Sometime we get to fly
I got the opportunity to work on a Beaver, reliving the past and better yet I got to fly it around. There are somethings I will never forget and the sound of a P+W 985 is one of them.
 
			I do not think there is one part we have not touched on this 180. It is truly a feeling of accomplishment when you bring an airplane back to life and even more when it is a 180. We skipped the paint deciding that the paint could come later the fun part about leaving the…
 
			Put the final pieces back together on the 182, what a chore but it feels good to get it done now we can move on with all the work that has been backing up behind the 182. 2/3 of the work is putting the 182 back together, never goes back the same and always having…
 
			We are in the process of installing a Talian Leading edge and just completed a horizontal rebuild, it takes time…
 
			Some times you have to just have to keep on running and sooner or later you will get where you are going but only to find that you are not at the finish.
 
			Fabricated new inspection panels and doublers with the help of my CNC master and local machine shop…
 
			Repairing a Beaver horizontal stabilizer, opening up a can o worms