Blog : Maintenance Tip

More On Airplane Windshields

More On Airplane Windshields

I probably went for two or three years without installing airplane windshields, then suddenly I completed four installations in a two-month period. I noticed a few changes with the King Air windshields; first was pricing. The price of overhauled OEM windshields and the kits to install them has fluctuated wildly. Five years ago, I wrote…

Maintenance Tip: Aircraft Flaps – A Cold Weather Catch

Just last month, a customer called me with an AOG situation – his aircraft flaps were stuck in the down position after landing. He flies an E90 with the old style flap switches. There are plenty of 90s and 200s still flying today with these switches, which run on ramps instead of the cam type.…