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  • N96834 Flies Again!!!

    My Baby is back in the air! And I couldn't be happier. She won't be winning any beauty pageants any time soon, but she is air worthy and better than ever.

    My BC12-D suffered considerable fabric damage on the tail nearly 5 years ago due to hail and no door on the hangar. Every time I thought I had the money together to get her fixed up something else would steal the funds.

    Many thanks to Matt Vandervort (Vandy) who re-covered the tail feathers and has spent every Sunday, as well as a couple of other bonus days, driving over to my place (~3hour round trip) over the last couple of months to give her the TLC she has needed to sign her off.

    Thanks sooo much Matt and also the good folks who contribute to this forum. If it wasn't for you my bird would still be sitting on flat dry rotted tires collecting dust.

    Instead she soars again!

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    Re: N96834 Flies Again!!!

    Next project... Hangar door.

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    • #3
      Re: N96834 Flies Again!!!

      Great news! and well done!



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      • #4
        Re: N96834 Flies Again!!!

        LOL I would, but I would be embarrassed to post pics right now. There is still a wide brown stripe across the wings where I wasn't able to reach to clean. The wheel was off (on a block) when I was cleaning it so I didn't want to use the ladder and risk leaning against it knocking it off the block. Since then the temps have been too low to be motivated to clean the rest.

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        • #5
          Re: N96834 Flies Again!!!

          It was a bit cold some days and windy the rest of them, but we got it done! It was a pleasure working with you
          A&P/IA
          Commercial ASEL/Instrument
          N96999 '46 Taylorcraft BC-12D
          N91467 Corvair Pietenpol
          TF#1110 prev TF # 16

          http://vansflyingservices.com

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          • #6
            Re: N96834 Flies Again!!!

            Originally posted by vandy View Post
            it was a pleasure working with you
            Likewise!

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            • #7
              Re: N96834 Flies Again!!!

              I'll offer up a teaser pic .
              A&P/IA
              Commercial ASEL/Instrument
              N96999 '46 Taylorcraft BC-12D
              N91467 Corvair Pietenpol
              TF#1110 prev TF # 16

              http://vansflyingservices.com

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              • #8
                Re: N96834 Flies Again!!!

                I finally got around to taking some pics after I got it cleaned up a little. And now I am finally getting around to posting them.
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                Last edited by hisoos; 12-31-2014, 07:25.

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                • #9
                  Re: N96834 Flies Again!!!

                  looks great!
                  A&P/IA
                  Commercial ASEL/Instrument
                  N96999 '46 Taylorcraft BC-12D
                  N91467 Corvair Pietenpol
                  TF#1110 prev TF # 16

                  http://vansflyingservices.com

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