You just got to love some people who call themselves AP. Then there are the IA's who looked at this every year. Probably more than one guy too.

We all know the guy who will do your annual for $500.00 Does a real thorough job too. UH HUH yep you bet. You get what you pay for.

Good day

EZFlap wrote:Worst part is that it's not something you would usually go looking for on a normal annual.

I beg to differ... It's something you should specifically be looking for on annual. On all your cables.

Gump

Bill you might want to check and see if all the pulleys are turning too. On the 175 they were all stuck and the cables would just slide across them. I think I'll take a peek inside the 175 as we had to rebuild the fuel valve too.

GumpAir wrote:

EZFlap wrote:Worst part is that it's not something you would usually go looking for on a normal annual.

I beg to differ... It's something you should specifically be looking for on annual. On all your cables.

Gump

It's something I'll be looking for now!

Got my dirty pictures in afternoon email -- I use a 318V Remote viewing device .like this http://www.valuetesters.com/Testo-318-V ... -Scope.php
Works good and can take video /pictures

EZFlap wrote:
I think I'm gonna go out and buy one of those little inspection cameras with the little probe and a video screen...

Lol commonly called a Bore Scope, Bill



Milwaukee Tools came out with one similar to 182STOL's unit. I've only looked at them, but seems to be a nice unit. Nice viewing area & uses the same rechargeable battery as their small drills & other tools. Not sure if it had a video output. IIRC it was about $250. I wouldn't do a HSI with it, but very handy & cheap for other inspection applications.

Plus, think of all the money you can save doing your own Colonoscopy's

Do you suppose that the whole fuel system is covered with that yellow gunk caked on to the inside of the fuel line flare?
Looks to me thats what kept it from leaking, Stop leak for gas!!
GT

OregonMaule wrote:You just got to love some people who call themselves AP. Then there are the IA's who looked at this every year. Probably more than one guy too.

We all know the guy who will do your annual for $500.00 Does a real throw job too. UH HUH yep you bet. You get what you pay for.

Good day

Jeez, that much???? And what is a "throw job"?

gb

gbflyer wrote:

OregonMaule wrote:You just got to love some people who call themselves AP. Then there are the IA's who looked at this every year. Probably more than one guy too.

We all know the guy who will do your annual for $500.00 Does a real throw job too. UH HUH yep you bet. You get what you pay for.

Good day

Jeez, that much???? And what is a "throw job"?

gb

woops call me Tim.

thorough

OregonMaule wrote:....We all know the guy who will do your annual for $500.00 Does a real thorough job too. UH HUH yep you bet. You get what you pay for. .....

You do get what you pay for-- or you should get what you pay for. How long does it take to inspect a non-complex airplane like a C172 or similar?$500 covers about 10 hours of an independent mechanic's time at $50/hour. If the owner's done some of the stuff himself (greased wheel bearings, serviced brakes, checked compression, set timing, serviced plugs, etc), that seems like plenty of time for the inspection part of a C172 annual, assuming no squawks and that AD compliance & documentation have been kept up to date.
Now if you flog the airplane all year (ride it hard, put it up wet, and defer all squawks) and just drop it off at the FBO once a year, you can bet it's gnna be a lot more time & money to get it squared away. I have a friend that used to do this, and then wonder why the annual took 4-6 weeks & cost a few grand every time.

Avgas contains lead, it is a lubricant expressly put there to eliminate drag and reduce cable friction when sawing through fuel lines. The higher octane also from the lead inhibits low temperature ignition from sparks generated by the sawing action when jamming the rudder in crosswinds. Put some tire slime in the tank too to seal the leak.

Good catch Bill, welcome back to the land of the living.