Records
Reading a logbook for evidence, not decoration
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Technical articles on records, ADs, engines, avionics, and compliance.
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Records & logbooks
What complete maintenance records actually contain
"The logbooks are complete" means little until you know what the regulation requires them to contain. Here is the actual checklist — and what a missing line costs a buyer.
Reviewed July 2026Read →
Aircraft buying
FAA Form 337: reading damage history and major repairs
A major repair leaves a paper trail: FAA Form 337. Its presence, absence, or thin data basis is one of the clearest signals of an aircraft's damage history.
Reviewed July 2026Read →
Engines
Engine time: why overhauled is not rebuilt
"SMOH" tells you less than buyers think. Overhauled, rebuilt, and zero-time are distinct regulatory terms — and only one of them resets the record.
Reviewed July 2026Read →
Records & logbooks
Owner-produced parts: when an unapproved part is legal — and when it's a finding
The regulations let an owner produce a part without PMA — under narrow conditions. In the logbook, the difference between a legal owner-produced part and an untraceable one is documentation.
Reviewed July 2026Read →
Aircraft buying
Ferry permits: moving an aircraft that isn't currently airworthy
A special flight permit lets you legally fly an aircraft that does not currently meet airworthiness requirements — to a shop or to storage. It is permission to move, not a determination that anything is fixed.
Reviewed July 2026Read →
Ownership
The owner is responsible: what 91.403 means for a buyer
The mechanic signs the work, but the regulation puts continuing airworthiness on the owner — including AD compliance. That single fact is why independent records due diligence protects you.
Reviewed July 2026Read →
Records & logbooks
How to digitize aircraft logbooks for a records audit
Whether you are preparing to sell or submitting records for an independent audit, how you scan the books determines whether they are evidence or just images. Resolution, file structure, and traceability.
Reviewed July 2026Read →
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Airworthiness Directives
Compliance vs. traceability: closing the gap
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Corrosion
Boundary vs. damage: what the SRM actually says
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Engines
Beyond compression numbers: borescope discipline
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Avionics
Configuration control for owner-flown aircraft
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Inspections
Prebuy scope: what belongs in, what belongs out
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Compliance
Findings response: root cause vs. checkbox
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Records
STC / 337 continuity across ownership
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Ownership
The buyer's decision file: what to keep, why
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