Northstar VFR

AUGUST 25, 2024

Some of the things that are inspected during a line maintenance check are: Brakes Tires Hydraulics Oil level 2) A Checks Depending on the operation, A Checks are typically performed between 400-600 flight hours, or every 200-300 flights. These checks take a full working day, so the aircraft is usually parked inside of a hangar.

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Air Facts

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Because of this situation, I had to learn how to flight plan a flight of 1,120 nm up in the flight levels from Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania (KMPO), where the airplane is hangared, to Key West. After buying his single engine Cirrus, Steve needed to get current in flying IFR in general aviation, something he had not done since the 1970s.

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Clearance Airplanes Annual Inspection Pilot 87

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 13, 2024

Image: Adobe Stock] Mechanic’s Trunk Annuals Just because a mechanic is willing to show up at the hangar with a box of tools from the back of his pickup on a Saturday afternoon doesn’t mean it is going to be a good long-term solution. This doesn’t mean you can’t have a mechanic perform maintenance in your hangar, though.

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Air Facts

APRIL 12, 2024

While looking for the right plane to buy, I had also asked around to other pilots about a general aviation (GA) repair shop in the area that they would recommend. The issue about getting a hangar and the necessary tools/toolbox is for another day, but I was learning about aviation life, meaning my wallet was getting real light.

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Air Facts

DECEMBER 2, 2024

GAI was a general aviation airport, was more convenient, and had more aircraft, including a Seminole that I used for my multi-engine rating. His PA-30, also known as a Twinkie, had just come out of an extensive factory annual inspection. He was waiting for me at his hangar when I drove up. Jacoby filled me in.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Higher commitment: Unlike renting, owning means taking on maintenance, inspections, and repairs yourself. Youll need to rent or own a hangar or tie-down spot, which adds to the overall responsibility. Will you build the rest of your hours working in general aviation? In that case, renting makes the most economic sense.

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Airplanes Pilot Annual Inspection General Aviation 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

But a reputation for dishonest dealing spreads quickly in the relatively small world of general aviation. In this day and age, finding a hangar, or even a tie-down spot, is a major undertaking, given the collapsing number of airports. Ask around before handing money to a seller you don’t know.

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