bill.hutchison
Well Known Member
I'm standing on the edge of doing the first of several maintenance and upgrade tasks on my RV, myself, and, I've sought some assistance here and there to keep me on the straight and narrow and from doing something stupid out of ignorance.
Cautiously, there go I, wide-eyed and eager, and cognizant of my own inexperience.
I got a good piece of advice a while back - don't let a mech who didn't know RVs touch your airplane. That got me thinking....are there some shops around here who *do* know the RV pretty well? So that if I got into a bind and needed some professional help, I could pay for some authoritative guidance?
Example, a local mech I know is going to supervise me this week on an oil change. Sounds trivial right?
It is, Unless you've never done it before. And I'm going to happily pay a shop a rate to learn something here.
So he's going to coach me through it, teach me the right way to safety-wire things, give me some tips along the way and help me ID the oil leak. He's not an RV-guy, but he's a very knowledgeable and reputable engine guy. This is well within his skillset and I trust him. Win-win.
It's when I need something that is more....RV centric....that I'm seeking a referral....
What say you, good ship VAF?
Cautiously, there go I, wide-eyed and eager, and cognizant of my own inexperience.
I got a good piece of advice a while back - don't let a mech who didn't know RVs touch your airplane. That got me thinking....are there some shops around here who *do* know the RV pretty well? So that if I got into a bind and needed some professional help, I could pay for some authoritative guidance?
Example, a local mech I know is going to supervise me this week on an oil change. Sounds trivial right?
It is, Unless you've never done it before. And I'm going to happily pay a shop a rate to learn something here.
So he's going to coach me through it, teach me the right way to safety-wire things, give me some tips along the way and help me ID the oil leak. He's not an RV-guy, but he's a very knowledgeable and reputable engine guy. This is well within his skillset and I trust him. Win-win.
It's when I need something that is more....RV centric....that I'm seeking a referral....
What say you, good ship VAF?