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Before the server crash of last week… well, let me give you some background:
The shop 822 current resides in is a start-up i.e. two guy bought out an existing shop and they are building up their clientele. The accident happened early June and John figured he’d have it out of the shop by November. I could come out and ‘help’ when I was able, but John would do most of the work. Well, bread and butter work i.e. annuals started coming in and with some specialized repair (welding and fitting) and whatnot (midnight drives to KY to pick up parts), things drug on. With her up on legs, I could begin minor stuff and John was satisfied to leave me alone in the corner. I eventually got to a point where it was time to mount the engine, so John began to make time to review my work.
Two weeks ago he said that from now on it would be easier on him if he did the work, saying it would be just as easy for him to do the work rather than going over mine. That was a very discouraging week because this work on the a/c was very relaxing. My MO was to tighten a bolt, admire what I did, have a cuppa joe, discuss tightening the bolt, wiping down the tools and go to the next task – not what you would call light-speed, but very satisfying; also, I was protected from the hurricane and wasn’t paying hanger fees!
Yesterday I took all the parts that I had been storing and moved them to the hanger for John’s use. Now comes the good news.
John changed his mind. He had the wings on with bolts in place but without nuts. He said go on and put nuts in place and then call him and he’d check and torque where appropriate. Well I tell you I was ecstatic. Jury struts went on and tightened, as well as carb. heater box and filter assy; nuts on the wing bolts and a call to John, who insured everything was as he wanted, then on goes the upper cowl, the wing fairings and the aileron cables. The last will get tightened and safety wired during the week. Quart of gasoline in the tank, sloshed around and drained thru the fuel line came out clean, so we installed the gasolator, put in two gallons and looked for leaks. So far, so good.
So, things worked for the best. I may be within a couple of days of cranking over the engine, and two weeks from taxing her around. John still has to do some measuring for wash-in/out and touch-up all around, but it’s looking good! – Mike
Before the server crash of last week… well, let me give you some background:
The shop 822 current resides in is a start-up i.e. two guy bought out an existing shop and they are building up their clientele. The accident happened early June and John figured he’d have it out of the shop by November. I could come out and ‘help’ when I was able, but John would do most of the work. Well, bread and butter work i.e. annuals started coming in and with some specialized repair (welding and fitting) and whatnot (midnight drives to KY to pick up parts), things drug on. With her up on legs, I could begin minor stuff and John was satisfied to leave me alone in the corner. I eventually got to a point where it was time to mount the engine, so John began to make time to review my work.
Two weeks ago he said that from now on it would be easier on him if he did the work, saying it would be just as easy for him to do the work rather than going over mine. That was a very discouraging week because this work on the a/c was very relaxing. My MO was to tighten a bolt, admire what I did, have a cuppa joe, discuss tightening the bolt, wiping down the tools and go to the next task – not what you would call light-speed, but very satisfying; also, I was protected from the hurricane and wasn’t paying hanger fees!
Yesterday I took all the parts that I had been storing and moved them to the hanger for John’s use. Now comes the good news.
John changed his mind. He had the wings on with bolts in place but without nuts. He said go on and put nuts in place and then call him and he’d check and torque where appropriate. Well I tell you I was ecstatic. Jury struts went on and tightened, as well as carb. heater box and filter assy; nuts on the wing bolts and a call to John, who insured everything was as he wanted, then on goes the upper cowl, the wing fairings and the aileron cables. The last will get tightened and safety wired during the week. Quart of gasoline in the tank, sloshed around and drained thru the fuel line came out clean, so we installed the gasolator, put in two gallons and looked for leaks. So far, so good.
So, things worked for the best. I may be within a couple of days of cranking over the engine, and two weeks from taxing her around. John still has to do some measuring for wash-in/out and touch-up all around, but it’s looking good! – Mike
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