How Much Maintenance Do You Do Yourself?

[Guest]

4 hours ago, RobertGary1 said:

Depends on how hard the last guy mashed the screws in with the 24v driver.

Not the type of tool you’d find in my shop.

Clarence 

[Hank]

45 minutes ago, M20Doc said:

Not the type of tool you’d find in my shop.

Clarence 

We aren't all fortunate enough to have your shop available, Clarence. 

[MMsuper21]

Shops are busy, mechanics are unfortunately very human. 

Busy humans tend to make mistakes more often.

I am still learning, I watch my mechanic do the work when I can, if not he always takes pictures for me and I double check the work. Whatever I can as novice, at least if everything is attached and no extras in the engine bay. 

I am doing more myself as I ascent in the plane ownership ranks. It’s personal interest coupled with safety. 

 

[dylanac]

I do just about everything myself except the annual. I'll get that liability in someone else's hands. Recently rewired all the avionics, from the buss bar up. I saw the shoddy work that was supposedly performed by an "avionics shop" before and didn't want a $20k bill for trash.

[steingar]

I do what I can do.  I suck at wrenching, though airplanes are way easier than bikes or cars.  I can't do the assist annual thing, can't blame the mechanics any.  Were I a mechanic I don't think I'd want pilots creeping around my shop.