There are a thousand aviation articles out there about how to fly cross-country, be it your first time or the umpteenth time you've taken the journey. In this blog post, we want to discuss some tips that we don't see mentioned very often in those voluminous articles. Let's think about some ot …

This week in the BAS Aircraft Salvage Hangar we have a nice little Cessna Skycatcher that rolled over on landing, a tornado damaged Piper PA-28-R-201, and a 1980 Mooney 231 M20K. These airplanes also give us a ton of great avionics and high-demand components that won't last long. The BAS mech …

The FAA has issued an AD on Mooney M20 models from the C through G variants that impacts the elevator balance weight. You should have your impacted Mooney M20 model inspected immediately, before your next flight, to determine if you need maintenance that will prevent failure during flight. Ou …

Have you ever wondered just how popular certain general aviation aircraft actually are? Here in the BAS Hangar we see such a wide range of airplanes that we were curious what the top 10 most used aircraft might be...so we did a little research. What we found is quite interesting. There are mo …

This week we have two airplanes totaled by Hurricane Ida and one that was hit by a tornado. High winds can do serious damage to a light aircraft, but we will still salvage a very large number of high quality parts from the two Cessna 172's and the big boy, the 1976 Cessna Ag Truck! As usual, …

What is the true cost of ownership for a private airplane, such as the very popular Cessna 172 Skyhawk, one of the most common airplanes among owner/operators? It's probably more than you think and can vary wildly depending on how you use the plane. Let's dig in and look at the individual cos …