October 2013

MRO

Music Appreciation and Maintenance Human Factors

Oct. 28, 2013
When you don’t understand or appreciate a particular music genre it “all sounds the same.” Let me explain. If you don’t like classical, opera, folk, rap, or hip hop music, when...
Photo provided by Jim Sparks
G650 panel. CAS message regarding engine maintenance. Blue denotes ok for flight
G650 panel. CAS message regarding engine maintenance. Blue denotes ok for flight
G650 panel. CAS message regarding engine maintenance. Blue denotes ok for flight
G650 panel. CAS message regarding engine maintenance. Blue denotes ok for flight
G650 panel. CAS message regarding engine maintenance. Blue denotes ok for flight
MRO

Pushing the Envelope for Aircraft Health Monitoring and Maintenance Technology

Oct. 11, 2013
The inbound plane is 15 minutes out from the gate, so you pick up your tablet computer and touch the icon for that flight. It displays the performance data of that aircraft, and...
Photo courtesy of Nextant.
The Nextant facility located at Cuyahoga County Airport in East Cleveland, OH.
The Nextant facility located at Cuyahoga County Airport in East Cleveland, OH.
The Nextant facility located at Cuyahoga County Airport in East Cleveland, OH.
The Nextant facility located at Cuyahoga County Airport in East Cleveland, OH.
The Nextant facility located at Cuyahoga County Airport in East Cleveland, OH.
Aircraft Airframe & Accessories

Reimagined, Rebuilt, Reborn

Oct. 11, 2013
At the Richard D. Shea/Cuyahoga County Airport in East Cleveland, there is a quiet airplane manufacturer hard at work. The Nextant 400 XTi is the result of a revolution in thinking...
Photo provided by GAMA.
Workers assemble new airplanes on the factory floor at Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, KS.
Workers assemble new airplanes on the factory floor at Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, KS.
Workers assemble new airplanes on the factory floor at Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, KS.
Workers assemble new airplanes on the factory floor at Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, KS.
Workers assemble new airplanes on the factory floor at Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, KS.
Trade Associations & Events

Let's Bring Part 23 Rules Up to Date

Oct. 11, 2013
Most pilots today probably don’t realize that the average piston-engine airplane in the United States is 40 years old. That’s right — they were built around the same time that...
Photo provided by AvFab.
AvFab's Beechjet 400A STC approved divan with installation kit, ready to ship.
AvFab's Beechjet 400A STC approved divan with installation kit, ready to ship.
AvFab's Beechjet 400A STC approved divan with installation kit, ready to ship.
AvFab's Beechjet 400A STC approved divan with installation kit, ready to ship.
AvFab's Beechjet 400A STC approved divan with installation kit, ready to ship.
Aircraft Airframe & Accessories

The Complexity of PMA and STC Approvals

Oct. 11, 2013
Recently I was touring a new MRO facility and the host managers were discussing authorized repair capability, PMAs and expediting STCs, and I recognized that it was time for refresher...

More content from October 2013

Photo provided by Elliott Aviation.
Elliott Aviation technicians Jon Young and Cuc Tan perform system checks on an Airshow 410 cabin management system in a Hawker 800XP.
Elliott Aviation technicians Jon Young and Cuc Tan perform system checks on an Airshow 410 cabin management system in a Hawker 800XP.
Elliott Aviation technicians Jon Young and Cuc Tan perform system checks on an Airshow 410 cabin management system in a Hawker 800XP.
Elliott Aviation technicians Jon Young and Cuc Tan perform system checks on an Airshow 410 cabin management system in a Hawker 800XP.
Elliott Aviation technicians Jon Young and Cuc Tan perform system checks on an Airshow 410 cabin management system in a Hawker 800XP.
Avionics

The Magic in the Cabin

Oct. 11, 2013
Once upon a time it was considered supernatural to even contemplate shedding the confines of the earth's gravity. Sorcerers, wizards, and various mythical beasts had the power...
Avionics

New Technology in the Cabin and on the Flight Line

Sept. 27, 2013
A recent press release announced a digital entertainment company had just installed its in-flight connectivity solution in its 2,000th commercial aircraft. Today’s passengers ...
Jill Burnett
Jill Burnett
Jill Burnett
Jill Burnett
Jill Burnett
Education & Training

AMTSociety Update

Sept. 19, 2013
After taking the last few months to get settled into the role of executive director, it occurred to me a review of the current status and activity would be helpful for both current...
Aircraft Airframe & Accessories

Cylinder Removal NPRM Docket FAA 2012-0002

Sept. 17, 2013
We have all seen Airworthiness Directives (ADs) in the past that made us fear the further demise of general aviation. I can think back to 2003 when the outrageous proposal on...
Chemicals & Solvents

OSHA Improves Chemical Labeling

Sept. 16, 2013
Simply giving an employee the MSDS to read does not satisfy the training provisions of the GHS.
Trade Associations & Events

Take Protective Measures

Sept. 16, 2013
Aviation maintenance technicians who support business aircraft fleets often work under their Part 65 mechanic certificate with powerplant and/or airframe ratings and inspection...
John Goglia 10881180
John Goglia 10881180
John Goglia 10881180
John Goglia 10881180
John Goglia 10881180
MRO

Maintaining Executive Aircraft: Looks Matter!

Sept. 16, 2013
Mechanics who work exclusively on business jets flown by high-powered executives, their friends and clients already know this. But for those maintenance technicians who only occasionall...