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Opinion

Aren’t all engine oils mineral oils?

By Ben Visser · December 17, 2020 ·

Only — and I do mean only — use oils that meet the Mil/SAE specs recommended.

Misinformation, miscommunication, and just plain wrong

By Jamie Beckett · December 15, 2020 ·

What do you believe? And when you answer that question, consider how sure are you the answer you give is based on a truth rather than an opinion.

McBizjet: A beautiful also-ran

By Frederick Johnsen · December 10, 2020 ·

The aircraft looked very much like a scaled down commercial jetliner, with four individually podded engines suspended from pylons in a fashion reminiscent of the Boeing 707.

Ask Paul: Should I buy a plane that hasn’t been flown in two years?

By Paul McBride · December 9, 2020 ·

What should I be concerned with when buying an airplane that hasn’t been flown in two years?

The gift of flight

By Jamie Beckett · December 8, 2020 ·

What if your significant other, your child, or your best friend found they’d been gifted with an opportunity to fly?

Are GA airports red-headed stepchildren?

By Ben Sclair · December 6, 2020 ·

It is not enough for us to say, “we were here first” or “it’s not our fault you don’t understand the value of an airport.”

A different 2020 surge

By Dan Johnson · December 3, 2020 ·

If I tell you that Part 103 ultralights are selling exceptionally well during COVID-19, would you believe it? I don’t blame you if you don’t — most would agree with you … but all the naysayers are wrong.

The Age of Discovery never ends

By Jamie Beckett · December 1, 2020 ·

Learn to Fly Here sign

All of us who fly have been verbally battered by those who are too constrained in their own thinking to see a bigger, better life for themselves.

Ask Paul: Should we replace the pistons or change oil?

By Paul McBride · November 25, 2020 ·

I suspect that the blow-by is caused by glazed cylinder walls. This could possibly be a result of improper break-in, so let’s begin there.

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