In article , Jim Weir wrote:
And, I can go to that airplane blindfolded and tell you what every single
bolt, nut, and fitting does. I can also tell you where the weak parts are,
and what I expect will happen should they fail.

This is utterly priceless.

There is nothing like rebuilding (or at least participating in the rebuilding)
of an airplane from the ground up. It never ceases to amaze me how many
people don't want to get involved in the maintenance of their airplane -
something breaks, they take it to a mechanic, he fixes it, they pay the
bill.

Knowing your airplane intimately is one of the great benefits of owning -
how can you do that if you've never even looked under the cowling, let
alone under the wing root fairings?

Tina Marie