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120 – Airplanes and People From Oshkosh 2019

August 4, 2019 / Dean Showalter / 6 Comments

Note: The Exhaust Valve Borescoping and Lapping Presentation at Oshkosh was so much fun, and I met some fantastic people. If you’re buying the borescope I recommended, go to AirplaneOwnerMaintenance.com/119 and click the links for the borescope of your choice. Use the code “Dean” for a 10% discount.

Now for the trip to Oshkosh:

The Luray, Virginia guys!

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Final approach to runway 27 – Land on the “Green Dot!”

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I met Bret Chilcott from Neodesha Kansas, and listened to his excellent presentation about Stinson 108 aircraft, and what a value they are.

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So many sleek and fast airplanes at AirVenture!

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I managed to grab a quick picture with Mike Busch… he did 13 seminars this year!

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Check out one of the stunningly beautiful float planes there:

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Jack Swift was the first person to purchase my video course, “Safety Wire Like A Pro!” I met him at Boeing Plaza, between the Boeing 747 and the 787. What a great guy!

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Check out the turbine 206 on floats at the seaplane base:

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And a mission organization who uses Cessna 206’s in Papua, New Guinea. samaritanaviation.org

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Chris Palmer with AviatorTraining.com was there, and it was great to meet him in person! I gotta get a new hat for next year… that thing is ridiculous 🙂 Check out Chris on Instagram @angleofattack – he got a ride in the back seat of one of the Aeroshell Team T-6’s! Well done Chris!

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Bob Ripley was in the ABS tent, and I got to thank him for his help… he’s a walking encyclopedia of Bonanza and Baron knowledge! Having access to Bob for technical questions, in my opinion, is one of the best benefits of ABS membership.

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It was also a great privilege to meet Joe Godfrey and Dave Pasquale. Joe is an engine monitor and analysis expert, and Dave is a borescoping and valve lapping expert. Both of these guys work with Savvy Aviation, and Dave also has his own maintenance shop, Pasquale Aviation, LLC, in Pottstown, PA.

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Finally, don’t miss the story behind this picture…

I saw this guy with his young family and decided to take a picture to get his information. I forgot about it until today when I was looking through my photos. His story is absolutely inspiring. Listen to the audio for this episode, and then check out his website:

www.StolCreek.com

One of these days, I hope I can take Maria and go visit Mike’s grass-runway airport in Whitewater, Kansas!

What a great year to attend Oshkosh / AirVenture for the first time! I’m already hoping I’ll be able to attend Oshkosh 2020!

117 – Cirrus SR22 Flap Problem Solved

June 9, 2019 / Dean Showalter / 2 Comments

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Four things for this episode:

An announcement about Oshkosh.
An Aeronca Champ that landed at SHD recently.
My new friend, Brad Flickinger. Brad is a podcast listener from Pennsylvania who stopped in to see me at SHD recently.
A flap problem on a Cirrus SR22.

1.Oshkosh Announcement:

I’ve never been to the EAA Airventure Oshkosh Airshow. But this is the year to change that, and I’m planning to go this year! I can’t wait.

I have been scheduled to give a workshop presentation at Oshkosh this year. The name of my workshop is “Exhaust Valve Borescoping and Lapping,” and you can click this link to get the details:

https://www.eaa.org/eaa/event/Exhaust_Valve_Borescoping__Lapping?id=B60EDF7E3005415C9DE8F72AB063B6F9

It will be in Workshop Classroom A, on Saturday, July 27, at 8:30 am.

If you will be at Airventure / Oshkosh this year, please stop by for this presentation… I would love to meet you there.

2. The Aeronca Champ that landed at SHD:

Such a classic little airplane!

And it even had a backwards tachometer, like the one I flew years ago.

… and with a wooden prop and no electrical system, it’s a really simple airplane.

3. My new friend, Brad Flickinger.

Brad stopped in to see me at Classic Aviation at SHD recently. I found out he’s been listening to the podcast while driving a truck.

Brad owns and flies a Mooney, and we are currently making plans for me to go spend some time with him and some of his airplane friends in PA.

Thanks Brad, for taking the time to stop in for a visit. I always love to meet podcast listeners in person!

4. Cirrus SR22 Flap Problem

I’ve been doing an annual inspection on an SR22, and one of the squawks was that the flaps would not extend all the way.

A call to Cirrus Tech Support turned out to be a fantastic experience!

Ben gave me some ideas about what to check, and one thing he suggested checking was the flap system relays under the floor panel behind the copilot seat.