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Ask the A&Ps

Experts Mike Busch, Paul New, and Colleen Sterling answer your toughest aviation maintenance questions. Submit questions to podcasts@aopa.org. New episodes are released the first of every month.

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"I'm a reformed shock cooling worrier"

"I'm a reformed shock cooling worrier"

Is shock cooling myth or reality? Can you run lean of peak with a carbureted engine? These questions and many more come ... Read more

1 Jul 2022

47mins

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"EGTs are imaginary numbers"

"EGTs are imaginary numbers"

Oil all over the nose, cylinders that are too clean, and bush propeller repairs. Mike, Paul, and Colleen handle it all t... Read more

1 Jun 2022

44mins

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"Use the TLAR system. That looks about right"

"Use the TLAR system. That looks about right"

From the seemingly benign--what tire ply to use--to the extreme--hitting 500 degrees on a cylinder--Mike, Paul, and Coll... Read more

1 May 2022

52mins

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"Your airplane may look like the molting hide of an animal"

"Your airplane may look like the molting hide of an animal"

This month Mike, Paul, and Colleen tackle questions about inexpensively improving aircraft paint, cylinders that are too... Read more

1 Apr 2022

50mins

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"We don't check the accuracy of your fuel gauges"

"We don't check the accuracy of your fuel gauges"

You may think an annual inspection includes a verification of the accuracy of your fuel gauges, but you'd be wrong. Nor ... Read more

1 Mar 2022

55mins

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"You'll ruin a set of clothes for sure"

"You'll ruin a set of clothes for sure"

This month Mike, Paul, and Colleen talk fluids. Danny has an oil leak, Steve has a fuel leak, and Jeff is puzzled by gui... Read more

1 Feb 2022

55mins

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"It's not our job to be the safety police"

"It's not our job to be the safety police"

Mysterious metal in the filter, reporting an owner to the FAA, when to change ELT batteries, and the elusive perfect hot... Read more

1 Jan 2022

54mins

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"That little cap doesn't hold the wings on"

"That little cap doesn't hold the wings on"

Ever wonder what you're looking for when you preflight a Cessna with those small oil doors? So did our caller this month... Read more

1 Dec 2021

43mins

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"Only a CFI would ask a question like that"

"Only a CFI would ask a question like that"

This month Mike, Paul, and Colleen dive into questions about valve failures, tracking engine times, aging engine accesso... Read more

1 Nov 2021

50mins

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"Compression readings are garbage"

"Compression readings are garbage"

This month Mike, Paul, and Colleen tackle everything from radio gremlins to the big questions of aviation, such as an ov... Read more

1 Oct 2021

1hr 1min

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