[GH85Carrera]

Good Morning guys. Monday is back. The big bright thing is up in the sky, and the sky is blue.

We are getting ready for the annual on our 182. Every 12 months by (FAA) law, we have to do a full and through inspection on the 182 like the British MOT only even more invasive. We have to take off panels to physically see all the mechanical parts. Open up interior parts and unbolt access panels to see and inspect every cable and wire. Every single part of the aircraft has to work as delivered by the factory when new, or better and if it is improved the log books have to be updated. You may envision a little notebook size log book, and you would be way wrong. It is the size of an set of encyclopedias and has its own luggage to carry it around in. Any modification, oil change, repair or pretty much anything done to the airplane has to have a log book entry. Oil changes and adding air to the tires can be done by the owner, but just about everything else has to have a certified by the FAA mechanic sign the log book entry and a full description of what was done.

My business partner are going out to the airplane to open up the few pieces we can remove as owners just to save the mechanic an hour of more of time since he is not cheap. We follow the rules, do the full inspection & write a nice check to keep the airplane flying. Right now it can't fly until the mechanic says it passes the inspection.

He does compression checks, looks at every spark plug, fuel injector and lots of other things. from the spinner tip to the end of the tail.