Search Results for: Cessna 172

If you believe the hype, thousands of very light jets are right around the corner. What will it take for pilots without jet experience to safely fly them?

The following information is derived from the FAAs Service Difficulty Reports and Aviation Maintenance Alerts.

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Beech B200
Flap Extension Failure
While in flight the aircraft flaps failed to extend to the selected position. The pilot had to cycle the flap select switch several times before effecting flap extension. Maintenance was able to duplicate the problem on the ground. When the flaps were selected to the approach position, they moved approximately five degrees, then stopped. A finger tap on the flap motor relay returned the flaps to normal response operation. Installation of a replacement relay solved the problem. The failed relay (p/n SM50D) had 69.0 ho…

What could be simpler than wing flaps? But not all designs work the same and each has it quirks. Heres how to get the most out of the type youre flying.

Last April, an instrument-rated private pilot took off from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport in his SR22 bound for Palm Beach International. It was solid IFR, 400 overcast. The pilot was experienced in Cirrus airplanes-he was a founder of the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association-he regularly flew such IFR flights, and he knew his airplane well. […]

Selected recent general aviation and airline accidents

The following information is derived from the FAAs Service Difficulty Reports and Aviation Maintenance Alerts.

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Lycoming IO-540 Engines
Crankshaft Gear Bolts
A new AD supercedes AD 2002-23-06 regarding certain zinc plated crankshaft gear retaining bolts installe d in Lycoming AEIO-540, IO-540, LTIO-540, and TIO-540 series engines. The AD retains the original requirement but expands the population of affected engines by 161. In addition, it AD adds five additional kits (alternative method of complia nce) for replacing the crankshaft gear retaining bolts.

Lancair 400
Fuel Pressure Transducer
AD 2004-06-09, Fuel Pressure Transducer Inspection,…

It was a windy Sunday in March. I didn’t fly and I wasn’t happy about it. I could have flown if I had really wanted to, but I just didn’t get to go. My oldest daughter, Alix, was here for a weekend in Florida with her very likeable husband, Rob, and we’d been busy with […]

The new shop made the right call based on the information in front of them, but add in the information I had and it added up to something else.

Ed Graham, 19, is a college student, swim coach and lifeguard. The proceeds from the last two activities have gone into a private certificate and instrument rating and are now propelling Ed toward a commercial certificate and CFI. He flies out of Long Beach and John Wayne in Southern California. He has 250 flying hours, […]

We didnt have enough altitude to glide in and couldnt get more anyway due to a ceiling