Month: December 2018

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Sometimes, airplanes have some out-of-the-ordinary maintenance and servicing requirements.  I discovered one of those items yesterday while talking with Kyle Jones, owner of a really nice, fixed gear Cessna Cardinal.  We talk about that in today’s episode.  It’s a very specific procedure for servicing the shimmy dampener on that airplane.  These are items you might want to discuss with your A&P… he or she should find the information in the maintenance manual whenever necessary, but for things like the shimmy dampener on this Cardinal, it might be worth double checking on before having it serviced.Today’s episode also covers some information about a Piper Apache, and an issue I faced with the hydraulic system.

And finally, I have a request for you listeners.  I’d like to put together an episode of stories… stories of anything you consider interesting, maybe a terrifying experience while flying, or maybe the most fulfilling and inspiring thing you’ve done in aviation.  So, if you have a story to share, just click the red “Send Voicemail” button over there to the right and leave me a brief message… it can be up to 90 seconds.  If I get enough response, I’m planning to do an episode of stories.  Thanks!

Have a happy new year!

Dean

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Yes, it is an art, and it takes careful and precise thinking, in order to prevent damage to an airplane.

I’m not going to post any pictures with this episode, so here’s what’s included in the audio for this podcast:

• An update on my family’s Thanksgiving trip to Colorado… what an awesome state with so much to see!
• Some updated information about using “torque plates when changing engine cylinders,” which was prompted by an email I received recently… thank you Jason Burton!  And here’s a link for an excellent article on CSO Beech about torque plates:  http://www.csobeech.com/torque-plates.html
• And the feature for today… 5 tips for those times when you need to crawl around in inconvenient areas of an airplane.  I’m sure I only scratched the surface of this topic, so if you have any ideas to add, please contact me, and I’ll be happy to add  your tips to the discussion.

Have a wonderful week friends!