Flying Magazine
JUNE 10, 2025
If you ask a seasoned aviation mechanic what flight is the most risk-prone for an aircraft, you may be surprised to hear that it’s the first flight after significant maintenance, such as the annual inspection. Teachable moment: If the mechanic grounds the airplane or tells you no-go, listen to them.
Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
Individuals can attend training classes to obtain an LSA repairman certificate that, with the right endorsements, allows them to perform maintenance, including annual inspections, on their LSAs. All trainer models come with a single-color paint scheme, but the Standard can be upgraded to two screens and an autopilot.
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Air Facts
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Now, instead of showing up in flight ops and finding my flight planning had all been done for me by my dispatcher, I was now the dispatcher. KMPO is an non-towered field as are several other places I fly to and from on an IFR flight plan. My learning curve was not steep , it was vertical!
Northstar VFR
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
If the inspection hasn’t been performed and signed off by the proper maintenance technician within the required timeframe, the airplane isn’t allowed to fly. Before flying, a pilot must verify these inspections have been performed by looking in the maintenance logs. Even in flight, these considerations are constantly evaluated.
Air Facts
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
It was fun to realize that I hadn’t filed a flight plan, I didn’t have a release signed by a company dispatcher and me, and I really didn’t know where I was going and didn’t care except that it was west. With this, our present frequencies could be for all the other messages, flight plans, etc.
Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
Individuals can attend training classes to obtain an LSA repairman certificate that, with the right endorsements, allows them to perform maintenance, including annual inspections, on their LSAs. All trainer models come with a single-color paint scheme, but the Standard can be upgraded to two screens and an autopilot.
iPad Pilot News
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
The one side effect from this high level of performance is that it can cause pilots to develop a bit of complacency over time, especially if you don’t periodically inspect your device settings, preferences, app configuration, and system updates.
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