Spare tires

Posted on June 7, 2022 by

mike Posted in — 3 Comments ↓

Looking back at my job as A&P at a very big flight school, I think replacing tires was a big part of my average day. The daily Touch and Go’s really wore them out, and there were quite a few …

Spare tires Read More »

Tagged with: hoarding, landing, maintenance, purchasing, tires, touchdown, tyres

I’ve got this

Posted on December 10, 2019 by

mike Posted in — 1 Comment ↓

The phrase “Don’t worry!” and “I’ve got this!” used to make me cringe back when I was a mechanic at the flight school where Chicken Wings was invented, especially if used in the same breath. Students who have spent all …

I’ve got this Read More »

Tagged with: antenna, duct tape, gps, instruments, maintenance

Unlabeled switch

Posted on August 27, 2019 by

mike Posted in — 4 Comments ↓

I was working on a fire in Montana when the topic of switch labeling came up in casual conversation since we had just been through a USFS audit. We were joking about labeling the left cyclic stick “FWD rotor” and …

Unlabeled switch Read More »

Tagged with: cockpit, instruments, maintenance, mechanic, switch

Arms race

Posted on July 30, 2019 by

mike Posted in — 1 Comment ↓

One-upmanship never happens in aviation, right?! How many hours you had and which models you have flown already seemed very important in the beginning of one’s flying career. At least that has been my experience. And I remember counting every …

Arms race Read More »

Tagged with: car, CFI, chuck, dave, flight instructor, glasses, julio, ray, student pilot, sunglasses, watch