My Dad taught me that you should learn something new every day & doing owner assisted inspections will teach you a lot. It is great to have a mechanic that will share their knowledge. I know nothing about aircraft but I find this interesting to follow, along with the other skills you share with us.
Hello Sir, I just bought a Cessna 150L 1972 3 weeks ago (C-FFAZ) and at the moment the annual is very to do at Goulet Aviation at Bromont airport and he is offering me next year to do the same thing as you and it seems fantastic👍😇👌Thank You Very Kindly for your OUTSTANDING informative Video Cheers 🍻🍻
Owner assisted annuals have many advantages. You learn more about your aircraft and how it operates and there are cost savings usually realized. If you get a mechanic that charges the same for an owner assisted or standard annual/or 100hr then avoid them like the plague.
lol well i tried to do the owner assited anuual on my cessna p337 andmy bellanca turbo viking. never doing it again. i got grease under my fingernails and got my hand stuck on the rear motor mount. and i mean stuck that was on the p 337 4 years ago, now? i sit in my recliner. take a nap and ask are you done yet? not worth it. the viking is packed tight with engine and turbo and lots of wires and hoses.. many years ago i could do it no problem, older i get? the lazier i get.
As someone who just randomly came across your video, I'm inclined to hit the thumbs down and here's why. The title of the video partially is "is it worth while". Well, you only gave the knowledge portion of the question. You didn't answer what the cost would have been for a full A&P annual versus the owner assisted. Or, how many hours did you spend on your portion. If I make more an hour than the A&P, it doesn't make sense for me to do the owner assisted if I already have the working knowledge.
@@BoeWalls it wasn’t so much as the cash savings which there was, but I found the real value in getting to know my aircraft better. It was about 2 days of actual work.
My Dad taught me that you should learn something new every day & doing owner assisted inspections will teach you a lot. It is great to have a mechanic that will share their knowledge. I know nothing about aircraft but I find this interesting to follow, along with the other skills you share with us.
Hello Sir, I just bought a Cessna 150L 1972 3 weeks ago (C-FFAZ) and at the moment the annual is very to do at Goulet Aviation at Bromont airport and he is offering me next year to do the same thing as you and it seems fantastic👍😇👌Thank You Very Kindly for your OUTSTANDING informative Video Cheers 🍻🍻
@@RCAFpolarexpress really appreciate it! You learn a ton, get way more familiar and save a couple bucks with this route!
Slick ... glad it’s all certified again 👍
Me too! Let’s go for a rip sometime
That was a great video. I fly in planes, never flown a plane and I’m not much of a mechanic so that was great fun to learn something new.
Hopefully soon I get the rest of my parts to build my other one
Great video! Absolutely loved it
I do 100% of my maintenance…haven’t been ramped checked in the 40 years I’ve been a pilot and owner…how ever…I’m obviously not of the norm…🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Nice looking aircraft! Miss turning wrenches on these bug smashers!
Lots of wrench pulling next year. Make the trip with Wes and pop in
Man, I NEED a bearing packer like that.
Right?!
Owner assisted annuals have many advantages. You learn more about your aircraft and how it operates and there are cost savings usually realized. If you get a mechanic that charges the same for an owner assisted or standard annual/or 100hr then avoid them like the plague.
Totally agree, my guy was awesome
Very interesting. Dit you pay for that reg number? Who is "P" ?
Registration has been with the plane for years. Not sure what you mean by “P”
Careful with RVs. Little pocket rocket with no glide🫢. I prefer flying the P51 C. Mustang.😎
I think I’d prefer that too. But I think the glide ratio can’t be much worse than my 150 🤔
lol well i tried to do the owner assited anuual on my cessna p337 andmy bellanca turbo viking. never doing it again. i got grease under my fingernails and got my hand stuck on the rear motor mount. and i mean stuck that was on the p 337 4 years ago, now? i sit in my recliner. take a nap and ask are you done yet? not worth it. the viking is packed tight with engine and turbo and lots of wires and hoses.. many years ago i could do it no problem, older i get? the lazier i get.
lil blue is pretty simple unit and between work and hobbies my hands are rarely clean. 😂
i wish you would use the proper parts terms instead of spark plugs they are called the fuel lighter thingies
@@pirateatfourty “sparkulators”
Have you looked into the owner/maintenance category….I believe the only real downside is you can’t go into the USA
I’m not going to switch to owner maintenance for lil blue.. my rv7 will be owner maintenance though.
Thanks for watching/ commenting
As someone who just randomly came across your video, I'm inclined to hit the thumbs down and here's why. The title of the video partially is "is it worth while". Well, you only gave the knowledge portion of the question. You didn't answer what the cost would have been for a full A&P annual versus the owner assisted. Or, how many hours did you spend on your portion. If I make more an hour than the A&P, it doesn't make sense for me to do the owner assisted if I already have the working knowledge.
@@BoeWalls it wasn’t so much as the cash savings which there was, but I found the real value in getting to know my aircraft better. It was about 2 days of actual work.
lol