Airplane Owner Maintenance - By Dean Showalter
A podcast devoted to helping airplane owners reach higher levels of maintenance understanding, along with the inspiration to always continue learning.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 125
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
134 – An Unlikely Cause for a Hot Mag on a Cirrus
“There’s no RPM drop when I select left mag, and if I turn the ignition switch off, the engine continues to run.”
That’s what the owner of this Cirrus reported when he arrived at our airport t…
133 – The Firetrucks Rolled When a Navajo’s Landing Gear Did Not Extend
I was sitting in my car that day, having lunch with my friend Matt, when we noticed the airport fire trucks were rolling out toward the runway. Although they exercise these trucks regularly, thi…
132 – Real Inflight Magneto Failures & Troubleshooting
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Have you ever experienced an inflight magneto failure? If not, you might some day… but if you take action on the recommendatio…
131 – Drew Wright’s Cessna 182 Exhaust Valve Lapping Success!
During the recent annual inspection on Drew Wright’s Cessna 182, cylinder #1 had a low compression of 42/80. However, with the amazing technology of borescoping, he was able to take a look insid…
130 – A Fuel Leak That Didn’t Catch Fire
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