Moving hundreds of miles to a new home often marks the beginning of an exciting personal chapter. The actual process and seemingly endless paperwork, though, can be stressful, frustrating, and exhausting. Turn all of that up a notch if you own an airplane. While coordinating the acquisition of a hangar when purchasing an aircraft is […]
Hangaring is one of the best things you can do for your bird, but with it comes compromise and risk.
In the electric tug market scan in Aviation Consumer magazine, the Best Tugs Alpha series was a standout.
Audio Authority’s latest app-controlled White Lightning ground power units pack a hefty punch inside of a compact chassis.
Controlling devices inside and around your hangar remotely certainly has its benefits. We think rolling your own system makes sense for most.
But they’re complex and pricey, so try a full-sized tug before you buy one. Battery-powered models from AC Air, Best Tugs and AirTug are standouts.
In our March 2013 article on external engine heaters, we noted that there is disagreement among pilots regarding keeping a heater plugged in all the time versus using it only in preparation for a flight. While we do not take sides on the matter, we note that a lot of pilots are concerned about engine corrosion caused by running an engine heater constantly, so they only want to use the heater in preparation for flight.
