User talk:Bkamen

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.