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| Well then,
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| I guess this is where I'm going to talk about all the things I have done thus far with my
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| '74 AA-1B which after pre-buy was found to be just a bucket of fun.
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| Here's the short list of all the things done to my first purchased aircraft:
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| * Paint Job (this was a planned item at purchase time):
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| -> Delamination (minor, but required disassembly of A/C)
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| -> Overhaul of prop (expected) found to be illegally modified = new prop (not expected).
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| -> Investigation of prop now deemed Spinner to be unusable = new spinner (not expected).
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| * Since we're doing the paint and the plane is disassembled, you may as well:
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| -> Replace the Interior. It's out anyway!
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| -> Replace the glass. (old windsheild was 1/4" anyway - rear windows crazed)
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| -> Install 3point Whelen strobe system and dump old rudder beacon. (saves 3amps!)
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| -> Install fuel flow meter (EI FP-5L) - a pilot's best friend in an AA1 w/O320 conversion!
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| * Unplanned surprises:
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| -> 1000hr Engine was over 12yr inspection interval - thus needed an overhaul.
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| -> Mags were shot (have great pics of what bad mags look like. ;)
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| -> Followers were shot. - Upside was: Crank/Cam cam back standard!
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| * Additional Add-ons (after the everything was back to running):
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| -> Custom Bow Mount for Garmin GPS296
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| -> Connect GPS296 to Fuel Flow (EI FP-5L) for extra features.
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| -> Casper Labs Spin-On Oil Filter
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| -> Newer/Modernized Oil Pan Quick-Drain.
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| -> (2) New Scupper Drains for each wing.
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| * Additional Repairs Since putting the plane back into service:
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| -> Transponder to Encoder Cable replaced.
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| -> Transponder re-aligned (not part of normal pitot/static check)
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| -> Wiring cleanup from behind the panel. T'was messy back there!
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| I'll be adding to this both with more text and pictures as I go.. but there's the rough outline for now.
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