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Ya know, you are right. They can be a lot to own especially if it had a lot of deferred maintenance when you bought it. After owning this airplane since 2014, I’ve kind of discovered that there isn’t really a middle ground….either they are gems or train wrecks. It took us eight months to find this one, and we still put a lot of money into it. BUT!, flying this fuel injected GAMI equipped 260 is the smoothest thing I have experienced. When she’s idling on the ground, it’s hard to tell if the engine is even on if you plug your ears, she’s just so smooth and fast too! I’m really glad you’re able to learn something! That’s great!

Same! It’s only a couple years old. Loved it. Last time I went to use it, it’s just dead. Trying to see if there’s a ‘reset’ button in this thing. No luck finding one yet.

Heck yea! That’s an honor to have someone so experienced still find value in that video. This year I did an owner assisted annual and although there wasn’t much that we found, going thru the experience help me understand more about what to look for during a pre flight. I never touched on the picture in my thumbnail. There was a birds nest under the cowling that I found during a preflight. I parked it in transient at Mammoth lakes airport (KMMH). That was an easy one to find but if the cowls didn’t open, like a lot of planes out there, it may have caused a few issues.

No. Just clean the air filter and run it. I have many many hours on it so far. Still runs great!

Sweet, that’s good to know it last that long. I have ran the crap out of this one including sanding drywall sanding paint off cars, and other things that require prolonged runtimes. It’s held up very well so far I still continue to use it on a weekly basis.

Thanks so much! Glad you found it helpful! I tend to over analyze a lot of things.

Heck yea! Glad it helped. I just got done doing an owner assisted annual. It’s my first time doing one since we’ve owned the air plane (8 years already). It was a great opportunity to learn more.

@@askmehowiknow3571 I am planning on doing my annual that way as well. If you have a good IA recommendation in the LA area please share.

@@sugebzzy2038 I’m really not sure about that. Every year for the last 4 years I have flown down to SoCal to do the annual to keep the owner/mechanic continuity and trust going. I’m just not sure about anyone in LA. I think mike bush at Savvy aviation has a list of shops that they have had good experience dealing with. That might be a good start.

Thanks for watching! The Comanche is a fantastic under rated airplane. We true at 161 knots at nearly every altitude. The “B” holds a special place in our heart. We have flown her for nearly 8 years and 500 hrs! Man, time flies! It’s a balance to include things that I want to remember, and that mean the most to me along with keeping the audiences attention. Lol.

Good call! That’s not the first time I have mixed them up. Thanks for watching! Fly safe!

That’s a bummer. Sorry to hear. I haven’t had any issues with that and I usually leave about 60psi in there for days on end. It’s been a good compressor for me so far.

Thanks for watching my half rate video! Lol. I feel your pain! NorCal has been so mean to GA this year. Just getting nailed! We should get some of the NorCal Comanches together for a fly-in this spring.

Thanks Matt! The Mojave desert is one of my favorite places.

It might take a while but this compressor is still going strong! I use it regularly for high PSI tires on my diesel.

Really! Ok I'll buy me one then. Thanks

Heck yea! Thanks for watching! The Comanche is such a great aircraft!

Started following u awhile ago! Great shit! Love the sarcasm. Keep posting.

@@travelingchef3242 thanks for that! Some times I think I need to tone it down and be more professional. Lol. I just love having fun! The next few months we are going to be flying a lot. (Man plans, God laughs) I’m hoping to get some good videos made of Sedona, Channel Islands in Washington and hopefully some Idaho adventures along with some repeats of SoCal and Havasu.

Hey! Yes I do, just a larger intercooler, wicked wheel turbo compressor and a ATS housing, and a exhaust. Pretty minor mods. The hydra is great but it does not lock the torque converter below 50mph which can get the tranny fluid really hot when pulling heavy loads below that speed. The transmission has overheated several times up into the 260-300 degree mark. Because of that overheating I’m sure it shorten the life of the transmission substantially. I’ll have to reach out to them to see if they can change the tune and have the torque converter lock up earlier to avoid overheating. Just something to be aware of. But other than that the tunes for the truck increase performance an unbelievable amount and make driving it so much more enjoyable.

@@askmehowiknow3571 Awesome! Thanks for the info. I have the Mishimoto trans cooler which dropped the temps a lot when I tow so I should be ok there. Everything else is stock. I’d like to keep this truck for awhile. Ill probably do the exhaust like you did. Thanks again!

@@r3efelipe it’s a great truck. We tow a 10k bumper pull toy hauler with it and the hydra makes 70 in the freeway a non issue. Passing up hills is night and day more powerful and EGTs on the 25 HP tune are super safe. Enjoy. Let me know if you have anymore questions!

​@@askmehowiknow3571get the 6.0 or Mishimoto tranny cooler. It will make a huge difference on temps.

Enlighten me! Is there a better way/easier way to open and close it?

@@askmehowiknow3571 yours is sooooooo much easier than mine! Mine requires a strong person and two latches. I want what you have. What is the name?

@@CaptainJaison I’m not sure what’s different among the Comanches but maybe my door makes it easier to push my wife out if she gets talking too much. Lol. Jk.

@@askmehowiknow3571 hahaha I can't take you serious man! lol

@@CaptainJaison yea, never take me too seriously. I’ve never been accused of being smart. Lol.

Hey! Thanks for watching! The flight from French valley in Temecula to John Wayne was about 15 min or so. The flight back from John Wayne to Calaveras in NorCal is usually about 2 hrs.

Bradford is such a good guy! He’s been taking care of our Comanche for about 8 years even though we moved to Northern California. He has always been fair and has been such a pleasure to work with. We all need to do a fly-in at his new hanger house!