Airplane Owner Maintenance

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238 – Check Ride Thoughts & Piper Door Stop Repair

April 5, 2024 /

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This podcast episode includes the following:

  • Update on my CFII check ride from March 8, 2024
  • A description of several maintenance items on a Piper Cherokee
  • Some emails I received from podcast listeners, some encouraging me about my check ride, and some sharing inspiring stories of what they are doing in their aviation journeys… I love hearing about what you guys are doing!
  • Two resources I recommend for people who are about to take a check ride:
  • One is an article in the March 2024 AOPA Pilot magazine titled “Impress the Examiner” by Catherine Cavagnaro.
  • The second one is something our friend Leslie Caubble is doing through her new website, UltimateAviationAcademy.com (She’s providing mock oral check rides to prepare pilots for the oral portion of the check ride.)

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.

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237 – Checkride Butterflies!

March 5, 2024 /

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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 instrument rating, or something else.

If you’re thinking about getting a new pilot certificate or rating, I encourage you to go for it!

Let me know how things are going… I always love to hear from you guys!

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236 – Spare Parts and Tools to Carry in Your Airplane

February 2, 2024 /

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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 about a communication blunder I made a while back.
  • Update on getting my CFII.
  • And… some fun laughs and goodbye’s from my little grandson!

Enjoy the show, and leave me a message if you like!

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