250 – Frustrations with Piper Rudder Cable Tension

About this episode

The episode discusses frustrations related to Piper rudder cable tension during an annual inspection.

If you look closely in the photo above, you can see my friend Chris, smiling. It was the day he arrived at Classic Aviation (KSHD) to begin his annual inspection with me. Chris is not only an airplane owner and pilot, but he’s also a certified airplane mechanic as well. I was very happy to […]

People in this episode

Guest: Chris

Topics covered

• airplane maintenance
• Piper aircraft
• mechanics
• annual inspection
• pilot experiences

Keywords

• Piper Rudder
• cable tension
• annual inspection
• Classic Aviation
• airplane owner
• certified mechanic

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