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Opinion

It’s all about boundaries

By Jamie Beckett · March 16, 2021 ·

Fences around airports mean that the average Joe or Jane not only feel as if they are barred from entry on to the airport, they literally are.

What are the best options when it’s time for an engine overhaul?

By Paul McBride · March 10, 2021 ·

Before you make any decision, make absolutely certain that when you look at the options, be sure to compare apples to apples. Don’t let prices influence your decision, because the least expensive option may not be the best value.

Everybody has a story

By Jamie Beckett · March 9, 2021 ·

Everybody has a story. Write yours. If not for the wider world, at least to inform future generations of your own family about who you were and what you did while you were here.

Ask Paul: Is my engine burning too much oil?

By Paul McBride · March 7, 2021 ·

My new engine is burning a quart of oil every four to five hours. Some “experts” are telling me I probably have glazed cylinders and others say just keep on flying it hard and the consumption will drop. Should I be concerned?

Don’t let a ‘gotcha’ get you

By Ben Sclair · March 3, 2021 ·

56 Seconds to Live

Whether flying an aircraft – unintentionally – into IMC or falling asleep at the yoke on a perfectly clear day, things happen. And those are just two examples of mistakes we can make.

From inspiration to inertia

By Jamie Beckett · March 2, 2021 ·

In all my years in aviation and for all the tens of thousands of pilots and mechanics I’ve met, I’ve never met a single person who said, “My life was going just great until I got into aviation. That’s when it all went to hell.”

Monomail broke the monotony

By Frederick Johnsen · February 28, 2021 ·

The Boeing 221 Monomail showed elegantly simple lines and modern technologies that set the stage for the company’s growth in the design of large aircraft, including the iconic B-17.

What’s causing the high level of aluminum in this engine’s oil?

By Paul McBride · February 25, 2021 ·

What could cause such high levels of aluminum in the oil? Inactivity plays a big role, according to our engines expert Paul McBride.

Make Englaero official – finally

By Jamie Beckett · February 23, 2021 ·

Englaero is English spoken by an individual who mixes a thick dose of aeronautical terms into their vocabulary. To a native English speaker, it’s absolute gibberish. To a college level English teacher with no aeronautical background, it’s incomprehensible.

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