Couple of Plugs: Stan Shannon and Wicks Aircraft

Nice guy Urbun (well, most of the time)* referred me to Stan Shannon in
Texas. He can get you an aluminum prop from the manufacturers at a good
price. http://www.kitplaneparts.com/ Likeable fellow too, eminently
courteous. His price was the best so when I buy it will be from him. But
may I say that an aluminum prop for a Taylorcraft with the little A-65 is
several hundred dollars more costly than an aluminum prop for an
O-320-powered RV. Sensenich, for example, priced me one "at a discount"
for $2800, while you can buy a brand new McCauley for an RV for $1800.
Preferable is a McCauley 1B90-7443 (74" diameter, 43" pitch, kliptip), and
Stan has the best price on that one.

Wicks is a class act. I ordered the wrong rivets so they rushed me the
correct ones and split the overnite freight cost with me. Now that I call
good business. Several years ago I bought some expensive fiberglas cloth
which UPS set out in front of the shop just before a soaking thunderstorm.
The experts say not to use glass cloth which has been wet. Wicks replaced
that cloth without even batting an eye. So here's a plug for the great
folks at Wicks Aircraft Supply:
http://www.wicksaircraft.com/















*Sometimes?