Rick Durden

1 day ago | aviationconsumer.com | Rick Durden

If your alternator gives out, having a backup reduces the stress level. However, right now they’re only available for retrofit on big-bore singles. To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe to Aviation Consumer Start a subscription to Aviation Consumer for just $74 and access all of our online content - over 2,000 articles - free of charge. Subscribe today and save 19%. It's like getting 3 months FREE!Already Subscribed?

2 weeks ago | aviationconsumer.com | Rick Durden

A lien on an airplane means a third party has an ownership interest in it. Never buy an airplane without proof there are no outstanding liens. To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe to Aviation Consumer Start a subscription to Aviation Consumer for just $74 and access all of our online content - over 2,000 articles - free of charge. Subscribe today and save 19%. It's like getting 3 months FREE!Already Subscribed?

1 month ago | aviationconsumer.com | Rick Durden

Senior Editor Rick Durden has written for Aviation Consumer since 1994 and specializes in aviation law. Rick is an active CFII and holds an ATP with type ratings in the Douglas DC-3 and Cessna Citation. He is the author of The Thinking Pilot’s Flight Manual or, How to Survive Flying Little Airplanes and Have a Ball Doing It, Vols. 1 & 2.

1 month ago | aviationconsumer.com | Rick Durden

There’s a good chance that there is some sort of STOL kit for your airplane. It will reduce stall and approach speeds, but is it worth the money? To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign inSubscribe to Aviation ConsumerStart a subscription to Aviation Consumer for just $74 and access all of our online content - over 2,000 articles - free of charge. Subscribe today and save 19%. It's like getting 3 months FREE!Already Subscribed?

2 months ago | aviationconsumer.com | Rick Durden

Screenshot of Beech Bonanza skin panel soak test in G100UL fuel, left; 100LL fuel, center; and 100LL fuel with 14 percent extra aromatic tolulene added for a total of 25 percent tolulene, right. Time lapse photography at top. At the time we prepared this article, the panels had been soaking some two weeks with no paint degradation. The test is expected to go on at least another week. Information about the test is on the GAMI website.