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Volt/Ohm Meter

    Volt/Ohm Meter          All modern digital meters are capable of many functions. The majority of aircraft avionics/electrical systems troubleshooting is accomplished ...
15 July 2014
Test Equipment
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Watt Meter

    Watt Meter                  The Watt Meter is used to verify the operational integrity of VHF and HF transmission co-ax and antenna systems. It checks forward ...
13 July 2014
Test Equipment
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Basics

Test Equipment (Topics being moved to forum) Volt/Ohm Meter Voltage Resistance Diode Check Test Leads Pitot/Static Test VOR Test ILS Test Amp Clamp Decade Box Megger Fuel ...
21 February 2015
Home Page
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429 Data Bus

... signal. If all fails, grab a meter and have fun.         ARINC Tutorial                        THE INFORMATION ...
18 July 2014
Troubleshooting
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Front

... between the two. Front release will have rubber on the face and rear release will have a hard plastic material. Front release pins have a noticeable taper in diameter that starts after the shoulder.   ...
16 July 2014
Working Wires
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Buzz Box

    Buzz Box          A buzz box is used to apply a current load on a wire. A wire that is hanging on by a couple threads will check good with a ohm meter, but ...
13 July 2014
Test Equipment
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Pitot Static Test

... installed.           STARTING WITH THE BASICS     Altimeter and IVSI indications are static (vacuum) controlled only. Airspeed indication is derived from both pitot (pressure) and ...
11 July 2014
Test Equipment
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Fuel Quantity

... probe can be measured along with total tank readings. Tank or probe readings can be done with meter test leads, but the hookup requires having the correct spar pin-outs. Using the proper breakout box ...
11 July 2014
Test Equipment
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Megger

    Megger             The Megohmmeter or Megger is a great tool for verifying wire to ground or wire to wire shorts. It applies a high voltage DC potential across the ...
10 July 2014
Test Equipment
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Test Leads

... meter readings correctly.           Troubleshooting aircraft systems requires access to plug and rack pins. Having a set of different size test leads is essential. Safety wire is not ...
09 July 2014
Test Equipment
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Diode Check

... meter readings correctly.             Diodes are solid state devices used extensively throughout aircraft avionics and electrical systems. They are basically a "check valve" for electrical ...
09 July 2014
Test Equipment
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Resistance

... meter readings correctly.           Particular attention to the Ω symbol when shooting electrical components is needed. The biggest mistake while using a meter is not observing the Ω, ...
09 July 2014
Test Equipment
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Voltage

... of relays and solenoids use 28 VDC.                  One helpful tip when checking power with a meter in AC or DC, is the scale at the bottom of the display. The ...
09 July 2014
Test Equipment
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How Could This Work???

... look at the center hydraulic system as on-side and the left as off-side. Either way...... there's a mismatch. The meter confirmed this to be true. With hydraulic pressure applied to left and center, only ...
01 October 2024
Blog: News
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Airline Industry to lose US$84 billion in 2020

... point in April, global air travel was roughly 95 percent below 2019 levels. Overall traffic levels (in Revenue Passenger Kilometer) for 2020 are expected to fall by 54.7 percent compared to 2019 with ...
02 July 2020
Blog: News
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Mapping The World's Longest Non-Stop Flight

... International Airport is the longest commercial flight worldwide, both in terms of distance and time. The journey is a mammoth 16,700 kilometers and lasts just under 19 hours. The route was in operation ...
22 October 2019
Blog: News
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Why Boeing May Never Recover From 737 Debacle

... that the genesis of this disaster was a problem of hardware, not just MCAS. The extra lift of the far larger-diameter engines of the 737 Max (placed on a different position on the wing) caused the plane ...
22 June 2019
Blog: News
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Police Arrest 2 Suspects In Bizarre Gatwick Airport 'Drone Shutdown

... than a day. If found guilty of violating laws prohibiting the piloting of drones within one kilometer of an airport, the couple could face up to 5 years in jail - not to mention the enduring ire of the ...
23 December 2018
Blog: News
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Fly Jamaica’s Dramatic Runway Accident Turns Fatal

... slid sidewards for about 275 meters coming to a stop abeam the upcoming new threshold as part of the ongoing runway extension,” it said. The Herald also noted it had been able to verify that the runway ...
19 November 2018
Blog: News
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Air Vanuatu ATR 72 skids off runway at Port Vila

... was only a couple of meters and breathing was difficult. The plane went off the runway during the emergency landing and cut through the front half of a [Unity Airlines] plane before we stopped. We then ...
31 July 2018
Blog: News
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ATR-72 Veered Off Runway After Captain’s Seat Moved Fully Backwards

... captain turning the tiller to the left causing the aircraft to veer off the left side of the runway. The captain could not gain control of the aircraft until it came to a stop close to the perimeter fence ...
01 December 2017
Blog: News
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When Automation Fails, Qantas Pilot Employs Military Training

... and, moments later, a Mayday. The closest airport was a sleepy joint military/civilian field called RAAF Base Learmonth, approximately 37 kilometers south of Exmouth. Given the number and extent of injuries ...
09 November 2017
Blog: News
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UK Study Slams Seat Spacing

... ranging from the United Kingdom to the United States to Japan, with gains of up to 10 centimeters (4 inches). But the gains are uneven. The research found that South Korean women and Iranian men have ...
16 August 2017
Blog: News