170 horizontal rebuild

Just was out replacing a spar carry through on a Cessna 182, the problem was found during an annual inspection the culprit was an interior headliner that was glued to the spar carry through and moisture was caught between the fabric and the spar. This was the first annual for my customer on this plane,…

One of the hardest parts about this job was removing the wings. I do not think they had ever been off and it took some heat, a 5x rivet gun, big hammer and a long brass rod but we finally did it. The owner found a used spar that passed an eddy current test, took…

We used a English Wheel to make this cowl for this Taylorcraft that was once owned by Ramblin’ Rod. Ramblin’ Rod had a children’s show in the 1960’s which kids would go to, sit on the bleachers and watch which I was one of. Using an English wheel is a lot of fun but takes…

B19 same as B23Sheet metal work is as much an art as a skill. Most of the time there is very little to guide you other than a picture, some references in the maintenance manual or parts manual. And of corse the AC 43.13 to reference to. What also counts I’d how the repair or…

Ground loop, not a bad one but still took some time

Ground loop, not a bad one but still took some time