Piper Cherokee Cylinder Break-in: What Should Be the Target Temperature?
FlyWithKay’s plane developed a hot cylinder. Learn what happened next, and how you can help with advice.
Read MoreThese webinars total hours of advice from the Piper Owner Society Editorial Board, led by Aviation Director Scott Sherer. Also featuring longtime pilot and electrical engineer Jim "Griff" Griffin, these advice videos feature tips from longtime pilot and CFI Mike Jones, avionics consultant Bob Hart, insurance and business expert Scott "Sky" Smith, and more.
For ease of watching, we have broken these videos into 3 parts. There are no downloads available of this content. Important links and documents needed are provided within the posts themselves.
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A sampling of quotes from this first webinar.
“Buying (an airplane) is not as hard as dealing with it in the first few years. It expensive enough buying a 40 or 50 year old airplane. Those first few years are even more challenging.” -Scott Sherer
“In the last three years of aircraft ownership, a lot of people stop maintaining their aircraft. And that creates a problem. I would always recommend getting a pre-purchase inspection. And you can’t do it with the mechanic who’s already maintaining the airplane. You can’t go to a mechanic who you both know. You need to go to somebody who’s trained in that model of aircraft but has not seen it before.” -Scott Sherer
“Fuel is going to be biggest expense. We ran about 83% of our expense being fuel, and that was through two engine cycles.” -Jim Griffin
“Be prepared to spend 25% of the cost of purchasing your plane on maintenance. -Scott Sherer
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by Piper Owner Society | Oct 18, 2022 | Fly With Kay, Maintenance | 0
FlyWithKay’s plane developed a hot cylinder. Learn what happened next, and how you can help with advice.
Read Moreby Piper Owner Staff | Jun 17, 2022 | Fly With Kay, Maintenance | 0
As I started closing the hanger door, I noticed a puddle forming under the front wheel. I had blown my strut seal and it will need to be rebuilt. Devastation! I was grounded!
Read Moreby Piper Owner Staff | Feb 11, 2022 | Fly With Kay, Maintenance | 0
Over the course of that year, I racked up about 200 hours before my annual was due. I was told I could do an annual at the same time for $1,500, so I went ahead and did it. What happened next was not fun.
Read Moreby Piper Owner Society | Jan 19, 2022 | Fly With Kay | 0
Here’s the first-ever FlyWithKay blog in which Kay Hall, who flies a Cherokee 180 across the country, blogs exclusively for the Piper Owner Society.
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