125 episodes
Airplane Owner Maintenance - By Dean Showalter Dean Showalter
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4.3 • 6 Ratings
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A podcast devoted to helping airplane owners reach higher levels of maintenance understanding, along with the inspiration to always continue learning.
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240 – MEI Check Ride Struggles
This ‘ol Piper Apache served me very well to get my MEI training and check ride done. Listen to the audio for this episode to hear how my check ride went… it was a challenging one! This part of the podcast is toward the end. This episode also covers something we did for our son […]
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239 – When Your “Perfect” Airplane Gets a Prebuy
Note: Scroll down to see who I unexpectedly met in Florida this past week! Now for the Prebuy… it was some months ago, and I did a prebuy inspection on a nice airplane on behalf of the buyer. I also became good friends with the owner / seller, for which I was grateful, because sometimes […]
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238 – Check Ride Thoughts & Piper Door Stop Repair
This podcast episode includes the following: Here’s a photo of the Piper Cherokee door stop I repaired by installing a new spring, P/N 65730-00. Now the door stop snaps nicely into the open detent, instead of closing on you while you’re getting in or out of the airplane. The post “238 – Check Ride Thoughts […]
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237 – Checkride Butterflies!
My CFII checkride is in three days! Yikes! I’m excited, and I have a few butterflies as well… I just hope they are friendly butterflies 🙂 Today’s podcast episode is about checkrides, and some encouragement for all of us to move forward with whatever that next step is… whether it’s a private pilot certificate, an […]
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236 - Spare Parts and Tools to Carry in Your Airplane
Check out this spare parts case my friend Bill created! Although you might not want to carry that much extra stuff in YOUR airplane, it still might be worth thinking about some items to have in case of emergencies. This podcast episode will include the following: Some feedback from others about spare parts. A story […]
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235 - Ugly Propellers and What to Do About Them
The paint was eroding on the King Air 350 prop blades. After a lot of research for paint and new Hartzell decals, I was ready to begin. Here’s where I bought the prop paint and new Hartzell decals: aerotouchups It was important to NOT get paint on anything other than the prop blades… Finally, after […]
Customer Reviews
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Practical, informative podcast with great tips and insights for the mechanically-minded aircraft owner. A better understanding of your aircraft's systems undoubtedly makes you a better pilot and this podcast helps with understanding common systems, with their various gotchas and pitfalls.
Well produced and great content
I’m a 47 year old truck mechanic, student pilot learning to fly a PA-38 Tomahawk at the same time my 14 yo daughter does in Albury New South Wales Australia.
Being mechanically minded I aspire to one day (soon hopefully) maintaining our own aeroplane.
Dean’s show goes a long way to satisfying my thirst for Aeronautical knowledge.
The sound quality is as great as the content and I have binge listened over the last few months, I may be a little disappointed in 12 shows when I’m finally caught up!!
Thanks for your great service to aviation, not just in the U.S, but also ‘Downunder’ and all over the globe, please keep at it, don’t stop👍🏻
Thought provoking and well presented aircraft maintenance
Well presented podcast that is very informative and has real world application. As a student pilot, dean is exposing me to another important side of aviation that can make me a better pilot. I especially enjoy learning from others experiences so I don’t have to make the same mistakes. Thanks for putting a great show together, keep it coming. Greetings from Australia