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barry.collman(at)air-brit
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:37 am Post subject: 26 Years

Happy Anniversary! I don't think any amount is  too much to pay for a Commander 



 Here's to the next 26 years.

  

 Very Best Regards,

 Barry

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kamala(at)MSN.COM
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:54 am Post subject: 26 Years

<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]-->  ja, way to go.  go fly her to celebrate. mason   it is to  pretty of a day to waste.

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Jim Addington

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 62
Location: Denton, Texas

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:45 am Post subject: 26 Years

Wish I could, I have to go relieve the care giver that is  looking after mother.

 Thanks

 Jim

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Jim Addington

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 62
Location: Denton, Texas

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:46 am Post subject: 26 Years

Thanks, it has been a fun plane to  fly.

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Skyhawkc-172

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 84

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject: 26 Years

Jim,

 Happy Commander N444BD Anniversary!  Must be a nice plane for you to have kept her all this time.

 Brent - N224HA

  

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From: "Jim Addington" <jtaddington(at)charter.net> 

    Thanks, it has been a fun plane to fly.

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dongirod

Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Posts: 140

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:28 pm Post subject: 26 Years

Jim;

  

 How many hours have you added on the meter in 26  years?  And any emergencies? Hope not.

  

 Don

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bowing74(at)earthlink.net
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:32 pm Post subject: 26 Years

Happy Anniversary.  

bb  

         

  

From: owner-commander-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-commander-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jim  Addington

 Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 11:15 AM

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 Subject: 26 Years  

  

     

Today is our 26th anniversary, that is my Commander and I, sure have enjoyed it, paid $35000 for and that was probably too much.  

    

   

    

Jim Addington  

    

N444BD  

    

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Jim Addington

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 62
Location: Denton, Texas

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 2:17 pm Post subject: 26 Years

Thanks, I have tried to trade it several times but  decided what I had fit my needs better and cheaper.

 Thanks

 Jim

 N444BD

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Jim Addington

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 62
Location: Denton, Texas

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:09 pm Post subject: 26 Years

I haven't gotten to put but a little over 700 hrs  on it and  yes I have had some problems. The gear handle broke off in my  hand with the gear up but I managed to fish around enough to get the gear  down. 

  

 I had 4 hydraulic failures before we found the real  problem. Then on takeoff I blew one of the hydraulic hoses,that we had replaced.  The stand pipe saved the day and did not have any problems with any of them  although I was concerned that I would lose all the fluid as I did not know where  the leak was. 

  

 I had the tail slam down because of snow on the  elevator, here in Denton, Texas, where we don't get much snow at all. It was  parked out side waiting on an inspection, needless to say I now have a  tail stand. 

  

 I rented the plane out  when I first got it  and had a customer take it to OKC where a storm whip the tail so hard that it  popped the internal gust lock loose, that is if he had it installed, and broke  the bell crank. I now have an external gust lock and highly recommend every  AeroCommander owner have one, if you cannot buy one they are easy to  make.

  

  I had a prop AD done on it and of course they  said I needed a prop blade changed. I went through three spinner back plates and  three repaired back plates before I could get it back in to get it checked. Well  guess what, the blade was too long, out of balance, and out of pitch. After  going round and round with them I finally got a new back plate and spinner out  of them, but needless to say, I won't be going back to that shop. One of the  back plate cracks was 50 miles of shore that could have gotten interesting if  the spinner had broken loose.

   The next thing was the feathering stop cracked. I think I  finally have every thing fixed. 

  

 Jim Addington

 N444BD

 500A 

  

 From: Don Girod (DonGirod(at)bellsouth.net) 

 [quote]   To: commander-list(at)matronics.com (commander-list(at)matronics.com)    

   Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 4:28  PM

   Subject: Re: 26    Years

   



   Jim;

    

   How many hours have you added on the meter in 26    years?  And any emergencies? Hope not.

    

   Don

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Jim Addington

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 62
Location: Denton, Texas

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:10 pm Post subject: 26 Years

Thanks You will have to come fly with me some time  if you are going to sell yours.

 Jim

 N444BD

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dfalik(at)sbcglobal.net
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:40 pm Post subject: 26 Years

Do I understand that you have put 700 hours on your commander in 26 years??  I have had a 500S for 3 years and have 772 hours on it.  My wife says I fly too much.  

   

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Jim Addington

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 62
Location: Denton, Texas

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:54 pm Post subject: 26 Years

I had a regular flying job and did not get to fly  any where as much as I would like to have. I retired and was flying a lot for  the USCG AUX until they shut down flying inland and then they shut it down on  the coast. They have just come out with a directive that if the engines and  props have not been overhauled time wise and years wise you are out. I can't  justify $50,000 to do both engines and props on the Commander and the Citabria.  The company I worked for for almost 33 years and have been retired from over 10  years cut my retirement by 75% so with that and the price of gas

 I have not been doing much flying lately. I think  the plane has about 3700 hours total time, it had something like 2600 hrs when I  bought it. I had a couple of guys that rented it quite a bit until I got  concerned about liability. 

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dongirod

Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Posts: 140

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:30 pm Post subject: 26 Years

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Jim Addington

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 62
Location: Denton, Texas

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:38 pm Post subject: 26 Years

That is what mine is like too, it's just part of  the family. It is that time of the year for mine so it is down right now but  don't know of any thing wrong with it, it flew in it ought to fly out,  right.

  

 Jim

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rsrandazzo(at)precisionma
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: 26 Years

Jim-

  

 You another member of the "Former Employee but Currently  Disgruntled UAL Club?"

  

 Rob



   From: owner-commander-list-server(at)matronics.com  [mailto:owner-commander-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jim  Addington

Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 17:54

To:  commander-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: Re: 26  Years

 

 I had a regular flying job and did not get to fly  any where as much as I would like to have. I retired and was flying a lot for  the USCG AUX until they shut down flying inland and then they shut it down on  the coast. They have just come out with a directive that if the engines and  props have not been overhauled time wise and years wise you are out. I can't  justify $50,000 to do both engines and props on the Commander and the Citabria.  The company I worked for for almost 33 years and have been retired from over 10  years cut my retirement by 75% so with that and the price of gas

 I have not been doing much flying lately. I think  the plane has about 3700 hours total time, it had something like 2600 hrs when I  bought it. I had a couple of guys that rented it quite a bit until I got  concerned about liability. 

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dongirod

Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Posts: 140

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:00 pm Post subject: 26 Years

Right!

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Jim Addington

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 62
Location: Denton, Texas

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:05 pm Post subject: 26 Years

I am afraid I am out of the Delta club. The retired  pilots are the only ones that were targeted.

  

 Jim

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Jim Addington

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 62
Location: Denton, Texas

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:10 pm Post subject: 26 Years

Durward Bradshaw lives next door and was UAL, I did  not know it was contagious. He is a nice guy.

 Jim

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bowing74(at)earthlink.net
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:13 am Post subject: 26 Years

Airborne is airworthy!  

bilbo  

         

  

From: owner-commander-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-commander-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jim  Addington

 Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 10:38 PM

 To: commander-list(at)matronics.com

 Subject: Re: 26 Years  

  

     

That is what mine is like too, it's just part of the family. It is that time of the year for mine so it is down right now but don't know of any thing wrong with it, it flew in it ought to fly out, right.  

    

   

    

Jim  

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