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.

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Annual Inspection VOR Instrument Flight Rules Altimeter 60

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.

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Annual Inspection Hangar Runway Pilot 105

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.

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Stability Annual Inspection Crosswind Runway 82

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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Annual Inspection Airplanes Pilot General Aviation 52

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.

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Stability Annual Inspection Crosswind Runway 52

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Under its wings, stood Garry and Janne Ackerman of Plano, Texas, the owners of this magnificent machine, who told attendees all about the story of this airplane and the effort they helped start to return a basket case of an airplane back to its former glory. One month later, on February 1, it was sold to Air Service Inc.,

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Firewall Airplanes Hangar Tail 98

Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

The Warrior has introduced countless people to the joys of light airplanes. It has a mid-time engine (O-320-D3G rated at 160 hp), fairly recent annual inspection and 24 month pitot-ptatic/transponder test. A friend reminds you of a couple additional nuggets of due diligence to be reckoned with—a hangar and insurance.

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Density Altitude Ceiling Runway Weather 74