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Vic Syracuse

Vic Syracuse
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Vic is a fixed-wing and helicopter commercial pilot, CFII with ASMEL/ASES ratings, an A&P/IA, DAR, and EAA technical advisor and flight counselor. Passionately involved in aviation for over 40 years, he has built 11 aircraft and logged over 10,000 hours in 72 different kinds of aircraft. Vic volunteers as a Young Eagle pilot, has his own sport aviation business called Base Leg Aviation, and has written two books on aircraft prebuy and condition inspections.

Keeping the Fire Lit

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Air. Fuel. Spark. Right?
motor mount rubber

Unairworthy: Isolator Mount Problems

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Rubber isolator mounts should not have a gap between them and the engine mount when properly torqued.

Oshkosh Perseverance Award

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The registration crew goes to great lengths to recognize those who have built an airplane and flown it to OSH for the first time....

Unairworthy: Loose Tail Attach Bolt

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This is a very critical bolt that attaches the horizontal stabilizer to the fuselage in an aerobatic airplane. The bolt is not tight, and...

Which Way What?

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Missing labels.

Checkpoints

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A continuing journey.

Righty—Lefty

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Wrong nav lights.

Not Unlimited

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Missing operating limitations.

Checkpoints

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Backup systems.

In Case You Missed It

Ask the DAR

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DAR Mel Asberry discusses the process for registering and certifying an ELSA, including how to find an inspector and the paperwork you'll need to provide.

Design Process: Strakes and Ventral Fins

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On some airplanes, the basic empennage does not provide acceptable flying qualities in all...

Around the Patch

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Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook offers an explanation of how the annual Aircraft Buyer's Guides are assembled, and his attempts to enhance the usefulness and relevance of the information provided.

Ask the DAR

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Importing a Canadian experimental to the U.S., maintenance regs, Form 8000-3 confusion.