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Seat rails in a 170
When repairing a cowl I try to balance the repairs out and it is important to make the repairs look as if it is part of the original cowl or nice enough to make the cowl look better if not stronger and most important last. One thing is these cowl repairs are time consuming and…
Cessna 182
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,…
Taylorcraft cowl
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…
Old cowling
When repairing a cowl I try to balance the repairs out and it is important to make the repairs look as if it is part of the original cowl or nice enough to make the cowl look better if not stronger and most important last. One thing is these cowl repairs are time consuming and…