125 episodes
Airplane Owner Maintenance - By Dean Showalter Dean Showalter
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4.8 • 127 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
Interesting Stories, Honest Commentary, Useful Information, A Gentleman
Dean’s show is a pleasant mix of first hand human interest stories and good information about airplane maintenance. I only know Dean through the podcast, but I consider him a friend.
First episode
Just caught my first episode. Great listening. First 2 minutes you mentioned where you’re from. Go figure. Hello from Luray lol
SO Disappointed
I've enjoyed your podcast for years. Not only do you make repair issues interesting, but I find accounts of your King Air training and flight adventures inspirational - "Go Dean!", I hear myself thinking. Truth be told, half the time I listened to hear story telling in your genuinely kind voice. So, I was disappointed to learn of the killing of ground hogs and bunny rabbits. They are just trying to live their lives in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, independent, sleeping under the stars, asking for nothing. I can't blame them if you have put an irresistible treat (your garden) in front of a hungry animal. Let me remind you they were in your neighborhood long before humans arrived. Here is a happy solution: Get a dog to run the deer and rabbits and ground hogs off the property. You'll enjoy the dog, too. Happy Flying!