Landing gear sockets should be checked regularly for those who fly off of grass and certainly after a hard landing. Using a bright light will help find a crack before it becomes rusty like this one.
In Case You Missed it
Archive: August 1989
We called it “Pulsar With a Purpose,” on our August 1989 cover, and it...
Aero ‘lectrics
Impressed by the quality of the cheap headsets he encountered on a recent commercial airliner flight, Jim Weir dissected the airline unit and has come up with a way to replicate it in your own shop.
Build Your Own Leak-Down Tester
Vince Homer - 1
Converting a Harbor Freight compression tester for aircraft engine use.
Gyroplane Safety
by Ralph Taggart Most sport gyroplanes aren't beautiful or even cute, but there is no...