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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

ARTICLE – Long-time maintenance professionals [...]

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You’re not the boss of me. . . (I think)

You’re not the boss of me. . . (I think)

The owner, Pilot in Command, and the Director of Maintenance all share equally in the safe operation of an [...]

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Ticking all the Right Boxes

Ticking all the Right Boxes

Psst!  Hey buddy .  .  .  are you using the revised 8130-3? If not, here’s your chance to come [...]

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The Facts & Fictions of PMA

The Facts & Fictions of PMA

The post-war years brought an eager young player into the business – the builder of PMA parts. Predictably, unpleasantries [...]

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Helicopter tail rotors – III

Helicopter tail rotors – III

Helicopter tail rotors …or why the helicopter doesn’t chase its tail – Part 3 Ready for the tail end [...]

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To PMA or not to PMA

To PMA or not to PMA

So what is a PMA part anyway? What is a bogus part? How did PMA become an industry? Why [...]

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Helicopter Tail Rotors – Part 2

Helicopter Tail Rotors – Part 2

Well, I see you are here again for our continuing discussion on why helicopters, unlike my dog Roxy, don’t [...]

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Helicopter Tail Rotors

Helicopter Tail Rotors

Welcome once again my faithful students. Hope all has been severe clear and blue skies since last we met. [...]

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Helicopter CK again

Helicopter CK again

Welcome back to another session of Helicopter CK. I will assume you are reading this because you enjoyed the [...]

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Human Factors: Identifying Errors

Human Factors: Identifying Errors

Identifying Errors in the Workplace and Getting to Know The Dirty Dozen   Say what? — OK, I know [...]

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Helicopter Cocktail Knowledge

Helicopter Cocktail Knowledge

I know that you regular students are familiar with CK, but for you newbies, CK (or Cocktail Knowledge) is [...]

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Aviation Terms – Part 2

Aviation Terms – Part 2

Welcome back to our second session on aviation terms. And since I know I wore you out with a [...]

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Aviation Terms – Part 1

Aviation Terms – Part 1

It looks like we will be continuing our interrupted Martin Mars story in another session. I am sure when [...]

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