Engine guru Mike Busch discusses how to maximize your piston aircraft engine’s chances of going the distance. He talks about the four leading engine killers, and the six tools you can use to tell whether your engine is safe to fly. Savvy Aviation offers Professional Maintenance Services to owners of General Aviation aircraft, such as: Savvy Mx (Professional Maintenance Management), Savvy QA (Expert Consulting), Savvy Prebuy, SavvyAnalysis (Engine Data Analysis) and Savvy Breakdown Assistance. For more info see and This channel offers videos about those services, and webinars hosted by Mike Busch which were produced by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and sponsored by Aircraft Spruce and Specialty.
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"Throw a hundred dollar bill out each side" I laughed pretty hard at that one 🙂
Here’s a question, I’m a student pilot owner whose having difficulty with both my medical certificate and scheduling with a flight instructor to fly. It’s been over a month since my last lesson, and it appears it’ll be mid January before I can schedule my next lesson. My aircraft is in the Mojave desert, and is an O-320 Lycoming powered Piper Tri-Pacer. I wish I could just take it up, but that’s not an option due to delays in getting my medical. Other than flying is there any non-pickling options to minimize wear and corrosion in the engine?
why disuse is harmful for engines? A engine is protected by something when it is running?
I have a question regarding your comment about never starting an engine unless you need to- Earlier on, you say that an engine not being flown is just as hard on it as anything. At what point would running an engine just to keep it moving periodically offer returns in terms of longevity? In other words, If I have a plane that I know isn’t being flown, would it be better to run that engine every couple weeks for a little bit, to keep things lubricated and moving? If so, how long between runnings would it be before it is worthwhile? Every couple weeks? More frequent? Less frequent? Thank you for your presentation. I find it very insightful.