The Squawk Sheet
Subscriber Giveaway — June 2026
✦ Giveaway Brief
One reader. One aircraft. No vibration.
Every month, The Squawk Sheet delivers maintenance intelligence for owners who take their aircraft seriously. This month, we are adding something new: a subscriber giveaway. One winner, drawn at random from all entries received before the close of the June issue, will receive a complimentary dynamic propeller balance — a $600 service, performed on their aircraft at KCPT with our electronic balancing equipment.
No purchase necessary. No strings attached. Fill out the form below before midnight, June 30, 2026 and you are in the drawing. Winner announced and contacted on July 6, 2026.
The Prize
Dynamic Propeller Balance
Valued at $600 — Yours Free
Most pilots have never had a propeller dynamically balanced. They have had props statically balanced — which checks whether the blade weights are even — but dynamic balance is different. It measures the actual vibration signature of the spinning assembly at operating RPM and corrects it with precision weights, typically to within 0.1 IPS (inches per second) of perfect. The result is a measurably smoother engine, reduced stress on the crankshaft flange and engine mounts, and instrument gauges that no longer vibrate in their cases. Most owners who do it once make it part of every prop removal thereafter.
You feel an out-of-balance prop as vibration through the seat and controls. You assume it’s the engine, or the airframe, or “just how this one flies.” Often it isn’t. Often it’s the propeller telling you something for free that a proper balance will fix permanently.
A smooth prop isn’t a luxury. It’s a symptom of something cared for. This giveaway exists because we want every Squawk Sheet reader to know what that feels like.
“Vibration is always telling you something.
The question is whether you’re listening.”
Enter the Drawing
Complete the Form Below
to Enter Before June 30, 2026
One entry per aircraft. All fields marked with * are required. By entering you will also be subscribed to The Squawk Sheet — we will only use your contact information to notify you if you win and to deliver the newsletter. Never sold, never shared.
You’re In.
Your entry has been received and you have been added to The Squawk Sheet. We will contact you at the email address you provided if your aircraft is drawn on July 6, 2026.
Keep the blue side up — and we will see you in the next issue.
Drawing — July 6, 2026✦ Official Rules & Fine Print
- Open to all Squawk Sheet subscribers in the contiguous United States. One entry per aircraft.
- Winner is selected by random drawing from all valid entries received by 11:59 PM CT on June 30, 2026.
- Drawing conducted on July 6, 2026. Winner notified by email within 24 hours of drawing.
- Prize: one (1) dynamic propeller balance performed at DJS Aviation LLC, 1650 Airport Dr. #901, Cleburne, TX 76033 (KCPT). Valued at $600.00. No cash equivalent.
- Winner must be able to fly or transport the aircraft to KCPT. Service must be redeemed by December 31, 2026.
- Prize is non-transferable and may not be applied to any aircraft other than the one entered.
- DJS Aviation LLC employees, owners, and their immediate family members are not eligible.
- By entering, participants agree to allow DJS Aviation LLC to announce their first name and aircraft type as winner in a future newsletter issue.
- DJS Aviation LLC reserves the right to cancel or modify the drawing if circumstances require. No purchase is necessary to enter or win.