Ask the A&Ps

AOPA

Experts Mike Busch, Paul New, and Colleen Sterling answer your toughest aviation maintenance questions. Submit questions to podcasts@aopa.org. New episodes are released the first and fifteenth of every month.

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Ask the A&Ps

Episodes (102)

Wednesday That installation is fraught with peril
Mar 15th "I'm an old mechanic and really like the idea of priming and painting"
Mar 1st That's an oft-reported myth

Ask the A&Ps

Apr 1, 2026
54½ minutes
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How much should a mechanic tell a client during an annual? Mike, Paul, and Colleen handle this question and more. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show. Join the world's largest aviation community at aopa.org/join Full notes below: Justin flies a Twin Bonanza and cylinder 5 on his left engine takes as much as a minute to fire up and start running. It comes online fastest if he goes very lean quickly after starting. He's pulled the valve cover and springs off...

Ask the A&Ps

That installation is fraught with peril

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