About this episode
Today’s episode is about Pat’s Mooney, and how we sealed up some exhaust leaks.
And it’s a fun story because Pat has become a good friend… check out the above photo where he’s showing his airplane to my grandson Spencer
Spencer and my daughter McKenzie stopped by the shop one day when Pat and I were working on his Mooney 252 (M20K.)
And if you’ve listened to the Airplane Owner Maintenance Podcast, you’ll likely remember that it’s McKenzie’s voice in the podcast intro and outro… thanks McKenzie!
Pat flew his Mooney from Wisconsin to Virginia for his annual inspection, and he hung around for several days to work with me on his airplane… I love airplane owners like Pat!
I love working with the “Pats” of general aviation because they tend to have some or all of the following traits:
They love aviation as a whole.
They are interested in the maintenance side of things.
They want things fixed and working properly.
They are easy to work with and fun to be around.
They care about people and relationships.
And that pretty well describes Pat, so we got off to a good start on his inspection.
One of the squawks I discovered was 5 of the 6 exhaust flanges had small leaks at the gasket area… we found this while doing a pressure test on the exhaust system. Here’s one of the flanges that was leaking:
