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1. 06:34 PM - Re: Annuals (Gary L Vogt)
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Well, sort of. A guy brings in a Cheetah that is really a Cheetah with 75 Traveler
wings. The wings have been repaired, God knows, how many times. Well, both
wings have debonded further and need more rivets. Both are leaking fuel as
well. It's a nightmare. The reality is, it needs new wings. Problem is, the
plane is probably only worth $15-20k, as is, and the owner owes more than that
on it.
On another note: 1972 Traveler.
A friend of ours had a prop strike on, what we thought, was a 100+ hours SMOH (20
years ago). Yea, 100 hours in 20 years. The tear-down and inspection revealed
a lot of corrosion. LyCon went through the engine and, well, it's sweet
now. Of the $22,000 for the overhaul, the insurance company paid almost $15k.
While it was down, I did a complete instrument panel forward restoration. New
panel, new eyebrow, LED lighting, new transponder (mounted in a 3 1/8 hole), new
JPI EDM 730 with fuel flow, new Garmin 225 (mounted in front of the pilot),
and removed ADF, VORS, and everything not related to day VFR flight. In place
of all of the radios, we put a mount for an iPad.
I required everything instrument panel forward. I used laser etched wire with
all of the correct part numbers and added labels such as, 51QA2 Fuel Pump. There
is no guessing now as to where everything goes.
This Traveler had a stainless steel lower firewall. It polished up nice. Looks
like a mirror. For the top of the firewall, I filled all unnecessary holes
and painted it in while Imron.
Power coated engine mount and baffles, new carpets, side panels, seats, new relays,
overhauled alternator, plus a lot more.
Let's just say, there isn't another one like it. The entire FWF and instrument
panel restoration, including engine, engine analyzer and avionics, cost just
shy of $45k.
Given that the original purchase price was $20k, this is an expensive Traveler.
Still, he can fly it for the next 20 years and not do anything else to it.
Gary
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> On Jan 25, 2016, at 5:23 AM, L. Bruce Smith <haveblue1@mac.com> wrote:
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> Gary,
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> Any new annuals of note or amusement?
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> Best,
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> Bruce Smith
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