Airplanes Annual Inspection Hangar 
Plane and Pilot
MARCH 23, 2025
I am willing to wager that every pilot has at one time or another asked themselves the big question: Should I own my own airplane? However, to prove that all is not lost for the prospective airplane buyer, lets look at the statistics. The good news: An airplane is not a new car. If they can, maybe you can too.
Plane and Pilot
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Good, honest bankers , brokers , and backers who have been through many airplane acquisitions before will know the ropes and can guide you through the rough spots. Many times, people have fallen in love with a certain airplane type early on and will rush out to buy it, any one of it, as soon as they’re able. Believe me, stuff happens.
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Gary's Flight Journal
JUNE 7, 2024
Day 1 Reposition It’s that time of year, annual inspection for our Commander. I helped hangar Anita and Dave’s Sierra then got a ride over to the Ocean City airport. We finished lunch then Mary ran me over to pick up my SUV at the hangar. After the inspection panels were removed he opened up the inside of 3 Tango Charlie.
Northstar VFR
AUGUST 25, 2024
1) Line Maintenance Checks Line maintenance checks are the inspections that are performed most routinely. Most of these checks can even be done as the airplane is sitting at the gate because they are minimally invasive, require less tools, and take fewer maintenance personnel.
Air Facts
DECEMBER 18, 2024
In those years, I never missed a trip as a commuter, never scratched the paint on one of our airplanes, never got an FAA violation, never injured a passenger, and never had a less than cordial conversation with the chief pilot. My good friend Steve Schwenk also lives in PGD and owns a CR-22 Cirrus single engine airplane.
Plane and Pilot
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
For instance, you’ve been noticing a change in your airplane’s engine—it no longer starts at the first twist of the key, now requiring some extra finagling before springing to life. He knows its history better than anyone and is responsible for performing the next annual inspection, thereby determining its fate.
Air Facts
APRIL 12, 2024
Then the call came that a 2007 Cirrus SR 22 Gen 3 was on the market (thanks Gary Black of Aerista for the call) and I arranged with Savvy Aviation to manage the pre-buy inspection and later, my airplane maintenance. It was accepted and I owned an airplane! A few minor items needed to be fixed and I made the offer.
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