Archive: November 2025
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Nov
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2025
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Looking back over the last 44 years in aircraft maintenance, I am filled with gratitude. I’ve had the privilege of working for great companies and, more importantly, with people who invested generously in me. Their guidance, encouragement, and example shaped my career in lasting ways. Because of that, I do my best to pay it forward—helping others become the best they can be.
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Maintenance Minute
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Maintenance Minute
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Nov
10
2025
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Posted by Admin
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Like the fabled turtle, slow and steady will help you “win” when it comes to successful hovering! What is successful hovering? In my view, it’s precision hovering, and it’s an absolute must-have skill that often degrades for various reasons throughout a student's training and even throughout a professional pilot's career.
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Matt Johnson
Rotocraft Checkride
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Rotorcraft Checkride
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Nov
10
2025
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When a pilot applies for or renews an FAA medical certificate, he or she must complete FAA Form 8500-8, also known as MedXPress, certifying that all responses are true and complete. Under 14 C.F.R. § 61.59, any fraud, intentional falsification, or material omission in this application can serve as grounds for suspending or revoking any airman certificate. One of the most consequential areas of disclosure relates to question 18.y; it asks whether the applicant has ever received medical disability benefits. Although the form does not explicitly say “VA benefits,” omission of Veterans Affairs disability benefits—or the underlying conditions tied to them—has triggered numerous FAA enforcement actions. If the agency determines that the omission was material, it can be treated as intentional falsification and lead to certificate revocation, even in cases where the pilot maintains the omission was inadvertent.
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My Two Cents Worth
Randy Rowles
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My Two Cents Worth