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| 09.01.2008 |
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A Landing Gear Feature
I had the luxury and misfortune to maintain a couple of IAI Astra SPXs for the last nine years. The gear and brake systems on this aircraft are simple and straightforward yet we encountered a gear problem that...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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The Good, the Bad and the FUD
Most journalists I know would prefer to skip the Farnborough Air Show, but it’s such an important event, we’re compelled to go. This biennial show is run by the Brits, so it’s no surprise that it’s...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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Maintenance Tools
Test Gear from GE Displayed at Farnborough: GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies (S&IT) put the spotlight on four new products at this year’s Farnborough Airshow. Its new, multifunction Advanced...
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| 08.01.2008 |
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Q&A with Axel Mueller
Axel Mueller, general manager with Lufthansa Technik in Tulsa, Okla., serves as chairman of the Avionics Maintenance Conference (AMC), an air-transport organization sponsored by the ARINC Industry Activities...
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| 08.01.2008 |
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Maintenance Tools
High-Frequency Data Recorder Features up to 20 Channels Astro-Med’s Test & Measurement Product group has unveiled the Dash 20HF, a high-frequency data recorder. The unit can record up to 20 analog...
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| 08.01.2008 |
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Surviving the Perfect Storm
Record oil prices are pushing the cost of jet fuel to nosebleed heights, forcing many operators and their suppliers into retrenchment and decline — even bankruptcy. In the matter of a few months, the...
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| 08.01.2008 |
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FAA 'Customer' Survey
I received an interesting survey in today’s email from a CFI Group International on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Most of the questions were fairly innocuous, but they saved the best...
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| 07.01.2008 |
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Aircraft Maintenance Tools
Oil Eater Cleans Up Parts, Lowers Replacement Costs Skokie, Ill.-based Kafko Intl’s Oil Eater is a 45-gallon, water-based parts washer that reduces the need for disposal services as well as costs for new...
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| 07.01.2008 |
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RFID Use in Tracking Parts
The use of radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags for highly precise tracking in supply chains is crossing over from the consumer world to emerge as a mainstream technology in the aviation maintenance...
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| 07.01.2008 |
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License to Learn
Back when I finally received my A&P certificate, I was told by the examiner, "Congratulations. You now have a license to learn." Little did I realize how prophetic those words would be. Since...
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| 07.01.2008 |
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Q&A with Lyn Freeman
Lyn Freeman, Founder, Build A Plane AM: What is your background Lyn? LF: My dad had a Piper Clipper when I was a kid, so I’ve always been involved in aviation in some form or another. I flew charter for a...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Aviation Maintenance: Back Shop: Tool Crib
More Good NDT Tools, Too Few Inspectors There’s a worldwide shortage of nondestructive testing (NDT) inspectors in major industry segments — such as aerospace, petrochemical, nuclear, infrastructure and...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Aviation Maintenance: Back Shop: Aviation Today
Beyond Mass Production Remember when America feared that its once-mighty manufacturing base was getting "hollowed out" and its assembly line workers were being transformed into a mindless horde of...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Aviation Maintenance: Back Shop: Industry Insights
ATOS It Out ATOS (Air Transportation Oversight System) is a system designed to integrate the airlines’ QA with the FAA oversight function. This highly integrated program would minimize FAA personnel...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Aviation Maintenance: Back Shop: Change Agent
Tony Charaf, Senior Vice President, Delta Techops AM: Recently Delta TechOps won the Best Total Solutions Provider award from OneAero. How is TechOps providing the best total solutions to their customers? Tony...
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| 05.01.2008 |
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Aviation Maintenance: Back Shop: Tool Crib
Reduced Lift is Easy with Aerospoiler For pilots who can’t hangar their airplanes, any inclement weather presents an opportunity for a damaged aircraft. AeroSpoiler is a lift-reduction system used to protect...
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| 05.01.2008 |
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Aviation Maintenance: Back Shop: Aviation Today
Igor Sikorsky, the godfather of the modern helicopter, perhaps summed it up best: "Aeronautics was neither an industry nor a science. It was a miracle." When I served as editor-in-chief of Rotor...
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| 05.01.2008 |
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Aviation Maintenance: Back Shop: Industry Insights
For as long as I’ve been in aviation maintenance, there has been an underlying feeling that we (the maintenance community) have to keep the costs down so the poor airplane owners can afford to keep their...
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| 05.01.2008 |
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Aviation Maintenance: Back Shop: Change Agent
AM: Give us a brief overview of P&W’s MRO business: JK: Our motto is that we have OEM capabilities with MRO flexibility. We provide unique solutions for Pratt & Whitney and customer engines including...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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In Country
In Country Preconceived notions are the bane of any profession, but they’re particularly insidious in a strategic industry like aviation. There’s nothing worse than self-appointed "experts" who...
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