Airplane Owner Maintenance

A Maintenance Oriented Podcast For Airplane Owners, Pilots, and Mechanics

Month: February 2021

169 – Transformed Interiors with Autumn Elizabeth Design

February 19, 2021 / / 0 Comments

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Our guest for today’s episode is Autumn Duntz, an aviation interior designer and refurbishment expert… welcome Autumn!

After observing some poor quality elements in a newly refurbished Beechcraft A36 Bonanza interior, I wondered how this type of thing could be avoided. After a little online research, I found Autumn’s website, AutumnElizabethDesign.com. I quickly realized she would be a great guest for the podcast.

I was curious about what airplane owners can do to avoid typical pitfalls and make the whole interior refurbishment process more fun and less stressful, while also achieving the desired results.

Autumn Duntz stands out in the industry, providing a refreshing and very personalized alternative to the big companies you might typically think of when it comes to airplane interiors.

Here are some samples of Autumn’s design work:

Although Autumn mostly works with larger airplanes and business jets, she has a wealth of wisdom to share with us that also applies to small airplanes.

In this episode, we covered topics from maintenance friendly designs, to regulations, to taking care of leather… and my favorite tip: “Provide maintenance covers for the seats and interior of your airplane when you take it to the shop!” I loved that tip.

If you need some help with designing YOUR airplane’s interior, I highly recommend having a conversation with Autumn to see if you’d like to work with her.

I’m confident if you choose to work with Autumn in designing an interior, or a paint scheme, you’ll experience the following results:

  • She will be easy to work with and make the process much less stressful.
  • There will be excellent communication throughout the process.
  • You’ll love the results, both of the work, and of working with her.

Here’s how you can learn more about Autumn’s services, and get in touch with her:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autumn_elizabeth_design

Website: www.autumnelizabethdesign.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/autumnduntz/

Thanks Autumn, for joining us for this episode!

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168 – Things I Found on an A36 Bonanza

February 12, 2021 / / 0 Comments

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Does your airplane have emergency exit windows?

If so, would your passengers know how to operate them?

Here’s an emergency exit window where the instructions were hardly readable:

Thankfully, the lettering was etched into the panels, and a fine point Sharpie did the trick:

Imagine trying to remove that window if you were completely unfamiliar… these placards are important!

Find out in today’s episode why the placards were unreadable, and also hear about the other squawks that were discovered on an A36 Bonanza during annual inspection.

If you have a crazy story of something you discovered after a new interior was installed in your airplane, please let me know… I may do an episode in the future about airplane interiors, and things to be aware of.

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167 – Shop Towels in Wrong Places

February 6, 2021 / / 0 Comments

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In a previous episode, I shared the story about how I accidentally left a shop towel in an engine…

I got some great feedback from that episode, including the picture above… a flight student found a shop towel during preflight… in a place you would not expect.

It’s one more reminder to be extra-diligent during maintenance, and to have another person look over your work before installing the cowling.

In this week’s episode, I’m sharing the feedback I got from the story of the shop towel in the engine. (If you missed that story, you can find it in episode 165.)

There are some really good lessons to be learned… I want to say a big “thank you” to everyone who sent me feedback and helpful stories.

I’ve been receiving messages from airplane owners who are performing borescope inspections on their engine cylinders and exhaust valves… I always love to hear those stories, because I’m convinced borescoping can make flying safer by detecting failing exhaust valves before they come apart in flight.

Do you have pictures of your exhaust valves, but you’re not sure what they mean?

I can help with that, for sure.

I offer a service to evaluate borescope pictures for airplane owners.

It’s very easy to work with me, and here’s the process:

Go to this link, and make the appropriate payment:

https://paypal.me/airplaneownermaint?locale.x=en_US

Single engine 4 cylinder: $50

Single engine 6 cylinder: $70

Twin engine: $100

Send me an email with your borescope pictures (dean{at}airplaneownermaintenance{dot}com)

Within 48 hours, I’ll send you a report with evaluations of your borescope pictures to help you understand what the pictures are saying, and things to be aware of.

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