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Girls, Girls, Girls

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Some of them seem funny to us now, like the fact that most of our airplanes had no radios or, God forbid, transponders and ELTs, while other facets of the 1970s are tragic. Everybody took the same checkride and succeeded or failed based on their knowledge, experience, and skills. I began my flying life in the early 1970s.

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Ten Types of Aviation Maintenance Checks

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Knowledge of these inspections is a required element to pass a checkride. 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. Some of these same principles apply to the required maintenance checks.