Wing tip repair

Rebuilding a 170 horizontal..

B19 same as B23Sheet metal work is as much an art as a skill. Most of the time there is very little to guide you other than a picture, some references in the maintenance manual or parts manual. And of corse the AC 43.13 to reference to. What also counts I’d how the repair or…

Replaced both left and right horizontal tips with Mc Farlane tips using 8 32 screws in place of rivets. The idea is that you can easily change out the tip if damaged, one thing is that if you operate a seaplane you need to put some corrosion protection on the nut plates and screws on…

These door I modified using a Beech Sundowner door latch, works really well and it is new. After 60 years of opening and closing those old latches just wear out and there seems to be no good option. New parts are hard to find and old used parts are just that. This is a good…