Markham Aviation Services

• June 24

  About Oil

  Oil is a multi-role actor in the cast of characters that keep an aircraft engine healthy and happy. It plays the leading role in lubricating critical parts, but also handles 25 percent of the heat produced by the engine, controls the propeller, carries away contaminants for filtration, and protects vulnerable metal parts from corrosion when the plane sits idle in between flights.

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• May 26

  Managing Configuration Changes

  Whether you are swapping out seats to make room for cargo, removing doors for photo shoots, or adding floats for the summer or skis for the winter, there’s a lot more involved than simply pulling out a seat and going flying.

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• May 11

  Supervised Maintenance

  Who is allowed to perform maintenance on a certificated aircraft?

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• Secrets Of Propeller Balancing

  

  Dynamic propeller balancing has been around for decades, yet it remains somewhat misunderstood and is surprisingly underutilized in the world of general aviation maintenance. The propeller is the largest moment arm spinning on our aircraft and therefore can have the largest impact on vibration levels. The most common misconception is that a new, or newly overhauled, propeller does not need to be dynamically balanced. Another myth is that a propeller will maintain its balance over the course of many hours or years. The fact is that wear (external and internal), corrosion, spinner installation, lubrication, and even moisture (for wood props) can cause changes to the balance of a propeller.

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• Detailing your plane...

  

  For all of the enjoyment that we get from flying our airplanes, we probably get an equal or greater amount of joy from just looking at them. A clean and shiny airplane puts a smile on anyone’s face and inspires your passengers to be confident that it will fly as beautifully as it looks. Maintaining your aircraft’s paint is also a great investment, as the cost of aircraft painting continues to soar.

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