Search Results for: Cessna 172

Squawk Box

Alternators

Beechcraft A36 Bonanza Stator And Rectifier Failure During descent, electric power was lost. Selected standby alternator. Unable to extend gear electrically; manually extended gear and landed uneventfully. Removed alternator (p/n 649304). Repair station replaced the stator and rectifier. Part total time: Unknown Beechcraft 58 Baron Cracked Solder Joint Pilot reported left alternator was intermittent (indicator […]

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Learning Experiences

Freshly BFR’d

After a few months of relatively inactive flying, I discovered my flight review had expired. Although my flight instructor and I flew often over the last two years, they never signed off a BFR for me, and it had been more than 24 months since my last one. Scheduling my favorite club airplane and instructor […]

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Briefing

Briefing April 2023

FAA Studying Unleaded Gas Transition The FAA temporarily stopped its investigation into whether Santa Clara County in California is violating grant agreements by refusing to sell leaded gasoline at the county’s Reid Hillview and San Martin Airports. In exchange, the county has agreed to consider taking part in a study into the transition process from […]

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