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The great thing about Continentals, is that the bottom end tends to be moderately better in tolerating low use. The cam is near the bottom of the engine, and oil drips onto it on the way down to the oil sump. With that said, the top end (valve train) tends to be the weaker item. But hey, it's...

Being an owner and an A&P/IA myself, I'd say that I use the same checklist for both types of inspections. The difference really is in the mindset behind the inspection. With an annual, I'm focused on airworthiness and general maintenance items, and any additional issues that might develop...

The nice thing about the turbo 210 is that with proper care you shouldn't need to replace the saddles (AFAIK, the AD for inspecting them every 100hrs still applies). Only the 1960 and 1961 models require replacement every 1000 flt hrs. V/r,

As everyone has said, something is preventing the gear door control solenoid valve from energizing (or in some cases, the solenoid valve might be sticking). The default (deenergized) state for that solenoid is to open the doors, it's a cool feature, as with minor manipulation you can open/close...

AFAIK, MEK and/or Lacquer thinner on a scotchbrite pad work as well... But bring your fresh air respirator and good PPE to keep you from killing yourself with the fumes.

Yep, works great... Lasts a long time! Way better than changing a cylinder prematurely ;-) I did it on our engine around 1,000hrs STOH, went ahead and did the exhaust valves on the whole engine in an afternoon. It's amazing the kind of operations you can do without tearing off the jugs! A...

GMA-340 with Custom Harness kit $1760 GTX-335 Promo bundle $3600 GTN-650 $12k Dual G-5s $5k GFC 500 Autopilot $12k --Sell your old stuff on ebay and install a flight stream 510. Now you are better equipped than 90% of the planes in the sky...

Like has already been said a couple times here... Buy the plane, and put gas in it until you decide what you really want to do. ADS-B upgrade is the only part that you really need. The GTX-335 promo bundle from spruce is $3,600 (plus a bit of install). You can use that same time during...

I took the wings off our C-172 and after carefully removing the controls & cables (and electrical bits) I washed them internally with hot water and mild soap. It did a fairly good job of removing a lot of the dirt and grease, then follow up with many rags dampened with mineral spirits...

Buy a supply of extra washers for the screens, and check them. Cheap insurance ;-) Like with many things, consistency in your technique is what will help you spot a trend. A single simple flake means nothing. However, a shiny tooth in the suction screen would mean a lot ;-) Odds are that...

The flat gear 210's (at least the early ones) need to have the main wheels at least 16" off the ground as per the SM, which puts the bottom of the fuselage approximately 36" off of the floor. Not sure how high you have to jack the tube gear ones, but looks even higher...? When I checked the...

+1 for Tennessee Aircraft Services, I've talked to them about other 210 issues and they know their stuff!

I use MS Word, and 8.5" x 11" peel and stick label sheets that you can buy at your local big-box office supply store. Print, cut and stick...

They all pretty much should have the same disclaimer as mutual funds: "Past performance is no guarantee of future gains."

Nope, unless you want them to run hotter than they already will when breaking in ;-)

Regardless, get the $40 borescope camera on Amazon before your annual and take pics of all of the exhaust valves. That will tell you some much more useful data than your engine monitor currently is ;-)

Roughly 2/3rd of my 1,000 hrs at last check... I take some long trips for work occasionally, so that adds up fast! My record is still 50hrs on one week, with 12.2 in one day!

ANR kit to upgrade your regular headset: http://headsetsinc.com/ANR_kits.html for $169. Been flying them for over a decade now, and I still like them.

When is the last time the flap actuator was removed, cleaned and the gearbox in the jackscrew regreased? That would be my first goto, we didn't have any issues, but the grease was dried out when I took it out and inspected ours about a year ago.

Ours did this, until I re-shimmed the NLG scissors, and then balanced the new tire... Considerable improvement.