AdamZ
Touchdown! Greaser!
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Adam Zucker
I was chatting with a client today who is also a pilot and has owned a few planes including a baron and Tiger and I think a couple of others. We were looking at some planes on one of the plane for sale sites and I commented that it seemed like all of the Tigers and Cardinals listed for the most part had run out engines and were priced a bit high given the engine times.
We had the discussion about is or isn't TBO just a number etc. He commented that he has had no issues taking engines beyond TBO and that his over hauls cost significantly less because he got Field Overhauls at a shop that he really likes somewhere down in VA. Apparently the shop only does engines so they seem to be the P in A&P.
He says they repair and replace based on condition and need and the cost is significantly less and they do great work.
So it got me thinking, Is there anything wrong with getting a field overhaul? I mean if your not intending on selling the plane or if you buy a plane at or near TBO you can get a plane priced for a runout engine ( which may be running fine) and get a field overhaul of the engine and see significant savings??
Is there something inherently problematic with a Field Overhaul as opposed to sending it to a shop like Mattituck or is like anything else in life that if you have someone who knows what they are doing and takes pride in their work you should be fine but ya just have to watch out for Bubba with a wrench?
We had the discussion about is or isn't TBO just a number etc. He commented that he has had no issues taking engines beyond TBO and that his over hauls cost significantly less because he got Field Overhauls at a shop that he really likes somewhere down in VA. Apparently the shop only does engines so they seem to be the P in A&P.
He says they repair and replace based on condition and need and the cost is significantly less and they do great work.
So it got me thinking, Is there anything wrong with getting a field overhaul? I mean if your not intending on selling the plane or if you buy a plane at or near TBO you can get a plane priced for a runout engine ( which may be running fine) and get a field overhaul of the engine and see significant savings??
Is there something inherently problematic with a Field Overhaul as opposed to sending it to a shop like Mattituck or is like anything else in life that if you have someone who knows what they are doing and takes pride in their work you should be fine but ya just have to watch out for Bubba with a wrench?
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