Mufflers And Exhausts

The following is derived from maintenance facility submissions to the FAA’s Service Difficulty Reports database.

Starry, Starry Night

Dodging thunderstorms over the Everglades at night in a single. What could go wrong?

NTSB Accident Reports—September 2024

A monthly summary of recently published NTSB preliminary accident reports involving general aviation and air carrier aircraft.

Night Over Mountains

Engine failure at night over mountainous terrain is one of the things that keeps us up late. Here’s why. 

Magneto Checks

What you’re checking, and why, and doing them while airborne and when running lean of peak EGT.  

Riding The Storm Out

You did what everyone told you not to do: fly into a thunderstorm. How will you get out the other side?

Airspeed And Ground Reference Maneuvers

The idea is to adjust your bank angle to compensate for changing groundspeeds, which depend on your airspeed.