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Bkamen at 18:53, 25 April 2006

2006-04-25T18:53:29Z

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	~~Well then,~~

	~~I guess this is where I'm going to talk about all the things I have done thus far with my~~
	~~'74 AA-1B which after pre-buy was found to be just a bucket of fun.~~

	~~Here's the short list of all the things done to my first purchased aircraft:~~

	* Paint Job (this was a planned item at purchase time):
	~~-> Delamination (minor, but required disassembly of A/C)~~
	~~-> Overhaul of prop (expected) found to be illegally modified = new prop (not expected).~~
	~~-> Investigation of prop now deemed Spinner to be unusable = new spinner (not expected).~~

	* Since we're doing the paint and the plane is disassembled, you may as well:
	~~-> Replace the Interior. It's out anyway!~~
	~~-> Replace the glass. (old windsheild was 1/4" anyway - rear windows crazed)~~
	~~-> Install 3point Whelen strobe system and dump old rudder beacon. (saves 3amps!)~~
	~~-> Install fuel flow meter (EI FP-5L) - a pilot's best friend in an AA1 w/O320 conversion!~~

	* Unplanned surprises:
	~~-> 1000hr Engine was over 12yr inspection interval - thus needed an overhaul.~~
	~~-> Mags were shot (have great pics of what bad mags look like. ;)~~
	~~-> Followers were shot. - Upside was: Crank/Cam cam back standard!~~

	* Additional Add-ons (after the everything was back to running):
	~~-> Custom Bow Mount for Garmin GPS296~~
	~~-> Connect GPS296 to Fuel Flow (EI FP-5L) for extra features.~~
	~~-> Casper Labs Spin-On Oil Filter~~
	~~-> Newer/Modernized Oil Pan Quick-Drain.~~
	~~-> (2) New Scupper Drains for each wing.~~

	* Additional Repairs Since putting the plane back into service:
	~~-> Transponder to Encoder Cable replaced.~~
	~~-> Transponder re-aligned (not part of normal pitot/static check)~~
	~~-> Wiring cleanup from behind the panel. T'was messy back there!~~


	~~I'll be adding to this both with more text and pictures as I go.. but there's the rough outline for now.~~

Bkamen at 18:51, 25 April 2006

2006-04-25T18:51:55Z

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	'74 AA-1B which after pre-buy was found to be just a bucket of fun.		'74 AA-1B which after pre-buy was found to be just a bucket of fun.

	Here's the short list of all the things ~~a new airplane owner can be wary for~~		Here's the short list of all the things done to my first purchased aircraft:
	~~when buying (any)~~ aircraft.

	* Paint Job (this was a planned item):		* Paint Job (this was a planned item at purchase time):
	-> Delamination (minor, but required disassembly or A/C)		-> Delamination (minor, but required disassembly of A/C)
	-> Overhaul of prop (expected) found to be illegally modified = new prop.		-> Overhaul of prop (expected) found to be illegally modified = new prop (not expected).
	-> Investigation of prop now deemed Spinner to be unusable = new spinner.		-> Investigation of prop now deemed Spinner to be unusable = new spinner (not expected).

	* Since we're doing the paint and the plane is disassembled, you may as well:		* Since we're doing the paint and the plane is disassembled, you may as well:
	-> Replace the Interior. It's out anyway!		-> Replace the Interior. It's out anyway!
	-> Replace the glass. (old windsheild was 1/4" anyway - rear windows crazed)		-> Replace the glass. (old windsheild was 1/4" anyway - rear windows crazed)
	-> Install strobe system and ~~dumb~~ old rudder beacon.		-> Install 3point Whelen strobe system and dump old rudder beacon. (saves 3amps!)
	-> Install fuel flow meter - a pilot's best friend in an AA1 w/O320 conversion!		-> Install fuel flow meter (EI FP-5L) - a pilot's best friend in an AA1 w/O320 conversion!

	* Unplanned surprises:		* Unplanned surprises:
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	* Additional Add-ons (after the everything was back to running):		* Additional Add-ons (after the everything was back to running):
	-> Custom Bow Mount for Garmin GPS296		-> Custom Bow Mount for Garmin GPS296
			-> Connect GPS296 to Fuel Flow (EI FP-5L) for extra features.
	-> Casper Labs Spin-On Oil Filter		-> Casper Labs Spin-On Oil Filter
	-> Newer/~~Modern~~ Oil Pan Quick-Drain.		-> Newer/Modernized Oil Pan Quick-Drain.
	-> (2) New Scupper Drains for each wing.		-> (2) New Scupper Drains for each wing.

Bkamen at 18:48, 25 April 2006

2006-04-25T18:48:36Z

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Well then,

I guess this is where I'm going to talk about all the things I have done thus far with my
'74 AA-1B which after pre-buy was found to be just a bucket of fun.

Here's the short list of all the things a new airplane owner can be wary for
when buying (any) aircraft.

* Paint Job (this was a planned item):
-> Delamination (minor, but required disassembly or A/C)
-> Overhaul of prop (expected) found to be illegally modified = new prop.
-> Investigation of prop now deemed Spinner to be unusable = new spinner.

* Since we're doing the paint and the plane is disassembled, you may as well:
-> Replace the Interior. It's out anyway!
-> Replace the glass. (old windsheild was 1/4" anyway - rear windows crazed)
-> Install strobe system and dumb old rudder beacon.
-> Install fuel flow meter - a pilot's best friend in an AA1 w/O320 conversion!

* Unplanned surprises:
-> 1000hr Engine was over 12yr inspection interval - thus needed an overhaul.
-> Mags were shot (have great pics of what bad mags look like. ;)
-> Followers were shot. - Upside was: Crank/Cam cam back standard!

* Additional Add-ons (after the everything was back to running):
-> Custom Bow Mount for Garmin GPS296
-> Casper Labs Spin-On Oil Filter
-> Newer/Modern Oil Pan Quick-Drain.
-> (2) New Scupper Drains for each wing.

* Additional Repairs Since putting the plane back into service:
-> Transponder to Encoder Cable replaced.
-> Transponder re-aligned (not part of normal pitot/static check)
-> Wiring cleanup from behind the panel. T'was messy back there!

I'll be adding to this both with more text and pictures as I go.. but there's the rough outline for now.