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I don't fly a turbo-charged airplane, but I believe you need to maintain a relatively slow decent with power so that the engine doesn't cool too fast and possibly crack the turbo unit. That got me thinking - is there a "right" way to descend a non-turbo'd engine so that you don't harm it as...

For anyone who is familiar with the piper arrow... I'm flying my 1968 arrow yesterday solo, breaking in my rebuilt engine. After a 2 hour flight, I return to my airport and hit the gear down switch. I can hear the gear start to drop... then stop and no green lights. No light on the "gear in...

My Arrow was recently "re-born" after my nose gear collapse. The engine was torn apart, each piece inspected, and re-built up in Poplar Grove. Not a complete overhaul, but close. My local mechanic in MO re-installed the engine and put everything back together. He flew it 2 hours, and then...

A theoretical question for the experts: I was thinking about what to do in an emergency situation when your electronic flight controls fail. I read about a mooney accident where the electronic trim was a suspected cause, and another story about an autopilot in a bonanza that went out of...

A Cirrus crashed on short final into KSDL runway 3 at 10 am. half mile from the runway. One killed, and one survived. Listening on Live ATC, the pilot was instructed to go around, likely for traffic, was landing behind a Gulfstream. No response and shortly after another pilot reported seeing...

Group - I have a question for anyone who's ever had to file a claim with their aircraft insurance company. I landed a month ago without the benefit of a nose wheel and I'm working with my insurance company on the claim. Only the cowl doors, and prop were damaged, and the engine is being...