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12-07-2011, 01:54 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Greeley, Colorado
Posts: 199
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Conditional inspection - week 4
The conditional inspection turned up many issues.
400 for the A&P inspection plus repairs + prop seal totaled 1055.00
I pulled the tanks for the gas leaks and prosealed the senders.
The ELT was shot so I ordered a new one that arrived two days ago. 179.00
The transponder had a bulb burned out and with the 2 year certification 265.00
Broken air box top aluminum plate and rivets 35.00
They ran the engine without the spinner and centrifucal force bent the extended flanges out so more down time waiting for a new spinner backer plate.
And the hanger went to 9 below zero one night so slow going.
I went EXP because the GA A/C was so expensive. So much for that plan!
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John D. Artz, EAA 71811, 100+ Young Eagle flts
Adopted Dave's 6A
MXL Ultralight, only bleeding after 3 landings
Scorpion Two Helicopter, big mistake
PA-28 and 210E Centurion
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12-07-2011, 03:19 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Cedar Rapids,Iowa
Posts: 4
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John,
Where did you find ELT for $ 179 ?
Gary gsharp@dybb.com
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12-07-2011, 03:26 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Dallas area
Posts: 10,768
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Aircraft Spruce has an Ameri-King AK-450 for $150.
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Mel Asberry, DAR since the last century.
EAA Flight Advisor/Tech Counselor, Friend of the RV-1
Recipient of Tony Bingelis Award and Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
USAF Vet, High School E-LSA Project Mentor.
RV-6 Flying since 1993 (sold)
<rvmel(at)icloud.com>
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12-07-2011, 03:55 PM
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fugio ergo sum
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Carlsbad, NM
Posts: 1,912
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cadstat
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I went EXP because the GA A/C was so expensive. So much for that plan!
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It's hard for me to imagine that you consider $1,500 expensive for a condition inspection after having owned a C210. That's just $1.50 in airplane dollars and really seems pretty reasonable.
I just can't figure out how the spinner back plate got bent. My engine has been run to pretty high RPMs a couple of times that way with no problems.
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Larry Pardue
Carlsbad, NM
RV-6 N441LP Flying
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12-07-2011, 04:50 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Dallas/Ft Worth, TX
Posts: 5,686
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Maintaining an airplane costs $$, no way around that. I just got done with a condition inspection on an 8 and with parts and repairs it was around $2800... the owner was tickled pink with the bill and said that even with all the repairs I did it it was still the cheapest annual he ever had and cost him about 1/10th what the annuals normally cost him on his certified birds 
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Walt Aronow, DFW, TX (52F)
EXP Aircraft Services LLC
Specializing in RV Condition Inspections, Maintenance, Avionics Upgrades
Dynamic Prop Balancing, Pitot-Static Altmeter/Transponder Certification
FAA Certified Repair Station, AP/IA/FCC GROL, EAA Technical Counselor
Authorized Garmin G3X Dealer/Installer
RV7A built 2004, 1700+ hrs, New Titan IO-370, Bendix Mags
Website: ExpAircraft.com, Email: walt@expaircraft.com, Cell: 972-746-5154
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12-07-2011, 05:04 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Peachtree City, Ga
Posts: 1,040
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Non repeating items
Next year should be much cheaper as these items could be considered to be getting your plane in shape. Next year should be cheaper. Especially if you take care of all mx yourself.
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Vern Darley
Awarded FAA "The Wright Brothers 'Master Pilot' Award"- for 50 years safe flying
RV-6A N680V / RV-10QB N353RV
Luscombe 8E N2423K 50+years
Hatz Biplane N2423Z soon to be birthed
Falcon RV Squadron Founder
KFFC Hanger D-30
Peachtree City, Ga
770 310-7169
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ATP/CFI/A&P/DAR
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12-07-2011, 06:19 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Townsend, Montana
Posts: 3,179
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I went experimental for the fun of it. Today I finished Aurora's first "Condition Inspection". The two of us only managed to log 91hrs in the first year, but we had fun getting to know each other. The condition inspection was a first for me, I took my time(1 week) going over everything with a fine tooth comb and even had a A&P friend help me do my first compression check and look over the firewall forward stuff. Squawks were 1 loose exhaust hanger, 3 loose baffle screws and both gearleg fairings were had cracked at the upper clamps. Total cost <$5 worth of fiberglass stuff. Also I installed a little AL tape to block 1/3 of the oil cooler. All fixed up and still daylight out SO might as well celebrate the occasion with a
Sunset Flight
then tuck her away until our next rendezvous....tomorrow's looking promising
Life is good and experimentals are fun 
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Brian, N155BKsold but bought back.
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