Ask the A&Ps
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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Live from Airventure 2023
Mike, Paul, and Colleen take live questions from this year's Oshkosh
48 min
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"My airplane is so clean you can eat off it"
Washing during annual, turbocharging problems, how to start an airplane, and more
59 min
78
"The only that thing that can cause CHT to rise...
Engines are blowing up all over in this latest epiosde
60 min
79
"I'm a total turbocharging bigot"
Turbocharging versus non, engine stumbles, improper fuel levels and more
73 min
80
"Pop that cowling off and squirt away"
New engines, prop stops, and warbirds
64 min
81
"This is a classic infant mortality failure"
Digging deep into two new important ADs, engine monitors, and more
70 min
82
"The airplane looks like it's having brain surg...
55 min
83
"You may have to go to a different shop"
Convincing an owner not to euthanize his engine, super cold cylinders, and fun with oxygen
50 min
84
"There are critters living in there"
58 min
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"You have two options and a top overhaul isn't ...
Morning sickness, slow Skyhawks, supply chain problems, and more
61 min
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"All engines deserve an engine monitor in their...
51 min
87
"We're card-carrying members of overthinkers an...
55 min
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"I'm a choir boy in the church of lean of peak"
54 min
89
"I don't have a baby monitor on the engine"
Mike, Paul, and Colleen discuss hot cylinders, leaning technique, and lots of lightbulbs used in testing.
47 min
90
Live from Airventure 2022
41 min
91
"I'm a reformed shock cooling worrier"
46 min
92
"EGTs are imaginary numbers"
Oil all over the nose, cylinders that are too clean, and bush propeller repairs. Mike, Paul, and Colleen handle it all this month.
42 min
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"Use the TLAR system. That looks about right"
50 min
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"Your airplane may look like the molting hide o...
48 min
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"We don't check the accuracy of your fuel gauges"
Mike, Paul, and Colleen deal with an annual that's gone south, oil loss and temperature issues, and insight into why we use the mixture to stop our engines
53 min
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"You'll ruin a set of clothes for sure"
The hosts solve oil and fuel leaks, battery questions, and give advice to a new owner
54 min
97
"It's not our job to be the safety police"
This month Mike, Paul, and Colleen tackle everything from metal in the oil filter to reporting someone to the FAA.
53 min
98
"That little cap doesn't hold the wings on"
Ever wonder what you're looking for when you preflight a Cessna with those small oil doors? So did our caller this month. Mike, Paul, and Colleen also field questions about a burned valve, winterizing for cold-weather ops, how to do an in-flight...
43 min
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"Only a CFI would ask a question like that"
This month Mike, Paul, and Colleen dive into questions about valve failures, tracking engine times, aging engine accessories, and worrying cylinder head temperatures. Plus, a question that could only come from an instructor. Full notes below: John is...
50 min
100
"Compression readings are garbage"
This month Mike, Paul, and Colleen tackle everything from radio gremlins to the big questions of aviation, such as an overall maintenance philosophy and the reliability of our aircraft. Send your questions to for a chance to get on the show....
61 min