Airplane Owner Maintenance - By Dean Showalter

I haven’t found a source of podcasts yet that has such a rich source of maintenance tips and recommendations that is available on a weekly/bi-weekly basis. Ask the A&P is great too, but Dean does an excellent job explaining his first-hand experiences and lessons learned from inspecting and repairing aircraft that he works on daily. As an aircraft owner and A&P in-training, I have learned several tips just from listening to Dean, like buying the Autool Smoke leak detector to troubleshoot my induction leak. Thanks, Dean!

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.

Just caught my first episode. Great listening. First 2 minutes you mentioned where you’re from. Go figure. Hello from Luray lol

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!