Any time you change a flight control’s mass, it negatively affects the speed at which the flight control can flutter. The mass of a flight control can change due to drain holes getting plugged as well ...

From our very first flight lessons we were taught to check for “full and free correct movement” of flight controls. Every preflight, whether it is for a normal flight or a post-maintenance test flight ...

CAMP TAJI, Iraq - Keeping a helicopter airworthy requires a vast knowledge of the systems and components that make up the aircraft. Maintenance test pilots go through specialized training on a ...

I bought N4875D in fall 2012. It’s the first and only airplane I’ve owned, a Mooney M20F. As with any vintage vehicle, it’s been an adventure tracking down the various nits, bugs and deferred ...

Vacuum Interrupters, Inc., introduces CTVT-45 to perform maintenance tests on instrument transformers. Vacuum Interrupters, Inc., an affiliate of Group CBS, has developed the CTVT-45, a two-in-one ...