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Subject: | '54 560 for sale |
To all my fellow Commando's,
After many hours of loving and dedicated restoration work on my
Commander 560 I've had to come to the sad but unavoidable conclusion
that it's time to put the 'ol girl in the hands of someone who will fly
this great machine on a regular basis. I can fully anticipate that
watching her fly off will be a sad, sullen affair...in some ways it
would be easier pulling my right arm off - something I doubt my dear
wife could ever understand.
N206DX is a 1954 straight 560, serial # 173. It has a modern panel
(pilot's side standard 6 pak arrangement including an artificial
horizon, DG, Airspeed and Altimeter for the co-pilot). Mounted in the
panel next to the power levers is a King Silver Crown radio stack
(KA-134 audio panel, Northstar M-1 Loran, KX 155 nav-com w/ Glideslope,
KX 155 nav-com and a KT 76 Transponder). I installed a Davtron 5
function OAT/volt meter. The heater has been overhauled, all the grime
in the wheel wells scrubbed clean, all tubing secured wire looms put
right.
The interior has been redone in grey fabric and leather but the seats
are waiting their turn to be re-upholstered to match. This one has the
couch in the back.
6DX has three bladed props w/ polished oversized spinners (the props
were overhauled in 2000 @ H&S in Pontiac, MI) - only 2 hours of flight
time on them since OH yet out of calendar. Within the past year and a
half, the engines have been overhauled to include new bearings, all
cylinders have the 1/2" exhaust valves, 2 new cams, new hydraulic units,
etc, etc. Gear boxes are in good to excellent shape. The motor mounts/
main gear trusses are newly fabricated and hard anodized. All the seals
in the nacelle have been upgraded to the silicone variety. All new
hoses in the engine compartments. The de-ice boots have been removed
from the wings but remain on the tail; the system is a reservoir type
(fiber wound ball behind the baggage compartment curtain).
The paint is a 6.5 to 7.0 overall cream with copper and black stripes
(the grey interior was originally intended to match an anticipated
repaint at some point in the future). New tires and tubes, the mains
have been converted to 4 puck Cleveland's similar in style to the
original but gawd awful Goodyear wheels and brakes.
Mechanically she's a solid bird and needs the next dedicated owner to
put the finishing touches onto one sweet flying airplane. I half
heartedly considered parting her out; the engines and props by
themselves would be worth what the entire airplane would bring. I've
just spent too much time keeping her in one piece I'd rather see it
remain whole rather than chop it into pieces only to shred the rest.
I have all but the 2 earliest logs: Barry just ran the ownership trail a
month or so back. One of my neighbors is showing some interest (we live
on an airpark in West Michigan - Z98) but it's time to get serious about
letting go.
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