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Unscheduled avionics squawks are an operational nightmare, often grounding your aircraft at the worst possible moment. The challenge isn't just the repair—it's the downtime spent guessing if the fault lies in the unit or the airframe. Duncan Aviation’s Loaner Program solves this by providing immediate cross-diagnostic units, letting you verify the fix and return to service while your original hardware is on our bench.
For companies purchasing a business aircraft for the first time, the process often reveals a steep learning curve. While selecting an airplane can feel like the primary decision, acquisition specialists say the more critical factor is how well buyers understand the transaction before they ever make an offer.
Accurate airborne weather radar is a critical component of flight safety and operational efficiency. Convective activity, turbulence, hail, lightning, and windshear pose ongoing operational challenges, often resulting in delays, reroutes, structural damage, and increased maintenance costs. Advances in predictive radar technology are intended to improve detection accuracy, reduce crew workload, and enhance situational awareness in these environments.
Business aircraft operators with older audio systems often face challenges maintaining reliable communication and audio quality in the cockpit and cabin. For aircraft equipped with legacy Baker 1045 audio panels, the PS Engineering PAC37 offers a modern, plug-and-play replacement with enhanced flexibility and features.
There should never be a time during installation, testing, or adjustment when the potentiometer rods on the actuator are adjusted.
Batteries deserve more credit in the successful operation of your aircraft. They are the first component to engage an aircraft’s electrical system and the last line of defense before everything shuts down in an emergency.
Simply put, fuel starvation occurs when the available fuel is unable to reach the engines. Water, debris and microbes in aircraft fuel tanks clog fuel supply lines and filters and ultimately starve the engines of the necessary fuel.
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Duncan Aviation technicians have been finding brightened surfaces on both leading edges and engine inlets with dulled finishes and varying degrees of corrosion. Catching it early is the key.
At Duncan Aviation, we encourage you to stay up-to-date on the available Service Bulletins as symbol generator upgrades and improvements become available.
There are many advantages that carbon disc brakes have over the traditional steel. Keep reading to learn what you can do to increase performance and the life of your carbon disk brakes.
Corrosion doesn’t care what make/model aircraft you have or how many flight hours it sees. All it cares about is getting its start and hoping you are not paying attention.
Operators are protected from unexpected engine maintenance costs and extended downtimes with Honeywell's new MSP for their HTF series engines.
Beyond quality, downtime, schedule and price, what do you value in aircraft service?
Nearly 30 years ago, Duncan Aviation was given its first Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) Authorization by the FAA, allowing us to manufacture aviation-related parts intended for installation on an aircraft.