Tail fix
Slowly climbing out of the rabbit hole. Had to replace the Vertical rear spar and both bulkheads and make sure all was right when reassembled to make sure we did not repeat the mistake that was done the last time the tail was apart.
Finished this Tallian Leading edge and working on our 180 panel
After a 1000 miles one way we picked up a 180 that has been sitting for 10 years. A Montana ranchers plane, he landed where only Buffalo and Indians roamed. The goal is a newly overhauled engine a handful of STC’s and a clean bill of health then back to the prairie.
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…
Sometimes going fishing in hindsight may not have been the best idea and that branch you decided to hold on to might have not been the best choice. The fateful sound of the crack of that branch was what sent me off a big rock and down a hill that produced 4 broken ribs and…
We had a chance to fly with one of customers from Alaska and take him to a few of our local spots we like go. Had a great 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.