Gosh your excitement was very infectious John! A great mechanic is as important as a great doctor. From what we saw, they seem like a top notch shop! If you saw Jerry Wagners video on his GTIO engine failure- seems a shop had used the wrong conrod and was too much play at the gudgeon pin! As you say - a job done right, very much worth it
Highly interesting, even though the mechanics seem nonchalant about it. Every bit of manual work and precision goes to that engine, basically to keep you from crashing. So you're absolutely spot on with this video appreciating it.
Nice update on the engine, thank you! I went through replacing one cylinder on my Ercoupe this past year, not for the feint of heart, but you learn a lot, 'helping' someone experienced with that job.
Very interesting to watch; thanks, Jon. I dropped our Grumman off in Perth in October (my last video shows the flight) and the engine's been sitting, stripped and awaiting inspection (behave!), at Norvic for a couple of months now. They must be busy! We can't wait to have our Bubbles back flying!
Love it thanks -for the education, Jon. Our flying club Saratoga just had a new cylinder put in so nice to see a bit of behind the scenes. Ps the tune strummed should have been “Money” by Pink Floyd 😂😥
I once had a C182S with a three bladed prop and then had a Diamond DA40 with a two bladed prop. I always like the three blade prop look better. No good reason really, just seemed better. 🙂 Nice to see you almost back in the air.
Banter has always been part of the aviation tech's norm, any one entering a hangar has to accept they are a nice fresh target. I can tell you took it in the way it is meant. So you are now half way between flying and walking, I think that makes you a fledging reporter.
Looking really good, Jon - especially that shiny new prop! But wow, I wouldn't want to be getting the bill for all that work! Will you be giving some details of costs in a future video?
Wow…. Just finishing an identical overhaul on my 182… full engine overhaul and the same a new 3 blade prop… however the boys from the prop shop in the USA sent the wrong spinner… so should be here next week….. then finally up, up and away.
I was planning a top-end overhaul on my plane’s O-320 but the sparkles in the oil filter said the engine was too far gone. Six months later I pulled up to the hold short line with the shop’s service manager in the right seat...
Well done Jon, good progress on IV and nice video. Having now spent all that money please tell me you're also going to invest in an Engine Data Monitor? Those original manufacturer's CHT, EGT and Oil gauges are legendarily inaccurate, regardless of whether it's Piper, Cessna, Mooney or whoever. An Engine Data Monitor looking at each individual cylinder is money well spent, allowing proper monitoring of your engine's health. Be interesting to know what added value your insurer considers the aircraft now has, as you've done a lot of expensive work there. Good luck with the air testing and run in process.
Great upgrade! What about getting new cylinders in mid TBO? What happens when you finally do the TBO? If they pass inspection, will they hold up until next TBO?
Fascinating. A great film John and nice to see India Victor back in service. You had a lovely day for it! Many thanks.
Cool! Well, I hope so!!! Thanks for showing us the inside of Aero Anglias operation as well as your engine Jon.
Gosh your excitement was very infectious John! A great mechanic is as important as a great doctor. From what we saw, they seem like a top notch shop! If you saw Jerry Wagners video on his GTIO engine failure- seems a shop had used the wrong conrod and was too much play at the gudgeon pin! As you say - a job done right, very much worth it
Highly interesting, even though the mechanics seem nonchalant about it. Every bit of manual work and precision goes to that engine, basically to keep you from crashing. So you're absolutely spot on with this video appreciating it.
IV roars again!!! Fascinating video, I always love watching just what makes a plane work
Love those Arrows
Superb content, so amazing to see the bird nearly back in service!
Nice update on the engine, thank you! I went through replacing one cylinder on my Ercoupe this past year, not for the feint of heart, but you learn a lot, 'helping' someone experienced with that job.
Great video - one of your best yet. Thanks for sharing.
Very interesting to watch; thanks, Jon. I dropped our Grumman off in Perth in October (my last video shows the flight) and the engine's been sitting, stripped and awaiting inspection (behave!), at Norvic for a couple of months now. They must be busy! We can't wait to have our Bubbles back flying!
Love the videos! I appreciate that they're always high quality and super informative. Nice work!
Thanks!
Love it thanks -for the education, Jon. Our flying club Saratoga just had a new cylinder put in so nice to see a bit of behind the scenes. Ps the tune strummed should have been “Money” by Pink Floyd 😂😥
Excellent
I once had a C182S with a three bladed prop and then had a Diamond DA40 with a two bladed prop. I always like the three blade prop look better. No good reason really, just seemed better. 🙂 Nice to see you almost back in the air.
Banter has always been part of the aviation tech's norm, any one entering a hangar has to accept they are a nice fresh target. I can tell you took it in the way it is meant. So you are now half way between flying and walking, I think that makes you a fledging reporter.
There are very few things put together as well as an aircraft.... Nice job
Brilliant video
Looking really good, Jon - especially that shiny new prop!
But wow, I wouldn't want to be getting the bill for all that work!
Will you be giving some details of costs in a future video?
Great stuff! What did your mechanics think about the torsional vibration dampeners when going to the 3 blade?
Wow…. Just finishing an identical overhaul on my 182… full engine overhaul and the same a new 3 blade prop… however the boys from the prop shop in the USA sent the wrong spinner… so should be here next week….. then finally up, up and away.
Great to see India Victor purring again. Cant wait for you to loose the "walking" designation XD.
I was planning a top-end overhaul on my plane’s O-320 but the sparkles in the oil filter said the engine was too far gone. Six months later I pulled up to the hold short line with the shop’s service manager in the right seat...
Well done Jon, good progress on IV and nice video.
Having now spent all that money please tell me you're also going to invest in an Engine Data Monitor? Those original manufacturer's CHT, EGT and Oil gauges are legendarily inaccurate, regardless of whether it's Piper, Cessna, Mooney or whoever. An Engine Data Monitor looking at each individual cylinder is money well spent, allowing proper monitoring of your engine's health.
Be interesting to know what added value your insurer considers the aircraft now has, as you've done a lot of expensive work there.
Good luck with the air testing and run in process.
What sort of cost is associated with this work?
Can you disclose the approximate cost so far ?
Done this lots of times on Lycomings but not on Continentals. Did they have to remove the oil filter and inspect it after first or second run? TonyS
Great upgrade! What about getting new cylinders in mid TBO? What happens when you finally do the TBO? If they pass inspection, will they hold up until next TBO?
The walking reporter 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
And a new prop? Blimey, I presume IV was a bargain!
How much did all this cost? Sorry for being nosey😂
Good to see John even if he was having 50 winks
What did that work cost?
When you think that’s someones life depends on this
Top End - does that mean you were in Darwin - you should have told me!
Tons of money 🧐
Nice to see spanners being turned and not used as hammers............. getting there slowly one video at a time ........ COME ON I V
CRACK ON
Excellent