Aircraft Maintenance
Article: Upgrade Your Plane!
From time to time, Plane & Pilot embarks on a proverbial aircraft-upgrade project and chronicles the progress for the enjoyment and edification of readers.
Article: Power Trip
With heavy in- and outbound Philadelphia and New York traffic passing overhead, it’s a challenge getting cleared to climb directly to FL280 from Queen City Municipal Airport (KXLL) in Allentown, Pa.
Article: Blocked Pitot Tubes
The crash of Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330, in the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009, during a flight from Brazil to Paris focused attention on pitot tubes, although many people had never heard of them before.
Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, Pilot Talk, Winter Weather, Emergency Situations, In-Flight Failures, Maintenance, Safety
Article: Just Tires?
When we were student pilots, we were told to ...
Article: How To Keep Older Aircraft Flying
Article: What Makes Airplane Tires So Special?
Also labeled: Pilot Supplies, Tires
Article: How Old is Too Old?
In just the last few...
