260 – Flying to Tangier with Maria!
Tangier Island is a great little airplane getaway location! (Be sure to listen to the audio for the more detailed story.) Situated in the mi...
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Airplane Owner Maintenance - By Dean Showalter
A podcast devoted to airplane owners and the maintenance of their airplanes.
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20 of 126 episodes259 – Bonanza Clunking Wheel Noise Solved!
(Scroll down for video and photos.) When Dan, the owner of a nice A36 Bonanza called me and reported a “clunking noise” at the right main la...
258 – C’mon Does Valve Lapping Really Work?!
This exhaust valve in a turbo-normalized A36 Bonanza looks quite good. The appearance is mostly concentric and uniform. There’s just t...
257 – Rough Engine: Go Back Home!
It was a gorgeous VFR day, and we were flying in an Aerostar 601. The destination was an airport in Alabama and I was really looking forward...
256 – Not Quite Full Flaps
In the last podcast episode, we talked about an issue with my friend’s Cirrus SR22, and how the flaps occasionally would not retract....
255 – Cirrus SR22 Flaps Sometimes Won’t Retract
Don’t you just love intermittent problems?! This one has been just that… intermittent. In the 2005 Cirrus SR22, the flaps have 3...
254 – Solving an Air Conditioning Mystery and Learning New Things!
This experience was a good one! (At least looking back in 2020 hindsight.) We had to dig deep to fix this one! I was about to give up and st...
253 – Missed Windows of Opportunity
This morning I felt the inspiration to record a podcast episode… I got my hotel room set up with my computer and my microphone, and th...
252 – Why Does the Bonanza Gear Relay Breaker Pop?
(If you’re in a hurry, scroll down to see the tiny little chafed wire that caused this whole conundrum.) Now here’s the story...
251 – Bennett’s Exhaust Valve Rescue on his Cessna TTx
Bennett contacted me awhile back to see if I could lap an exhaust valve for him. The #4 exhaust valve showed a very uneven appearance when v...
250 – Frustrations with Piper Rudder Cable Tension
If you look closely in the photo above, you can see my friend Chris, smiling. It was the day he arrived at Classic Aviation (KSHD) to begin...
249 – An EXHAUST-ing Mooney / Continental Story
Today’s episode is about Pat’s Mooney, and how we sealed up some exhaust leaks. And it’s a fun story because Pat has becom...
248 – Mark’s Cessna T210 Exhaust Valve Story
Last Monday, I lapped the #5 exhaust valve on a Continental engine. But more importantly, I met the owner / pilot of a Turbo Centurion, and...
247 – Brake Failure After Landing
Everything looks normal in this photo, right? What we can’t see from this angle is the fact that the brake disc has broken in two piec...
246 – Parts Changer or Real Mechanic? Cessna-210 Landing Gear Motor Story
This story begins with a squawk from the owner. It went something like this: “When I fly my airplane, on the first landing gear retrac...
245 – A Crazy and Amazing Week!
The week I’m talking about here was almost too full! But I wouldn’t change a thing. A real highlight was taking my Pennsylvania...
244 – Down a CHT Rabbit Hole!
During a recent prebuy evaluation on this nice Beech A36 Bonanza, the question came up, “Does the old analog CHT gauge need to work in...
243 – A Stranded Piper Saratoga
This airplane appeared on the ramp not long ago at the Shenandoah Valley Airport in Virginia. I discovered it had taken off, and then very q...
242 – Your Airplane’s Alternator: Neglected or Well-Cared-For?
In this podcast episode, we’re talking about alternator maintenance! Here’s the alternator I removed from a Beechcraft Bonanza t...
241 – Best Airplane Engine Overhaul Shops
When it’s time to overhaul your engine, who do you call? Where do you go? Listen to this episode to hear ideas from other airplane own...