Experts Mike Busch, Paul New, and Colleen Sterling answer your toughest aviation maintenance questions. Submit questions to podcasts@aopa.org. New episodes are released the first and fifteenth of every month.
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Signup to Generate a PitchExperts Mike Busch, Paul New, and Colleen Sterling answer your toughest aviation maintenance questions. New episodes are released the first and fifteenth of every month.
Ask the A&Ps is hosted by AOPA. The show has published 115 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include ""You need to tackle your mechanic"" (15 October 2026, 62 minutes), ""They will find you"" (1 October 2026, 58 minutes), and ""Be careful what you ask for"" (16 September 2026, 63 minutes).
Ask the A&Ps publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 51 minutes across 115 episodes.
Booking probability for Ask the A&Ps is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Ask the A&Ps requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Ask the A&Ps's contact route on record: verified email.
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AOPA hosts Ask the A&Ps, a leisure podcast with 115 episodes published.
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What happens when you shut off the mags in flight? Mike, Paul, and Colleen answer this question, plus Cirrus cylinder woes, lapping technique, and more. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to be on the show. Join the...
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The right oil temp, inop and new equipment, and oily turbos are on tap for this episode. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to be on the show. Join the world's largest aviation community at aopa.org/join Full episode...
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A caller wants to know what they don't teach you in A&P school. Plus AD compliance, a scary engine failure, and putting the lean in lean of peak. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show. Join the world's...
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Join Mike, Paul, and Colleen for a second live session from EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh 2026 as they are try to answer the audience's most pressing maintenance questions. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the...
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Join Mike, Paul, and Colleen as they take questions live from the audience at the AOPA tent at EAA AirVenture 2026.
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Which oil is best, where is the oil going, running lean of peak with a carb, and how to fly a turbo are on tap for this episode. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show. Join the world's largest aviation...
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A fidgety fuel problem, octane ratings, and water in the oil are on tap for this episode. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to be on the show. Join the world's largest aviation community at aopa.org/join Full notes...
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<p>Very cold cylinders, sort of warm cylinders, turbochargers, and pressurized mags are on tap for this episode. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show.</p> <p>Join the world's largest aviation...
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Very cold cylinders, sort of warm cylinders, turbochargers, and pressurized mags are on tap for this episode. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show. Join the world's largest aviation community at...
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Carbon monoxide, kickbacks, avionics upgrades, and leaning radials are on tap. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to be on the show. Join the world's largest aviation community at aopa.org/join Full notes below: Bill...
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<p>Carbon monoxide, kickbacks, avionics upgrades, and leaning radials are on tap. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to be on the show.</p> <p>Join the world's largest aviation community at aopa.org/join</p> <p>Full...
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<p>Worn intake valves, pitted camshafts, shock cooling, and AD compliance are on the docket. </p> <p>Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show.</p> <p>Join the world's largest aviation community at...
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<p>Rising temperatures, unnecessary overhauls, unusual rigging, and ancient cloth in the wheel well are featured. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show.</p> <p>Join the world's largest aviation...
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<p>Sticky valves, sleepy valves, and valves destined for the trash are on tap this episode. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show. </p> <p>Join the world's largest aviation community at...
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<p>Avoiding maintenance can be a good thing when what's recommended is unnecessary. </p> <p>Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show.</p> <p>Join the world's largest aviation community at...
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<p>How much should a mechanic tell a client during an annual? Mike, Paul, and Colleen handle this question and more. </p> <p>Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show.</p> <p>Join the world's largest...
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<p>Quick corrosion, long-lasting engines, and mobility mods are on tap for this episode.</p> <p>Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show.</p> <p>Join the world's largest aviation community at...
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<p>Is going past TBO more expensive? Plus fuel vents and turbocharger temps. Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show.</p> <p>Join the world's largest aviation community at aopa.org/join</p> <p>Full...
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<p>What exactly should we be looking for in our cylinders? Plus torque tales, making TBO, and overzealous manufacturers. </p> <p>Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show.</p> <p>Join the world's largest...
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<p>The definitive guide to owner maintenance, slipping starter adapters, and close CHT tolerances.</p> <p>Email podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show.</p> <p>Join the world's largest aviation community at...
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