From Part 43 Shop to FAA Part 145 Repair Station: What Really Changes A practical, inside look at the regulatory, operational, and cultural shift from a traditional Part 43 maintenance shop to a certi
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Maintenance Costs
Why Aviation Maintenance Costs Are Rising (and What Owners Can Do About It) A practical, owner-focused explainer covering labor shortages, parts inflation, avionics demand, and overhead—plus eight str
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Dynon SkyView HDX vs Garmin G3X Touch
A Practical, Pilot-Focused Comparison A clear, technically grounded look at capabilities, integration, install complexity, and ownership considerations for two leading glass avionics suites in piston
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Cessna 182 Upgrade Options
A Guide to Cessna 182 Mods A current, source-checked rundown of the most effective engine, prop, aerodynamic, landing-gear, fuel, avionics, and interior upgrades for the Cessna 182—written for owners
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Cessna 182 Modified for Backcountry
The Cessna 182 we have been modifying is a 1965 H model. It has an accident history of two ” hard landings” in 1967 and 1968 where the pilot missed the runway in Logan Utah and landed in a snow bank.
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Cessna 210J Carry Thru Spar Replacement
This project involved the infamous AD that came out for Cessna 210 aircraft requiring an inspection of the Carry thru spar. For those not familiar with what this entailed I’ll give a brief explication
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Aspen Evolution Install in a Mooney
One of our customers has an older Mooney and wanted to update a couple of items in the panel with a priority on keeping the costs low. They had decided on a Stratus Transponder for ADS-B in/out and an
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Tail Meets Wing. Wing Wins.
A week back on a clear day at Minden-Tahoe airport a Schweizer SGS 2-32 glider was parked peacefully in the sun. The glider had just enjoyed a few hours of soaring over the Sierra Nevada mountains giv
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Could have been a totaled Cessna 182P
This beaufiful red and black 182 P was brought to us after it had a pretty bad crash on a botched landing. It had an impact at full power with a taxiway sign when it tried to land on the sign. This ba