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 Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 1:24 pm Post subject: Annuals |
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Gary,
Any new annuals of note or amusement?
Best,
Bruce Smith
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| Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:34 pm Post subject: Annuals |
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Well, sort of. A guy brings in a Cheetah that is really a Cheetah with 75 Traveler wings. The wings have been repaired, God knows, how many times. Well, both wings have debonded further and need more rivets. Both are leaking fuel as well. It's a nightmare. The reality is, it needs new wings. Problem is, the plane is probably only worth $15-20k, as is, and the owner owes more than that on it.
On another note: 1972 Traveler.
A friend of ours had a prop strike on, what we thought, was a 100+ hours SMOH (20 years ago). Yea, 100 hours in 20 years. The tear-down and inspection revealed a lot of corrosion. LyCon went through the engine and, well, it's sweet now. Of the $22,000 for the overhaul, the insurance company paid almost $15k.
While it was down, I did a complete instrument panel forward restoration. New panel, new eyebrow, LED lighting, new transponder (mounted in a 3 1/8 hole), new JPI EDM 730 with fuel flow, new Garmin 225 (mounted in front of the pilot), and removed ADF, VORS, and everything not related to day VFR flight. In place of all of the radios, we put a mount for an iPad.
I required everything instrument panel forward. I used laser etched wire with all of the correct part numbers and added labels such as, 51QA2 Fuel Pump. There is no guessing now as to where everything goes.
This Traveler had a stainless steel lower firewall. It polished up nice. Looks like a mirror. For the top of the firewall, I filled all unnecessary holes and painted it in while Imron.
Power coated engine mount and baffles, new carpets, side panels, seats, new relays, overhauled alternator, plus a lot more.
Let's just say, there isn't another one like it. The entire FWF and instrument panel restoration, including engine, engine analyzer and avionics, cost just shy of $45k.
Given that the original purchase price was $20k, this is an expensive Traveler.
Still, he can fly it for the next 20 years and not do anything else to it.
Gary
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| Quote: | On Jan 25, 2016, at 5:23 AM, L. Bruce Smith <haveblue1(at)mac.com> wrote:
Gary,
Any new annuals of note or amusement?
Best,
Bruce Smith
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 2:13 pm Post subject: Annuals |
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Hopefully, he’ll put more than 100 hours on the Hobbs in the next 20 years.
Bruce
| Quote: | On Jan 26, 2016, at 9:31 PM, Gary L Vogt <teamgrumman(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
Well, sort of. A guy brings in a Cheetah that is really a Cheetah with 75 Traveler wings. The wings have been repaired, God knows, how many times. Well, both wings have debonded further and need more rivets. Both are leaking fuel as well. It's a nightmare. The reality is, it needs new wings. Problem is, the plane is probably only worth $15-20k, as is, and the owner owes more than that on it.
On another note: 1972 Traveler.
A friend of ours had a prop strike on, what we thought, was a 100+ hours SMOH (20 years ago). Yea, 100 hours in 20 years. The tear-down and inspection revealed a lot of corrosion. LyCon went through the engine and, well, it's sweet now. Of the $22,000 for the overhaul, the insurance company paid almost $15k.
While it was down, I did a complete instrument panel forward restoration. New panel, new eyebrow, LED lighting, new transponder (mounted in a 3 1/8 hole), new JPI EDM 730 with fuel flow, new Garmin 225 (mounted in front of the pilot), and removed ADF, VORS, and everything not related to day VFR flight. In place of all of the radios, we put a mount for an iPad.
I required everything instrument panel forward. I used laser etched wire with all of the correct part numbers and added labels such as, 51QA2 Fuel Pump. There is no guessing now as to where everything goes.
This Traveler had a stainless steel lower firewall. It polished up nice. Looks like a mirror. For the top of the firewall, I filled all unnecessary holes and painted it in while Imron.
Power coated engine mount and baffles, new carpets, side panels, seats, new relays, overhauled alternator, plus a lot more.
Let's just say, there isn't another one like it. The entire FWF and instrument panel restoration, including engine, engine analyzer and avionics, cost just shy of $45k.
Given that the original purchase price was $20k, this is an expensive Traveler.
Still, he can fly it for the next 20 years and not do anything else to it.
Gary
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> On Jan 25, 2016, at 5:23 AM, L. Bruce Smith <haveblue1(at)mac.com> wrote:
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> Any new annuals of note or amusement?
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> Best,
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> Bruce Smith
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