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FEATURES: • DRONES – Unmanned potential • Class of 2017 – Hall call • Morphing Wing – New wings [...]

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FEATURES: • PMA vs. OEM — Can PMA parts compete with the OEM aftermarket? • The Devil is in [...]

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FEATURES: • Bombardier C Series • The Harvard Reborn • Farnborough Air Show 2016 • Hot Mess on No. [...]

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In this Issue for June / July 2016 : • Turn The Screw – Editor’s Comment • Thinner is [...]

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In this Issue for April / May 2016 : • Air Canada wants a Level Playing Field – Editor’s [...]

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In this Issue for February / March 2016 : The Replacements: Boeing 737 MAX Family Called to the Hall: [...]

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In this Issue for January 2016 : NBAA 2015: the future is now This Flight Tonight: High Profile tragedies [...]

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In this Issue: Going South: The expanding rotorcraft market in Latin America The World Before and After CAR 604 [...]

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This Issue: • MRO Data Management • Wet Blasting • The Fly-By-Wire Chopper • Didn’t See This Coming and [...]

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Jun-Jul 2015.PDF Download

Jun-Jul 2015.PDF Download

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Apr-May 2015.PDF Download

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Feb-Mar 2015.PDF Download

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Dec-Jan 2015 .PDF Download

Dec-Jan 2015 .PDF Download

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Oct-Nov 2014 .PDF Download

Oct-Nov 2014 .PDF Download

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Electricity and Magnetism Explained

Electricity and Magnetism Explained

Whenever there is relative motion between a conductor and a magnetic field, a current flow will be induced in [...]

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Out of Climbing Power

Out of Climbing Power

Induction icing overwhelms a Beech aircraft on a cross-country flight. On December 1, 2013, about 1303 Mountain Standard Time, [...]

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Membership has its privileges

Membership has its privileges

It is not a fancy Health Club, nor is it a swank Golf and Country Club, and despite my [...]

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Big Changes in the Regulations

Big Changes in the Regulations

For those of you new to the aviation industry and/or new to Canada, the following abbreviations are all commonly [...]

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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

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

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New AMU e-mail Address

We have a new e-mail address for AMU Magazine / a.k.a. contact with our office coordinator, Chrissie Harvey at [...]

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Aug-Sep 2014 .PDF Download

Aug-Sep 2014 .PDF Download

To Download the August-September 2014 complete magazine in .PDF format, click on the Magazine COVER: [...]

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Back to (electrical) basics

Back to (electrical) basics

Having just spent a considerable amount of time working on the development of a curriculum package for aircraft maintenance [...]

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The Composite AME

Modern aircraft utilize a plethora of high tech composite structures. These materials serve to enhance the flight characteristics by [...]

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Improper Fuel Planning…

Improper Fuel Planning…

… brings tragedy to Springdale, Arkansas On November 1, 2013, at 1742 central daylight time, a Beech C90, N269JG impacted [...]

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Today’s Composites

Today’s Composites

As the demand for lighter, stronger components grows, so does the importance of composite materials. But how is the [...]

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Composite Structure and the House of Commons

Composite Structure and the House of Commons

Preamble I am providing this preamble to clarify the meanings of abbreviations that I use here. For those of [...]

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Jun-Jul 2014 .PDF Download

Jun-Jul 2014 .PDF Download

To Download the June-July 2014 complete magazine in .PDF format, click on the Magazine COVER: [...]

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Sending out Strong Signals

Sending out Strong Signals

In the second installment of a two-part series, Gord Walker explains why some avionics systems are “vintage” in name [...]

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Heavy Weather Ahead

Heavy Weather Ahead

About two hours into a three-hour flight, an air traffic controller advises the non-instrument-rated pilot of heavy precipitation ahead. [...]

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First-time Maintenance Manager

First-time Maintenance Manager

Terminology and technology have changed the role of the old hangar boss, but whether you know him as the [...]

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