First Plane to Restore....

Right now, I am currently in school to get my AME licence. The college I am
at is looking to get rid of a Cessna AgWagon airframe (full control, partial
intrumentation, great condition). Since restoration is the niche I want to
get into, I was wondering if the AgWagon is a bit too complicated for a
rookie like me.

first off, there is no AME license, it is a Airframe and Powerplant
certificate. If it was a license, the FAA, could be held liable for accidents
caused by those who it licensed, but if they are certificated, they cannot.
A Ag wagon would be a good project, as long as it is not corroded too badly
due the chemicals it hauled. The big question is why do you want to restore it
? Because it is there ? A better project might be a plane you can use to learn
to fly in.
Matt Gunsch,
A&P,IA,Private Pilot
Riding member of the
2003 world champion drill team
Arizona Precision Motorcycle Drill Team
GWRRA,NRA,GOA

"Steve" wrote in message . ..
Right now, I am currently in school to get my AME licence. The college I am
at is looking to get rid of a Cessna AgWagon airframe (full control, partial
intrumentation, great condition). Since restoration is the niche I want to
get into, I was wondering if the AgWagon is a bit too complicated for a
rookie like me.

Unless you can get it for little more than pocket change, it's a poor
bird to start with. Not that it is very complicated or hard to
restore, but the marketability won't be very good. There are plenty of
other a/c out there that need restoration and will sell when
completed. Take a few issues of TAP and browse through the listings
and get a realistic idea of what flying aircraft are worth, noting how
they are equiped on average. Keep your eyes peeled for something like
a Pacer/Tri-Pacer project or a Colt or maybe a Cessna
120/140/15/152/170/172/175 or the like, depending on how much metal
working you want to do.

If you want some ideas on time and expenses to do restorations, drop
me a note at the email address below and I'll give you some average
numbers from our experience.

Craig C.

I believe AME licence is the Canadian eqivalent of
the A&P certificate.

"N329DF" wrote in message
...
first off, there is no AME license, it is a Airframe and Powerplant
certificate. If it was a license, the FAA, could be held liable for
accidents
caused by those who it licensed, but if they are certificated, they
cannot.
A Ag wagon would be a good project, as long as it is not corroded too
badly
due the chemicals it hauled. The big question is why do you want to
restore it
? Because it is there ? A better project might be a plane you can use to
learn
to fly in.
Matt Gunsch,
A&P,IA,Private Pilot
Riding member of the
2003 world champion drill team
Arizona Precision Motorcycle Drill Team
GWRRA,NRA,GOA

First of all, AME's are Canadian and second, I'm 19 with just over 450 hrs
and a commercial license/instructor rating.
"N329DF" wrote in message
...
first off, there is no AME license, it is a Airframe and Powerplant
certificate. If it was a license, the FAA, could be held liable for
accidents
caused by those who it licensed, but if they are certificated, they
cannot.
A Ag wagon would be a good project, as long as it is not corroded too
badly
due the chemicals it hauled. The big question is why do you want to
restore it
? Because it is there ? A better project might be a plane you can use to
learn
to fly in.
Matt Gunsch,
A&P,IA,Private Pilot
Riding member of the
2003 world champion drill team
Arizona Precision Motorcycle Drill Team
GWRRA,NRA,GOA

Yes Matt, there is such a thing as an AME (aircraft maintenance engineer)
licence in Canada, for more info, see
http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/regserv...c/nav-1831.htm

Brian....


"N329DF" wrote in message
...
first off, there is no AME license, it is a Airframe and Powerplant
certificate. If it was a license, the FAA, could be held liable for
accidents
caused by those who it licensed, but if they are certificated, they
cannot.
A Ag wagon would be a good project, as long as it is not corroded too
badly
due the chemicals it hauled. The big question is why do you want to
restore it
? Because it is there ? A better project might be a plane you can use to
learn
to fly in.
Matt Gunsch,
A&P,IA,Private Pilot
Riding member of the
2003 world champion drill team
Arizona Precision Motorcycle Drill Team
GWRRA,NRA,GOA