Dan Dudley
Dan Dudley Dan is a mechanical engineer, A&P mechanic, and holds CFI, CFII, MEI, MEII, Seaplane, and ATP ratings. He is also an EAA technical counselor and flight advisor. His professional services include builder assistance, transition training, first flights, conditional and pre-purchase inspections, and aircraft sales.
In Case You Missed It
Around the Patch
Have you checked your fuel system for leaks lately? Turns out there's a good reason to periodically conduct a thorough investigation. Incipient leaks may go undetected. Worse, when the O-ring on the fuel-selector valve goes bad, it could allow air into the system, which means your engine could misbehave at a most inconvenient time. Often, this malady is difficult to diagnose and the assumption is that the fuel selector is OK when it is not.
The Fellowship of the Wing
In the classic J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy Lord of the Rings, a small band of...
