Well in my opinion I think that just owning is a learning experience and
well worth the money spent in education value. Cannot wait till I get my
service manuals so I can learn every thing about my airplane.


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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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?

On a lesser level (not all of us get the opportunity to rebuild an
airplane
from the ground up) the owner-assisted annual is incredibly valuable. To
know how each part is attached, with what screw (or bolts, or nuts), where
it goes and what it does is worth any amount of hours invested.

I'm coming up on my sixth owner-assisted annual (third on this plane), and
I'm really looking forward to it. Despite everything we've done to our
Pathfinder, I guarantee I'll learn something new.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"