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Have you ever experienced an electrical failure in flight?

If not, I’m sure you’ve wondered what it would be like, and at the same time, probably hoped it would never happen to you.  Unfortunately, it does happen.  There are however, some things you can do to help ensure your electrical system is performing reliably.  Listen to today’s episode for one special tip to make sure your split rocker master switch is wired correctly.

Here are some highlights in today’s episode:

  • An iTunes rating and review of the podcast.
  • An email from Jeff Bell sharing his experience about his pressurization system in his P-Baron.
  • A story I heard about on the Fly Maui podcast with John and Leslie Caubble.  They talked about a story that was on the Aviation News Talk podcast with Max Trescott, and how a student pilot had a severe oil leak that covered the windshield with oil… totally worth listening to!  You can find it here:  https://aviationnewstalk.com/
  • And the main story in this episode:  A Cessna 172, or more specifically, a military designation airplane… a T41.  Basically, a beefed up  Cessna 172 with a Continental IO-360 engine in it.  This airplane had an electrical failure, and we fixed to fairly simple, but extremely important things in this airplane to get them going again.

That’s it for this week.  See you in the next episode!