Yea, I have followed a few custom LS1 installed into aircraft on the internet. Yea they put out some serious power, the lowest factory stock rating was around 345hp or so, I can see that being tough on a gearbox, especially with the crankshaft turning at 5500RPM all day. Still, its my goal to one da...

Go with a "high tech" car engine instead. I've spent the last three decades having the "experts" tell me how superior car engines are. Not a single one on the field. Not quite true. There was one. I did the initial flight test on it (with the 2nd car engine - the first car engine, a Ford V6 was suc...

If you reach your max NG stop, the mechanical stop on the FCU, any further throttle input will do nothing, PT6s govern at 101.5%, and you should not need that much NG to make take off torque, if you do you either have other problems, or you are at a very high(6000 feet and up airfield) or you are in...

Unsecured float hardware and long-term wear lead to 2012 crash of floatplane in Trout Lake, Ontario Winnipeg, Manitoba, 14 January 2014 – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) today released its investigation report (A12C0099) into the 1 August 2012 loss of control and collision with terra...

I find you learn more with an M1 then an M2, I got my M1 first. I find that working on King Airs, Twin Otters etc will teach you a lot more then bigger stuff. There is more troubleshooting in the M1 world. My employer, who operates both M1 and M2 aircraft says that you can usually make a good M2 mec...

I understand maintenance is a pain in the ass for owners, and I feel for them because they put alot of there hard earned money into getting there flying lisence, buying there aircraft etc, and thats why when I perform maintenance for private owners, I do it at a very reasonable price, which I wont a...

maintenance needs to be done Sure - for stuff that is broken. Serviceable stuff does not need to be unnecessarily taken apart - and possibly put together incorrectly. Even if it is put together correctly, maintenance still wears stuff out. Old hardware gets more and more maintenance until it's even...

I would like the peace of mind Buy an aircraft with 100TT and sell it when it has 1000TT. I guess, but the average private owner likely doesn't have the budget for such a new aircraft. At the end of the day, there are always going to be private aircraft owners, and the planes they own are always go...

In response the the guy whomsaid 24/hr is above average for a newly licensed AME in YYC I am not sure where you are working, But even when I first got my lisence in 2007 in YYC I made 25/hr, and am now well north of $30. Almost closer to 40, and no I'm nit a contractor either. Stay away from the ai...

I agree that snags often arise immiedietly following an inspection, where I work we have many different aircraft types from King Airs to transport category planes, and often after a scheduled check there will be a few snags the next flight day, and often related to systems that needed to be disturbe...

To find your bad probe, an easy way to do so, is to fill up a bucket with fuel, and place each probe into it, upside down, hooked up to the j block, and see which one does not read, or underreads. As far as your low level light coming on early that is almost always cause by a build up of debris in t...

In response the the guy whomsaid 24/hr is above average for a newly licensed AME in YYC I am not sure where you are working, But even when I first got my lisence in 2007 in YYC I made 25/hr, and am now well north of $30. Almost closer to 40, and no I'm nit a contractor either. Stay away from the air...

20s run hotter at min flow and idle but not much hotter at max power, maybe 30-50 degrees. More efficient hot section parts on the 27 better ct disc and guide vane, plus the extra horsepower really helps when you add load to the engine like running the generator.

I graduated BCIt 6 years ago now, started off as an Apprentice for $17 an hour, worked my way up, had some great adventures and now work a nice 4 on 4 off as well, I grossed $91,000 last year. If you work hard, show some integrity, listen when you need to listen, be willing to stick out those underp...

@ Colonel Sanders, In all seriousness, I don't post often, but read some of the topics that come up on the forums here. It seems like you are always trying to rip apart mechanics and paint us all in a negative light. What is your gripe with mechanics? I don't know why you must constantly promote con...

I enjoy ripping owners off. I have a few customers who saved for 20 plus years to buy a crappy old 152, and no nothing about it, much like colonel sanders knows nothing about airplanes, cars or tractors. Anyhow back to the story, so anyways these guys throw there life savings into the airplanes and ...

Hello, Im an M1 licensed AME, licensed for 2 years. I have been trying to get on at WJ since before I even graduated school. Last summer I got a call and did a phone interview, then was selected to go in for an in person interview but unfortunately was not selected. I have since been trying and bidi...

Hey, I am just wondering if Air Tindi offers rotational positions for lisenced AME's with lots of Twin Otter and King Air time? What type of pay would one be looking at, if indeed they offer rotational positions? PMs welcome. Thanks in advance for your help!

Sorry to bump an old thread, does anyone know whether or not TMA hires expat AME's? What kind of rotations/pay would they offer if so? Pms welcome!

thanks in advance