injected planes, no more owner oil changes, contact AOPA

On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 15:07:17 -0700 (PDT), "Robert M. Gary"
wrote:

On Apr 1, 2:21*pm, Peter Clark
wrote:
*It takes 10 minutes (most of which is getting at
the thing, which if you've already gotten it open for the oil change
makes it take 5 seconds) and if you can't get the nearest mechanic to
sign an entry saying that they complied with the job then you're not
doing something right. *It doesn't stop you from changing your oil in
any way, shape, or form.

A couple things you probably have not considered...
1) Before this AD I could change my oil on the weekend or earily AM
before work (which is when I usually do it), now you have to
coordinate the time when the shop is open (take the AM off work)
2) No A&P is going to bill you for 5 minutes. You'll be billed at
least 30 minutes, meaning you might as well have the A&P change the
oil. The benefit of changing your own oil is gone.

If you don't see the above points as a lose in ability/freedom then I
can't help you. If the AD had something to do with oil I would be ok
with it but it doesn't. Making the aircraft unairworthy because the
pilot changed the oil doesn't in anyway make the AD any more
effective.

The AD requires inspection of the non-changed part (thanks to those
who corrected me on that, I didn't realize there was a terminating
action). It would have been nice of them to sync the inspection times
to the SB (if the plug has been re-torqued the SB says annually or 120
hours of time in service), but it doesn't stop you from doing your oil
change every 5 hours, or 25 hours, it only stops you from more than 50
hours TIS since the last inspection. They're not linked.