Jay Honeck wrote:

Anyone else done this? I feel like I'm ripping myself off, somehow, but I
don't want the plane to be down in the summer, either...

My annual was due in May of this year. However, when the Bonanza went down
last October with a cracked cylinder, a failure that led to the engine
replacement (high time engine), I asked the mechanics to do the annual,
too. They were able to complete the majority of the annual before the
overhauled engine arrived.

Last Friday the aircraft finally rolled out of the shop, ready for a full
year of flying and oil changes.

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Peter