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Cessna 180 baggage door and more
Removing a camera hatch in my 1953 Cessna 180 and installing a baggage door.Specializing in minor and major sheet metal repairs to Cessna 180 and Cessna 185 aircraft. Repairing control surfaces to major gearbox repairs as well as STC modifications or service bulletins. This shows a little of the removal of a camera hatch in my Cessna…
Cessna 182E nose gear repair
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