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    After All These Years

    Ronald Donner
    July 8, 2014
    Last month was my birthday. So what’s the big deal you might say; everybody has them? Very true and at this stage of life it’s just another day. Decades ago on my 16th birthday...
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    Safety Begins on the Ground

    Ronald Donner
    July 8, 2014
    Flight Safety Foundation establishes new Maintenance Advisory Committee
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    AviationPros.com's New Look

    July 8, 2014
    Our new responsive design changes to fit the size of a desktop, tablet or smartphone
    National Aviation Academy
    Ron Donner and John Goglia visited National Aviation Academy in Bedford, MA, to celebrate AMT Day.
    Education & Training

    What Did You Do for National AMT Day?

    Ronald Donner
    July 8, 2014
    John Goglia and I visited the New England campus of National Aviation Academy (NAA) in Bedford, MA, the day before National AMT Day. Our morning began by meeting Laurence Huntley...
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    Trade Associations & Events

    FAA Regulation of Overseas Maintenance Providers Should Concern Everyone

    Daniel Fisher
    July 8, 2014
    FAA (and congressional) intrusion in a sovereign country’s laws and regulations threatens current and future international aviation accords (Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreements...

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    GE Aviation
    The GEnx-1B engine. GE is setting up a network of GEnx shops that will compete with GE for maintenance business.
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    Maintaining the GEnx: What You Need to Know Now

    Jerome Greer Chandler
    July 8, 2014
    There is – at present – no GEnx overhaul capability in North America, GE will have facilities in Scotland, Brazil, and Taiwan. But execution of engine overhaul for the GEnx is...
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    The Ultimate Appeal

    Stephen P. Prentice
    July 8, 2014
    The Consistency and Standardization Initiative
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    Aircraft Engines

    Advances in Engine Reliability Mean Greater Importance for Preventive Maintenance

    John Goglia
    July 8, 2014
    Lubricant changes are now an important part of maintaining engine reliability, and that information will be used to better schedule required maintenance and improve engine reliability...
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    MRO

    Ergonomics: Just a Big Word or Is There Real Benefit?

    DeborahAnn Cavalcante
    July 8, 2014
    Work-related musculoskeletal disorders, including those of the neck; upper extremities and low back are one of the leading causes of lost workday injury and illness.
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    Insurance & Finance

    Contracts and Insurance: The Facts of Life

    Jamie Benthusen
    July 8, 2014
    Contractual liability essentially means that your insurer steps into your shoes and agrees to accept the insured contracting parties' obligations in the contract.
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    Varnish like substance on this Continental IO-550N piston and pin can lead to deposits and sludge. This engine was on a Cirrus SR-22, reported to have an average oil change interval of 55 hours, 400 hours since top overhaul, and no oil additives.
    Business & General Aviation

    Internal Combustion Engine Oil and Additives

    Jim Cavanagh
    July 8, 2014
    The science of additives is real and technical, and when used in the proper combinations and ratios with oil they produce remarkable effects.
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    Aircraft Airframe & Accessories

    How to Maintain Cabin Combustion Heaters

    Tim Gauntt
    July 8, 2014
    While combustion cabin heaters are too often neglected, here are some simple steps you can take to ensure the system provides maximum performance and safety
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    Business & General Aviation

    Flightpath Toward A New Avgas

    Steven Ells
    July 8, 2014
    The federal government has set aside money for testing candidate fuels and published a very detailed roadmap of the steps for testing fuels from the companies developing unleaded...
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    Shop Equipment

    Stationary Air Compressors

    Jenny Products Inc.
    June 13, 2014
    Jenny Products offers a line of electric two-stage, vertical-tank stationary air compressors. Especially suited for applications requiring greater pressure, the two-stage models...
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    Hand Tools

    Cordless Tool Kit

    Snap-on Industrial
    June 13, 2014
    The 18-volt Ni-Cad Master cordless tool kit (CK6850DIRGL) is the complete cordless system that drives, drills, cuts, greases and lights – and all powered by a single battery and...
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    Shop Equipment

    Aircraft Weighing System

    May 8, 2014
    General Electrodynamics Corp. (GEC) announces its newest UAV – Ultra lite aircraft weighing system. Weighing 28 pounds, each scale digital display reports weight to one decimal...