170 Baggage door

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

  It all starts with rivets and time.

 After removing the tail we found that an earlier replacement of the tail bulkheads with a later model 180 bulkhead, probably because of the plane going over on its back, was not done very well…….

There is an STC for these but it has long since become a floating STC. I installed these as a minor alteration but used the STC as my data for installation. It is a pretty simple sheet metal project but you have to be careful. I do have these louvers coming available soon as a…

Floor viewing window for swing loadsThis was a fun job, but like most metal working jobs it always takes longer than they say. It also takes a bit of thinking as you do the installation about how it fits, it maybe different than the drawing, or holes may not be able to go where they…