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2006 Annual -- My 8th Owner Assisted -- Update II
Sounds like ProSeal in one of it's many flavors....
I was gonna ask my A&P the name of that stuff today, but (*gasp!*) he didn't come in today. Imagine, not working on a Sunday! The gall! :-) Luckily, his hangar was wide open (several of us are working on various projects, and he's very generous with his hangar, tools, etc.), so I spent the afternoon... ....Running the wiring from the tail up to the panel for the stupid new ELT annunciator light & switch. ....Replacing a bunch of ugly, rusty, and/or partially stripped screws from the interior. I also added two, to a side panel that's always bugged me for being slightly bowed outward. ....Repairing the 4" circular plastic panel that covers my fuel drain selector, which (on a Pathfinder) is stupidly located on the front of the back seat floor panel, right at ankle height, facing front. This is where my kids feet hit, and where people step while getting in and out of the back seat. This problem is made even worse in winter, when wearing big boots -- and that panel just takes a beating. It's got a spring loaded metal door that covers the fuel drain lever, and if it's partially open when someone gets in -- crack! I've repaired it at every annual inspection since we got the plane in 2002 -- it's mostly JB Weld, now. (A new part is stupidly expensive -- like over $100! -- and it's crappily designed, even at that price.) Funny thing is, I KNOW that piece was not broken when I brought the plane in -- cuz I looked at it and smirked to myself "Ha! I don't have to fix it this year!" So, my A&P must've broken it opening it to test the drain lever.... :-0 ....Replacing ugly, stained fuel tank placards with less-ugly new fuel tank placards. The newer label makers are terrific for this, BTW. My 15 year old son spent four hours cleaning a winter's worth of grime from the underside of the plane. What a mess! He went through four complete bottles of Lemon Pledge, a bunch of Castrol Super Clean, and 15 cotton diapers. Yech. Tomorrow, hopefully, we'll finish installing the tail fairings. We replaced the brake pads on the pilot side yesterday (the copilot's side was new earlier this year), and THEN I can button everything back up, just in time to go flying Wednesday -- I hope. So, we're still on track for a pretty easy inspection. If it weren't for the danged ELT, we'd have been done by now. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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2006 Annual -- My 8th Owner Assisted -- Update II
On 26 Mar 2006 20:23:26 -0800, "Jay Honeck"
wrote: ...Repairing the 4" circular plastic panel that covers my fuel drain selector, which (on a Pathfinder) is stupidly located on the front of the back seat floor panel, right at ankle height, facing front. This is where my kids feet hit, and where people step while getting in and out of the back seat. This problem is made even worse in winter, when wearing big boots -- and that panel just takes a beating. It's got a spring loaded metal door that covers the fuel drain lever, and if it's partially open when someone gets in -- crack! I've repaired it at every annual inspection since we got the plane in 2002 -- it's mostly JB Weld, now. (A new part is stupidly expensive -- like over $100! -- and it's crappily designed, even at that price.) Jay, have you looked at subparagraph (b) in 78-23-01? link: http://www8.landings.com/cgi-bin/get.../78-23-01.html Don |
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2006 Annual -- My 8th Owner Assisted -- Update
"Mark Hansen" wrote in message ... On 03/25/06 13:22, real_name wrote: In article , "Montblack" wrote: #3. Joe or Becca, how'd you like to make $10 hr while Mom is cleaning rooms and I'm over at the airport? Call if you need us. Be nice to the guests ....."Do good work." :-) Response: Well, Dad, make it $20/hr. It's still saving you $45/hr. No, no, no ... you *never* *ever* tell the child how much money they're saving you... ;-) I can think of no situation in my 14 years of parenthood that the word "child" and the phrase "Saving me money" have ever been able to be used together. |
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2006 Annual -- My 8th Owner Assisted -- Update
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message oups.com... (Although Mary will still have to get back into the aft fuselage in order to vacuum up the rivets that fell into the plane when we cut the old ones off...so pictures will be forthcoming... ;-) Thanks for the suggestion! No, no... The way you get the old rivets is that after the annual is over and you are flying again take the aircraft to altitude, roll inverted, and then dive. They will all mover forward where they will be much easier to get to. |
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2006 Annual -- My 8th Owner Assisted -- Update
"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in message ... "Jay Honeck" wrote in message oups.com... (Although Mary will still have to get back into the aft fuselage in order to vacuum up the rivets that fell into the plane when we cut the old ones off...so pictures will be forthcoming... ;-) Thanks for the suggestion! No, no... The way you get the old rivets is that after the annual is over and you are flying again take the aircraft to altitude, roll inverted, and then dive. They will all mover forward where they will be much easier to get to. Yer a lotta help! :~) |
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