Expensive Grumman Tiger Annual Inspection!

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@USNVA11 Год назад

I did my flight training at PDK in 1988. It was a busy airport then. I can’t imagine what it’s like now. I just finished a complete restoration on my 1978 Grumman Tiger. Paint, plexiglass, interior, avionics, engine (added powerflo exhaust too), prop, you name it. She’s like a new plane. It was expensive but still a heckuva lot cheaper than a new C172 ! Tigers are great performers for their class and relatively economical to own. Keep up with the great Tiger vids !

@AV8OR51 Год назад

Yes, absolutely love it! Thank you for your support!

@praveen4143 2 года назад

Glad to hear that you may have potentially resolved the issue from your engine incident. Hope you have some smooth sailing going forward!

@ThomasGrillo 2 года назад

Thanks for talking about the annual, and for the flight video. I remember going up in a Grumman 2 seater with a friend, back in the early 90s. Very cool plane. :)

@archilot9354 2 года назад

Welcome back! You’re gonna have fun polishing the spinner. Nice video. 👍

@AV8OR51 2 года назад

Thank you

@jucava00 7 месяцев назад

Glad you're back on a safer place

@MichaelCarterShow 2 года назад

Very expensinve indeed. Nice flight buddy. #salute!!!!!

@AV8OR51 2 года назад

Thanks 👍

@mhebbar 5 месяцев назад

Great airplane. 10K is nothing compared to the enjoyment you are getting out of it.

@Luisrdzofficial Год назад

great video, thanks!

@AV8OR51 Год назад

Thank you!

@rnt-gutierrezgutierrez580 2 года назад

Ouch, expensive annual. Thanks for sharing.

@takewing19 2 года назад

Subbed, because I enjoy flying the Grumman 😀

@AV8OR51 2 года назад

Thanks! Grummans are so fun to fly! What do you fly?

@eyunnisundararajan81 4 месяца назад

Awesome

@flyingtofarming2137 2 года назад

Great info Krish, $10k is much more than a "normal" annual, but sounds like you got some big repairs completed for that price. If I remember you are in a partnership with a couple others so hopefully that makes the big repairs a bit easier to manage. Keep it flying!!!!

@AV8OR51 2 года назад

Thank you for checking out

@av8en 2 года назад

$10k is not an unusual cost for an annual It all depends on if the aircraft has been maintained properly for many years. No maintenance for 34 years? Expect a $25k annual! You CANNOT base the cost of a single annual on anything! It requires many years of history to have any relevance.

@JohnVanMeter58 Год назад

Thank you I'm a new subscriber.

@AV8OR51 Год назад

Thanks for your support!

@stephenwalton9646 Год назад

Could you post a summary of the expenses of the Annual? Parts, labor etc.. That would be more educational than just saying we replaced some things and it all added up to $10k.

@AV8OR51 Год назад

I just got another annual done..will post details better this time

@padminikamasamudram6646 2 года назад

👍👍👍

@darrylday30 Год назад

Nice Tiger. I’m looking for one for family travel but I’ve never flown one. How’s the shoulder/elbow room? Is it comfortable for long flights (3 hr legs) with two in the front?

@AV8OR51 Год назад

I would think 3 hrs is probably the at the limit. I haven’t done many flights over 3 hours. I am sure that’s case for most airplanes in this category. I am not very big, so it works. I have had large people without too much trouble.

@darrylday30 Год назад

@@AV8OR51 Thanks, I got my first ride in a Cheetah when I was 9 and it seemed huge inside. I guess I’ll find out this weekend. I’m going to look at a tiger! The owner only flies a couple hours a year and he likes that I’m going take my family on a cross canada tour this summer. Hopefully, I can convince him to sell. If so, we’re going to fly a couple of 3 hour legs a day and fly coast to coast.

@AV8OR51 Год назад

Tiger is a great choice! Good luck! I hope you get it! Please keep me posted!

@rudranathtalukdar3196 2 года назад

Hi Krish, any recommendation for a flight school in the local PDK area? Thanks

@AV8OR51 2 года назад

Hi Rudranath ji, I am familiar with Skybound and Aero Atlanta. Aero has new Cirrus aircraft while Skybound is more affordable. I often fly with instructors from Skybound as well. There is a flying club in Gwinnett county (LZU), if you want to go that route. I can find more information, let me know.

@i.r.wayright1457 2 года назад

What is the hourly shop labor rate?

@AV8OR51 2 года назад

Very reasonable for Atlanta $80

@machkhatib 2 года назад

Hey Krish. What’s the name of the shop you are using? Nice videos and great to see a fellow Atlanta-area aviator! I’ll listen for you on the frequencies. Warm regards, Mach N1750J

@AV8OR51 2 года назад

@@machkhatib thank you! Our mechanic is Mark Clowdus. You can look up, let me know if you need his contact information. I will watch out for call sign too Mach!

@carlbandysr5058 Год назад

Would you purchase the Tiger if you had to do it again?

@AV8OR51 Год назад

Absolutely! Still a great airplane! I think when you own a 40 plus year old aircraft, things needs constant maintenance. Similar repair in a modern airplane such a Cirrus would be even more expensive.

@carlbandysr5058 Год назад

What do you know about wing spars needing to be replaced?

@AV8OR51 Год назад

@@carlbandysr5058 I remember we looked at that concern when we bought the plane. Can’t remember exactly now but it was either doesn’t apply to our plane based on the model year or the number hours before the replacement being upwards of 10,000 hrs or so

@TomCook1993 Год назад

5 partners?! 10k isn't even going to break a sweat then lol

@AV8OR51 Год назад

Yes, definitely helps having 5 partners. Still it's an expensive annual for us though compared to previous ones.

@flyer617 10 месяцев назад

I *wish* my last annual was $10k!

@AV8OR51 10 месяцев назад

Oh no! Tell me more! We spent a bunch of money this year already! You are not alone!

@flyer617 10 месяцев назад

@@AV8OR51 The largest cost was due to a lot of worn bushings and struts in the landing gear. I have a retract and all three gear assemblies needed a complete rebuild. New bushings and other parts, all 3 struts rebuilt, brakes rebuilt (one was leaking). Then everything properly adjusted and tensioned. Then a cracked engine mount bracket needed replacing which took a lot of removing and reinstalling parts. Followed by a muffler with disintegrated flame cone. Flap roller bearings were all seized up; luckily they freed up when soaked in solvent. But that meant removing and reinstalling flaps. Then a lot of less major things. It better not cost me twice what you paid on my next annual or this will be unsustainable and I'll have to bail.

@AV8OR51 10 месяцев назад

Sorry about that! Hope it doesn’t cost way too much and more importantly, I hope your plane don’t go offline for too long!

@flyer617 10 месяцев назад

@@AV8OR51 The winter season here in New England can be challenging to fly in due to icing. So I will have the annual done early, during that part of the season. I will push for it being done several months ahead of time even though it is not the best choice financially to have an 8 or 9 month annual. But only the first time as I will want to do that every year. It better not take 2 months again.