engine overhaul

ATIS Oct 4, 2026

The Hidden Overhaul Debt Every Aircraft Owner Carries, the Per-Hour Reserve Math Most Pilots Skip, and Why the Big Bill Never Actually Comes as a Surprise

Every hour you fly accrues overhaul debt - here's the per-Hobbs-hour math that prevents a $38,000 maintenance bill from landing as a surprise.

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ATIS Oct 2, 2026

Blackhawk Group's three-day engine overhaul and what it means for GA maintenance

Blackhawk Group has demonstrated a 72-hour bench overhaul for turbine engines, potentially cutting aircraft downtime from three months to two or three weeks.

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ATIS Jul 22, 2026

Continental Builds an I O Three Seventy STC to Drop a Fresh Certified Engine Into the Piper Fleet

Continental is developing an STC to install its certified IO-370 engine in Piper airframes, giving owners a rare second engine choice.

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ATIS Jul 22, 2026

Lycoming Pushes TBO to Twenty-Six Hundred Hours and What the New Overhaul Interval Really Means for Your Wallet

Lycoming extended TBO to 2,600 hours on many engines - here's what the new overhaul interval means for owners, buyers, and flight schools.

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