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Ask the A&Ps

Ask the A&Ps


Ask the A&Ps

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Length:
56 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Description

Experts Mike Busch, Paul New, and Colleen Sterling answer your toughest aviation maintenance questions. Submit questions to podcasts@aopa.org. New episodes are released the first and fifteenth of every month.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 56 episodes

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"I'm against throwing a part at something"

Is there a limit to how much oil consumption is too much? This episode, Mike, Paul, and...

64 minutes
May 01, 2024

"You become the supervisor of your maintenance"

Can you fly a turbocharged airplane lean of peak? Absolutely! This episode, Mike, Paul,...

63 minutes
Apr 15, 2024

"Don't split the case halves"

A light oil mist on his windscreen has one caller concerned he needs to split the case....

60 minutes
Apr 01, 2024

"This guy is on his own, he's a test pilot"

A Vans customer wonders what to do next, and a 172 pilot asks if carb heat is really ne...

64 minutes
Mar 15, 2024

"Let us know how the exorcism goes"

This episode Mike, Paul, and Colleen help an owner with an engine that randomly dies af...

59 minutes
Mar 01, 2024

"The breather is a slobber pot"

Mike, Paul, and Colleen help an owner raise his oil temperatures, explain the rules aro...

55 minutes
Feb 15, 2024

"Think of the prop control as a gear shift"

This episode Mike, Paul, and Colleen debunk myths, describe valves that are eligible fo...

51 minutes
Feb 01, 2024

"Major and minor is in the eye of the beholder"

With everything going electronic in the cockpit, will owner-produced parts become a thi...

60 minutes
Jan 15, 2024

"It's not good form to jam the throttle forward"

Why you shouldn't jam the throttle forward launches this episode. Also, Mike, Paul, and...

60 minutes
Jan 01, 2024

"We call it an Italian tune-up"

Mike, Paul, and Colleen help an owner with a bad lifter that shows itself after oil cha...

56 minutes
Dec 15, 2023