"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
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An owner would do what in that case? I guess that's part of what I'm
asking. If you - as an owner - found a problem - and I'm guessing that
what the previous person saw was a lack of mag drop during run-up - what
would you do?


This owner would probably have packed it in for the day. Things related to
keeping the big fan blowing get my attention, although if it was lack of a
mag drop, it's likely just a poorly connected lead.

Actually, time permitting, I would have parked the plane and walked over to
the hangar to talk to the mechanic. I'm lucky in that my shop goes out of
their way to keep me flying. They usually have time to stop by and take a
quick look. If it's simple (like reconnecting a lead), it gets done right
away. Not so simple and we schedule a regular appointment. Most any shop
would do the same I think.

mark