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The importance of changing your oil

By General Aviation News Staff · June 28, 2016 ·

Another 50 hours, another oil change. You know you have to do it. You know it’s a normal expense of operating your aircraft, but do you truly know why you do it?

According to a new blog post at FunPlacesToFly.com by Anthony Arispe of Arispe Aviation in McKinney, Texas, the answer has a little bit of science involved in it, but can be beneficial to take the time to learn. Check it out here.

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