1978 Cessna R182 (182RG) Annual Inspection. Day 1 - Part 4

[@christopherhite9050]

Nice job on the videos. Use a 1 gallon ziplock bag to completely cover the oil filter as you screw it off of the adapter. This will capture 99.9% of the oil that tries to sneak out and make a mess.

[@K0BLR]

This may sound dumb I ask this.....are all 182's this involved during an annual on? I'm thinking about if I can ever afford an airplane I would like a fixed gear 182. What can you work on and what can't you? Will an A&P usual give you a break if you do the work yourself and he watches or is that not allowed? I'm still working on my license. thank you for all the videos. nice job with them!

[@eallevato]

K0BLR With the exception of the gear swing and gear lubrication, the rest of the annual is pretty much the same as the fixed gear. The legacy fixed gear 182 (prior to 1996 models) uses a Continental engine, whereas 1996 and later uses the Lycoming engine. As long as you are under the supervision of an A&P, you can pretty much do anything and yes they will give you a break. The annual expense is just another predictable part of aircraft ownership, other predictable items are oil/fuel line replacement every 8-10 years, prop IRAN(Inspect and Repair As Necessary) every 10 years, prop overhaul every 20 years, magneto overhaul every 500 hours. Good luck with your training and don't forget what I said in the beginning of my video: "What keeps and airplane flying? Money!!!"

[@michaelsmith5306]

nice video . perhaps a better environment. less wind and airplane background noise

[@isaacwiirre7388]

a little words of wisdom you should cut the filter right away so then you can see if your engine has shavings and ultimately needs to be replaced or a cylinder needs to be replaced instead of wasting that $30 oil filter and fresh oil costing over $100