Step

[MNJoe]

Need photos and or drawings of steps to get in and out of airplane mine does not have a step on either side

Thanks
Joe

[M Towsley]

Re: Step

Joe,

I think the step is cast, or welded or something similar. They are available from Wag-Aero. See here: http://store.wagaero.com/product_inf...ducts_id=14488

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: Step

They are welded and come up on eBay every once in a while. There seems to always be a few spare ones floating around in the tribe. Make sure you get a left and a right and put them on the correct sides! They will go on backwards, but are kind of hard to use and it is a pain to pull the strut to fuselage bolts to switch them if you don't need to.
Hank

Or so I have been told. Of course I would NEVER put them on the wrong sides!

[cvavon]

Re: Step

Only once after that you will get it right

[MNJoe]

Re: Step

I actually have one that needs to be repaired or rebuilt it has never been on the airplane since I owned it. The U shaped bracket on top is broken off and the corner of the bottom of the step has an angle welded to it probably not even an
Original step without going to the airport I'm guessing it's the pilot side. A picture of one on an airplane would be nice to see.

Thanks
Joe

[M Towsley]

Re: Step

Joe,

Go to my video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTQD_yPybok

about 1:26 into the video you can see the step. After you get the time close move the pointer away so it will show the complete step. Hope that helps.

[dejh22]

Re: Step

I actually have one that needs to be repaired or rebuilt it has never been on the airplane since I owned it. The U shaped bracket on top is broken off and the corner of the bottom of the step has an angle welded to it probably not even an
Original step without going to the airport I'm guessing it's the pilot side. A picture of one on an airplane would be nice to see.

Thanks
Joe

I have a pic from Marty's Taylorcraft. I took it at the Barber field fly in last year. I would post it but having big time problems uploading to this site. If I had your email I would send it to you that way. Or send me a email [email protected]

[dejh22]

Re: Step

I actually have one that needs to be repaired or rebuilt it has never been on the airplane since I owned it. The U shaped bracket on top is broken off and the corner of the bottom of the step has an angle welded to it probably not even an
Original step without going to the airport I'm guessing it's the pilot side. A picture of one on an airplane would be nice to see.

Thanks
Joe

I finally got it to upload!
I took some pics at the fly in at Barber field last year. I have a pis of a step from Marty's Taylorcraft. I think?

[M Towsley]

Re: Step

It's red, but Paul Nuss had his there too.

[dejh22]

Re: Step

It's red, but Paul Nuss had his there too.

I think it is yours Marty. My wife and I were talking to you and you offered to take my son for his first Taylorcraft ride, but Ken M. beat you to it. My project was disassembled when I got it. So I was taking pics of how things went together,tail feathers, steps etc.
I really like your airplane!

[M Towsley]

Re: Step

Thanks, Dale. Miss Scarlett is a good girl!

[MNJoe]

Re: Step

Thanks guys one last question, from the picture it looks like the step angles back towards the fuselage is that correct? I don't want to do the right left thing.

Joe

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: Step

When the step is on the correct side the step strut will angle away from the fuselage. If it is on the wrong side it will tend to roll down and under the longeron more and be harder to use. It isn't a huge difference....until you are trying to use it.
I don't remember looking that close, but I thought the step itself was pretty much parallel to the bolt holes so it will look like it is angled out from the longeron because of the curve of the longeron just aft of the strut attach.
Hank

If That description doesn't confuse you, nothing will.

[cvavon]

Re: Step

Here are a left and right side of the steps

[M Towsley]

Re: Step

Joe,

I am probably going out to the hangar tomorrow, I will try to do a couple of shots from different views.