAA has told the company it will complete the audit in September. Meanwhile, the company has bought a factory and hangar at Provo Municipal Airport in Utah, and will be […]

A graduate student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is looking for employees of Part 121 air carriers to take an anonymous online survey. Steve Roe said he hopes to gather opinions about participation in the Advanced Qualification Program, a voluntary program for pilot training and checking overseen by the FAA. The study is designed to reveal […]

AirFleet Capital says it marked a significant milestone in its business that bodes well for the future of GA. The lender, which only operates in the GA market, wrote its 5,000th aircraft loan in June. The company has been in business for 20 years so it’s averaging 250 loans a year covering the GA gamut […]

Aviation sunglasses manufacturer Summer Hawk Optics is using crowdsourcing to help bring its latest line of headset-friendly sunglasses to market sooner rather than later. CEO Dean Siracusa said in a news release that the new glasses feature extremely thin temples (the part that goes over the ear) making them comfortable to wear under a variety […]

With July 4 in the rearview mirror, the next big event on the summer calendar for thousands of aviators is EAA AirVenture, coming up July 28 to August 3. The campgrounds are already open, and thousands of workers and volunteers are getting the place ready for the annual influx. Pilots planning to fly in can […]

A new YouTube video shows a Russian 767 on final pulling up to go around at Barcelona’s busy airport on Saturday, as an Airbus A340 taxis across the runway — and the video had 2 million hits by Saturday and more than 4 million by midday today. (Update: By Tuesday afternoon, the count was close […]

Crosswinds are probably a snap for Cesar Falistocco. The Argentine pilot and member of the Escuadrilla Argentina aerobatic team apparently does a lot of cross-control flight that has earned the team plaudits at home. A few months ago, he showed some pretty incredible control by picking up the flags of Argentina and Chile from the […]

Two people were killed in the crash of a rare two-seat P-51D at Durango La Plata Airport in Colorado early Friday. Aircraft owner John Earley was reportedly taking flying instruction from Michael Schlarb when the plane went down shortly after takeoff just outside the airport fence. Earley, the owner of a Durango-area pipeline company, bought […]