Airplane Owner Maintenance - By Dean Showalter

This episode is a good one!

If you’re thinking about buying an airplane, stop right now and listen to this episode, because Adam Sipe can absolutely save you lots of time, money and needless f…

That’s a good question, and although I don’t have the full story, we will toss around some possibilities in this episode. Thanks to all of you who responded with some really good guesses about t…

My good friend, Clark Trobaugh, flew into KSHD this past week, and while he was visiting with his family, I walked over to his airplane on the ramp and noted a few things that needed attention…

He…

In this episode, we are talking about two different exhaust valves, both of which showed signs of burning when we looked at them with the borescope.

One valve was in the beginning stages of burnin…

It’s been a long and in-depth annual inspection, along with the extensive list of squawk repairs. But it’s a great airplane, and I’d love to fly it if I had the opportunity!

In today’s podcas…

In episode 188, we covered the first 30 squawks on a Cessna 172 that’s in the shop for an annual inspection and a bunch of repairs.

In this episode, we are tackling another chunk of the squawks an…

It certainly looked like a crusty old engine when we removed the cowling for the annual inspection.

The exterior is one thing… but perhaps even more importantly, I wondered about the internal …

In today’s podcast episode, I talked about this specific SR22, and some maintenance I was involved in… scroll down for some related photos.

But first, I just wanted to say the SR22 is a great …

From left: Arthur, Dave, Mervin, Dean (I got to work with these guys last Monday at Classic Aviation., when Dave had me lap the exhaust valves in cylinders 3 and 5.)

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I’ve just completed the installation for a B&C Specialties standby alternator system on an E33A Bonanza. It’s a fantastic system, and I talked about it in today’s podcast episode. Be sure to li…

AirVenture was a fantastic experience once again!

In addition to the audio podcast for this episode, I also made a video using some of my favorite photos… here’s the YouTube link:

https://y…

Here’s a sampling of items I’m planning to use for one of my presentations at Oshkosh this year. It’s called “Lapping Valves & Saving Cylinders.”

I’d love to see…

Note: I’m offering a 30% discount on the new shock strut servicing video course from now until Monday night, July 12 at midnight Eastern Daylight time.

Use the code “STRUT” for a 30% discount and …

We had a great webinar last evening! Thanks to all who showed up on the call.

If you were not able to join us, but would like to see the replay, here’s the link:

It’s almost time to make the journey to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for Airventure 2021!

I hope to see you there… I’m super excited to give 2 presentations this year:

Here’s the first one:

Lapping Va…

Listen to the podcast episode to hear how Jeff bailed me out on this one! (The gasket between the halves of the turbo broke as I was trying to rotate the halves to reseal an oil fitting.)

We’ll talk about these photos in this week’s podcast episode, and how they explain the problem Aram was having with his propeller. (Photos courtesy of Dave Pasquale of Pasquale Aviation LLC.…

He departed KSHD yesterday in his super-nice P35 Bonanza, headed for his home airport in Pennsylvania. The ground runup was normal, and things were looking good as he approached his cruising alt…

A nice airplane deserves a high-quality owner, and that’s exactly what this amazing P35 Bonanza has. Aram takes meticulously good care of it.

In today’s episode, you’ll hear why I think Aram…

Does your airplane’s shock strut need fluid?

Does it need nitrogen? … or air?

And more importantly, could you service the strut safely?

If you’ve ever had a low strut, you know it can be…