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

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Various Cessna single-engine pistons
KAP-140 Autopilots
A new Airworthiness Directive, AD 2004-15-19, supercedes AD 2003-24-13, which applies to certain Cessna Models 172R, 172S, 182S, 182T, T182T, 206H, and T206H airplanes equipped with a certain Honeywell KAP 140 autopilot computer system installed on the center instrument control panel near the throttle. The superceded AD (2003-24-13) requires, among other actions, installing an update to the operating software of certain KAP 140 autopilot computer systems. The new AD (2004-15-19) results from the…

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

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Various The New Piper Aircraft Models
Control Yoke Attachment
The FAA has published a new Airworthiness Directive (AD 2004-14-12) for certain models manufactured by The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper). The models affected are PA-28-161, PA-28-181, PA-28R-201, PA-32R-301 (HP), PA-32R-301T, PA-32-301FT, PA-32-301XTC, PA-34-220T, PA-44-180, PA-46-350P, and PA-46-500TP airplanes. According to the FAA, the screw used to attach the control wheel to the control column is too short in some installations and the nut-plate does not have adequate locking featu…

The first “high-performance” airplane I flew was a brand-new 1975 Piper Arrow II. With its businesslike green-and-black-and-white paint scheme (the color of money, you know) and that certain air that all retractable-gear airplanes had in my mind, I was smitten. And it was a nice airplane, though now that I think about it, it wasn’t […]

Flight-level fear? For aircraft capable of getting there, the teens offer the best compromise between higher performance and high-altitude risks

The NTSBs catchall improper IFR usually means duck unders, minimums busts, cheated turns and other fatal shortcuts

Snow only keeps wimps on the ground, right? Maybe, but maybe not. It depends on where youre going

Getting your airplane, your skills and your judgment tuned up for winter flight takes extraordinary attention to detail

Loose luggage poses a variety of hazards, from jamming controls to in-flight projectiles to post-impact bludgeon

In February’s Flying I described the first flight of Melmoth 2 on November 1, 2002. To tell the truth, however, that wasn’t really the first flight. It was the first up-and-away flight. The airplane had actually lifted off the ground for the first time the day before. Blustery winds blew through Mojave for three days […]

From preflight planning to en route deviations, flying during thunderstorm season takes some finesse on the part of the pilot