Airplane Owner Maintenance - By Dean Showalter
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Airplane Owner Maintenance - By Dean Showalter

by Dean Showalter

A podcast devoted to helping airplane owners reach higher levels of maintenance understanding, along with the inspiration to always continue learning.

100 episodes
EN-US language
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1
256 – Not Quite Full Flaps
22:20 Feb 26, 2026
2
255 – Cirrus SR22 Flaps Sometimes Won’t Retract
23:37 Jan 16, 2026
3
254 – Solving an Air Conditioning Mystery and Learning New Things!
35:38 May 13, 2025
4
253 – Missed Windows of Opportunity
22:42 Apr 16, 2025
5
252 – Why Does the Bonanza Gear Relay Breaker Pop?
37:32 Mar 11, 2025
6
251 – Bennett’s Exhaust Valve Rescue on his Cessna TTx
29:14 Feb 26, 2025
7
250 – Frustrations with Piper Rudder Cable Tension
33:56 Jan 29, 2025
8
249 – An EXHAUST-ing Mooney / Continental Story
31:57 Jan 3, 2025
9
248 - Mark's Cessna T210 Exhaust Valve Story
30:49 Oct 15, 2024
10
247 – Brake Failure After Landing
20:29 Sep 20, 2024
11
246 – Parts Changer or Real Mechanic? Cessna-210 Landing Gear Motor Story
43:40 Sep 14, 2024
12
245 – A Crazy and Amazing Week!
27:56 Aug 30, 2024
13
244 – Down a CHT Rabbit Hole!
26:26 Aug 6, 2024
14
243 – A Stranded Piper Saratoga
22:11 Jul 5, 2024
15
242 – Your Airplane’s Alternator: Neglected or Well-Cared-For?
32:52 Jun 20, 2024
16
241 – Best Airplane Engine Overhaul Shops
37:42 Jun 12, 2024
17
240 – MEI Check Ride Struggles
46:56 May 7, 2024
18
239 – When Your “Perfect” Airplane Gets a Prebuy
45:09 Apr 13, 2024
19
238 – Check Ride Thoughts & Piper Door Stop Repair
41:37 Apr 5, 2024
20
237 – Checkride Butterflies!
21:54 Mar 5, 2024
21
236 - Spare Parts and Tools to Carry in Your Airplane
33:44 Feb 2, 2024
22
235 - Ugly Propellers and What to Do About Them
48:45 Oct 12, 2023
23
234 - Why the Airplane's Heater Didn't Light Last Winter
44:31 Sep 23, 2023
24
233 – Mike’s Owner Assisted Annual on His F33A Bonanza
38:12 Sep 8, 2023
25
232 – A Piper, A Pineapple, and a Motorcycle
31:18 Aug 30, 2023
26
231 - Piper Comanche Weird Electrical Problem and Seeping Oil Drain Valve
25:39 Jul 31, 2023
27
230 “Phantom Cracks” in Airplane Engine Cylinders
26:05 Jul 17, 2023
28
229 – Cessna 206 Alternator Not Working
38:04 Jul 8, 2023
29
228 – Saving a Cylinder on Dan & Jeanne’s Bonanza
33:05 Jul 1, 2023
30
227 – Electrical Chaos When the Landing Light was Turned On
34:12 Jun 25, 2023
31
226 – Piper Lance Lands at SHD After In-Flight Electrical Failure
28:18 Jun 17, 2023
32
225 – Obscure ATC Intersection Mystery Solved (It’s UDIYU!)
27:17 Jun 9, 2023
33
224 – Jim’s Exhaust Valve Rescue on his Cessna 182 Engine
21:03 Jun 2, 2023
34
223 – Piper Cherokee Annual and Other Maintenance Adventures
32:17 May 26, 2023
35
222 – How an Engine Cylinder Went From 25/80 to 75/80!
37:17 May 13, 2023
36
221 – Maui Adventures in the Air and on the Ground!
39:04 Apr 21, 2023
37
220 – An Epic Working Vacation to Maui!
29:32 Apr 16, 2023
38
219 – I Installed New Brake Linings and the Wheel Would Not Turn!
28:00 Mar 24, 2023
39
218 – Engine Oil was Seeping Out of the Top Cowling
24:21 Mar 17, 2023
40
217 – Does Your Magneto Have Any Broken Teeth?
26:00 Mar 10, 2023
41
216 – WHY is the alternator not working?!
27:47 Mar 3, 2023
42
215 – Vacuum Pump Adventure with Clark, my Airline Captain Friend
26:09 Feb 24, 2023
43
214 – An Unacceptably Low Cylinder Compression
31:51 Feb 17, 2023
44
213 - Stellar Advice for YOUR Aviation Career
16:22 Feb 10, 2023
45
212 – Is Your Airplane’s Battery Too Old?
43:53 Feb 3, 2023
46
211 – A Cold Flight in an Aerostar!
24:36 Jan 27, 2023
47
210 - Cessna 172 Engine Install / Good ATC Talk
34:23 Jan 20, 2023
48
209 – Responses from Airline Pilots, and Finishing a Bonanza Annual
24:50 Jan 13, 2023
49
208 – Back in the Maintenance Shop and Off to JFK!
47:47 Jan 5, 2023
50
207 - A Fantastic Conversation With My Son Seth!
54:20 Dec 17, 2022
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