how the hell do you annual one of these things!

[N74DV]

If you live in Phoenix, AZ?!

Our annual is due in August and I'll be damned if I can find ANY IA's out here who do tube/fabric aircraft.

This is rather dissappointing. I did manage to find one guy who would do it but he doesn't have a facility to do it in and we don't have a hangar (year 11 of an 18 year waiting list)

does anyone know of anyone in the Phoenix area who annuals tube/fabric aircraft??

[VictorBravo]

Re: how the hell do you annual one of these things!

Look online for the following groups:

Local EAA Chapter
Local IAC Aerobatic club
Local VAA Vintage aircraft chapter
Organizers or board members of the Copperstate Fly-In
Estrella Soaring down in Mobile, AZ south of town

Each of these groups should have knowledge of someone who will do a tube and rag annual.

If all else fails, go to Casa Grande airport and try to find a guy named Sonny Zapata, I think Sunshine Aviation. He helped me out in 1992 with my Auster. If he's still around he's a good guy and will help you.

If you find Sonny, tell him I said hello, the strange guy with the British plane who's magnetos wouldn't work and who woke him up really early to go help start his plane a long time ago

[Ragwing nut]

Re: how the hell do you annual one of these things!

If you live in Phoenix, AZ?!

Our annual is due in August and I'll be damned if I can find ANY IA's out here who do tube/fabric aircraft.

This is rather dissappointing. I did manage to find one guy who would do it but he doesn't have a facility to do it in and we don't have a hangar (year 11 of an 18 year waiting list)

does anyone know of anyone in the Phoenix area who annuals tube/fabric aircraft??

Andy Estes on Falcon Field. He works for the flight school and I think it is called Arizona Aviation??? He owns a Waco project or two and has worked on rag airplanes for awhile. Also you can try another guy named Jim but I will have to pull his info up. His last name escapes me right now. Another Waco owner and mechanic type.

Mike

[Vasey fan]

Re: how the hell do you annual one of these things!

Andy Estes on Falcon Field. He works for the flight school and I think it is called Arizona Aviation??? He owns a Waco project or two and has worked on rag airplanes for awhile. Also you can try another guy named Jim but I will have to pull his info up. His last name escapes me right now. Another Waco owner and mechanic type.

Mike

Methinks you're thinking of Chris, not Jim. Andy's good too.