Another Wing tip repair

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…

Like many things when it gets old the dents start to show and the only option is a face lift. When this is done it is almost like new, your wife may not notice but you will. 

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,…

 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…