Matt Burch
Matt Burch is an engineer, commercial pilot, flight instructor and serial hobby-acquirer. He is dual-rated in airplanes and helicopters, and some say he owns too many tools.
In Case You Missed It
Engine Beat
There's a lot to know about aircraft oil: what to use, when to use it, when to change it. Steve Ells sheds some light on this essential fluid.
Loose Intake Pipe
Sometimes the intake pipes on Lycoming engines can come loose. This will cause an...
Aero ‘lectrics
The subject this month is Schmitt triggers and digital gates, which can be employed for a variety of purposes in homebuilt aircraft including use with switches and sensors or panel lighting.
Continental Pushrod Tube Modification
Owners of a certain type of Continental engine, the cam-at-the-bottom variety, are undoubtedly familiar with the annoying seepage of oil from swaged pushrod tubes and rubber pushrod seals. Now there's a cure, and author Ron Darcey describes the fix.