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What a great flying day! I could tell by the number of bugs smashed on the leading edge of the wings, cowl, and wheel pants!
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.
The Piper Owner Society would like to thank the following contributors:
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 | Sep 20, 2023 | Maintenance | 0
What a great flying day! I could tell by the number of bugs smashed on the leading edge of the wings, cowl, and wheel pants!
Read Moreby Piper Owner Society | Sep 20, 2023 | Maintenance | 0
A topic of interest for any aircraft owner should be the proper maintenance of your engine’s baffling.
Read Moreby Jacqueline Shipe | Aug 9, 2023 | Maintenance | 0
Part 1 of “Repairing Piper Fuel Tanks,” published in the previous issue (July 2023), covered the removal of Piper fuel tanks.
Read Moreby Piper Owner Society | Aug 7, 2023 | Hangar Tip, Maintenance | 0
Mike Jones, Schaumburg, Illinois, 1966 PA-28-180 Cherokee I’ve been changing Cherokee oil for many...
Read Moreby Jacqueline Shipe | Jul 3, 2023 | Maintenance | 0
PA-28 and PA-32 Series Part 1: Fuel Tank Removal PA-28-160 wing with tank removed. Removed...
Read Moreby Scott Sherer | Jun 30, 2023 | Hangar Tip, Maintenance | 0
As you know from reading my articles in PIPERS magazine and on the Piper Owner Society forum, I’m always improving something on my Arrow.
Read Moreby Piper Owner Society | Jun 23, 2023 | Maintenance | 0
Recently, my airplane partner called to let me know that we had a magneto failure — there was no spark from the left mag.
Read Moreby Piper Owner Society | Jun 22, 2023 | Maintenance | 0
Careful inspection and replacement of hoses, as necessary, will reduce the risk of an inflight emergency.
Read Moreby Scott Sherer | May 2, 2023 | Hangar Tip, Maintenance | 0
I can sense that spring airplane restoration projects are on the rise by the number of queries for assistance I’m getting from our members
Read Moreby Piper Owner Society | Dec 7, 2022 | Maintenance | 0
What happens when the Piper Owner Society puts its mind to a maintenance problem? An extremely...
Read Moreby Scott Sherer | Dec 5, 2022 | Maintenance | 0
Back in 2017, I wrote an article about finding severe corrosion in my Twin. By severe, I mean that I came very close to catastrophic flight control failure as a direct result of that corrosion.
Read Moreby Piper Owner Society | Nov 9, 2022 | Maintenance | 0
This article is a follow-up to “Introduction to Borescoping: Part 1,” allowing owners to take preventative steps before serious issues occur.
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