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Ask the A&Ps

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Oct 2#85

About the show

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.

Latest episodes

  • They will find you

    October 1, 2026 · 58 min

    The right oil temp, inop and new equipment, and oily turbos are on tap for this episode. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to be on the show. Join the world's largest aviation community at aopa.org/join Full episode notes…

  • Be careful what you ask for

    September 16, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    A caller wants to know what they don't teach you in A&P school. Plus AD compliance, a scary engine failure, and putting the lean in lean of peak. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show. Join the world's largest aviation…

  • Live from AirVenture 2026, Session 2

    September 1, 2026 · 37 min

    Join Mike, Paul, and Colleen for a second live session from EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh 2026 as they are try to answer the audience's most pressing maintenance questions. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show. Join the…

  • Live from AirVenture 2026

    August 15, 2026 · 32 min

    Join Mike, Paul, and Colleen as they take questions live from the audience at the AOPA tent at EAA AirVenture 2026.

  • We're in the twenty-first century here folks

    August 1, 2026 · 45 min

    Which oil is best, where is the oil going, running lean of peak with a carb, and how to fly a turbo are on tap for this episode. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show. Join the world's largest aviation community at…

  • Your mechanic feels worse than you do

    July 15, 2026 · 49 min

    A fidgety fuel problem, octane ratings, and water in the oil are on tap for this episode. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to be on the show. Join the world's largest aviation community at aopa.org/join Full notes below: Gareth has…

  • It's in your head

    July 1, 2026 · 53 min

    Very cold cylinders, sort of warm cylinders, turbochargers, and pressurized mags are on tap for this episode. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show. Join the world's largest aviation community at aopa.org/join Full…

  • I always try to buy high and sell low

    June 15, 2026 · 49 min

    Carbon monoxide, kickbacks, avionics upgrades, and leaning radials are on tap. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to be on the show. Join the world's largest aviation community at aopa.org/join Full notes below: Bill has a Cessna 210…