AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 88

P&E

SAVVY MAINTENANCE
Savvy Maintenance coverage
sponsored by AIRCRAFT SPRUCE

OPINION

New!

TOP OFF YOUR PLANE

& YOUR WALLET
with the AOPA World Mastercard®,
the best card for pilots.

|

Have a test-pilot
mindset
What to do when you pick up your aircraft from the shop
BY MIKE BUSCH

2%

CASH BACK1
* FBOs
* Aviation & auto fuel
* Ridesharing & taxis

Visit

AOPA.org/creditcard
to learn more

*Certain points and purchases restrictions apply, see full Rewards
Terms and Conditions for full details at AOPA.org/creditcard.
1 Rewards points can be redeemed for Cash Back or other items provided through AOPA Pilot Rewards. A Cash Back redemption is applied
as a statement credit. The statement credit will reduce your balance
but you are still required to make at least your minimum payment. A
minimum of 2,500 points is needed to redeem for Cash Back. Values
for non-cash back redemption items such as merchandise, gift cards,
and travel may vary.

MY COMPANY EMPLOYS 14 A&P mechanics, 11 of whom are seasoned IAs with
decades of general aviation maintenance
experience. The other day, a client asked
one of them what he should look for during the preflight immediately following
an annual inspection. The IA decided it
might be useful to create a post-maintenance checklist for owners, so he posed
the client's question to our whole group. A
vigorous discussion ensued.
Many owners incorrectly assume that
when an aircraft completes its annual
inspection, it has been thoroughly scrutinized by well-trained eyes and can be
depended upon to be in condition for safe
flight. Mechanics know better. The first
flight after maintenance is by far the most
likely time for something to go wrong with
the aircraft. After all, it has just been partially disassembled, inspected, and then

88 | AOPA PILOT November 2018

reassembled. While the inspection process is intended to uncover discrepancies,
the reassembly process is vulnerable to
human error.
OBVIOUS STUFF

Our group started tossing out ideas about
what owners should look for after maintenance-in addition to their usual preflight
items. Initially, the discussion focused on
the obvious maintenance-induced failures
that are often seen after annuals. Owners
should always be on the lookout for loose or
missing inspection plates, panels, and fairings, and for missing screws used to attach
them. Cowling fasteners should be checked
to make sure they're all latched, and that
nose bowl screws are in place.
Flight controls should always be
checked for free and correct movement
from stop to stop to ensure there's no



http://www.AOPA.org/creditcard http://www.AOPA.org/creditcard

AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018

Contents
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - Intro
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - Cover1
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - Cover2
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - Contents
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 2
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 3
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 4
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 5
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 6
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 7
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 8
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 9
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 10
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 11
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 12
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 13
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 14
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 15
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 16
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 17
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 18
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 19
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 20
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 21
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 22
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 23
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 24
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 25
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 26
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 27
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 28
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 29
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 30
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 31
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 32
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 33
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 34
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 35
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 36
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 37
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 38
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 39
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 40
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 41
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 42
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 43
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 44
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 45
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 46
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 47
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 48
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 49
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 50
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 51
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 52
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 53
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 54
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 55
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 56
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 57
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 58
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 59
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 60
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 61
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 62
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 63
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 64
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 65
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 66
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 67
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 68
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 69
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 70
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 71
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 72
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 73
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 74
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 75
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 76
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 77
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 78
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 79
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 80
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 81
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 82
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 83
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 84
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 85
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 86
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 87
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 88
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 89
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 90
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 91
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 92
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 93
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 94
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 95
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 96
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 97
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 98
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 99
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 100
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 101
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 102
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 103
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 104
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 105
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 106
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 107
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 108
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 109
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 110
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 111
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - 112
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - Cover3
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2018 - Cover4
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202410
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202409
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202408
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202407
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202406
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202405
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202404
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202403
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202402
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202401
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202312
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202311
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202310
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202309
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202308
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202307
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202306
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202305
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202304
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202303
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202302
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202301
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202212
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202211
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202210
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202209
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202208
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202207
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202206
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202205
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202204
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202203
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202202
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202201
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202112
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202111
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202110
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202109
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202108
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202107
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202106
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202105
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202104
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202103
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202101
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202009
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202008
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202007
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202006
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202005
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202004
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202003
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202002
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_202001
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201912
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201911
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201910
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201909
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201908
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201907
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201906
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201905
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201904
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201903
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201902
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201901
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201812
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201811
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201810
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201809
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201808
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201807
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201806
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201805
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201804
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201803
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201802
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201801
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201712
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201711
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201710
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201709
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201707
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201706
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201705
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201704
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201703
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201702
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201701
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201612
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201611
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201610
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201609
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201608
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201606
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201605
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201604
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201603
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201602
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201601
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201512
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201511
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201510
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201509
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201508
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201507
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201506
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201505
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201504
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201503
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201502
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201501
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201412
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201411
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201410
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201409
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201408
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201407
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201406
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201405
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201404
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201403
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201402
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201401
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201312
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201311
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201310
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201309
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201308
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201307
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201306
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201305
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201304
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201303
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201302
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201301
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201212
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201211
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201210
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201209
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201208
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201207
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201206
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201205
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201204
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201203
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201202
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201201
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201112
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201111
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201110
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201109
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201108
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201107
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201106
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201105
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201104
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201103
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201103_test
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201011demo
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot_201011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aopa/pilot0308
https://www.nxtbookmedia.com