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Vic Syracuse

Vic Syracuse
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Vic is a fixed-wing and helicopter commercial pilot, CFII with ASMEL/ASES ratings, an A&P/IA, DAR, and EAA technical advisor and flight counselor. Passionately involved in aviation for over 40 years, he has built 11 aircraft and logged over 10,000 hours in 72 different kinds of aircraft. Vic volunteers as a Young Eagle pilot, has his own sport aviation business called Base Leg Aviation, and has written two books on aircraft prebuy and condition inspections.

Unairworthy

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Leaking gascolator.

Checkpoints

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Lowering the risk.

Wisconsin to Florida in a Student-Built RV-12

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Due to airshow commitments in Georgia later this week I found myself driving to Sun 'n Fun for the first time in over 30...

Unairworthy

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Weak starting.

Checkpoints

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Group fly-outs.

Unairworthy

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Broken starter ring gear teeth.

Petit Jean

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This small fly-in has what it takes to become the next big thing.

Unairworthy

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Multiple drilled holes on an RV-6 elevator spar.

Flying and Aging

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On one of our most recent lunch flights in the Stearman to the Peach State Aerodrome in Williamson, Georgia, a neat thing happened that...

Checkpoints

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Working the system.

In Case You Missed it

The Big Squeeze

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Fabricating aircraft cables.

Build a Custom Plenum That Will Work

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For optimum performance, all it takes is a little bit of math and some fiberglass.

Fuel Leak and Cracked Flare

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A major fuel leak was discovered on this airplane not long after the first...

Flying Tired

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It had been a long, cold night.