Happy Customer; Russ McCutcheon step repair
My passenger step had been cracked for more than a year. I finally forced myself to remove the step and get it repaired. I exchanged email with Russ McCutcheon about doing the repair because he has a good reputation, he built the step originally, and because he was local to me. I had not met Russ before he repaired/reinforced my step. I believe Russ and I have been at some airports at the same time.
I removed the passenger step last Thursday. Probably took less than 3 hours total. I had riveted the baggage floor skins in, per plans. My wife (Capt Sandy on VAF) and I were driving to Seattle for the weekend, so I was able to leave the cracked step at Russ's shop on the way to Seattle Friday morning. Friday afternoon he sent me pictures of the completed repair. I picked up the step on the way home Sunday afternoon.
Russ was very easy and responsive to communicate with, via email and text. He had previously done the internal I-beam repair for another VAF member and Russ said that was "too invasive" for him to repeat. After looking at the reinforcement on Van's demo plane he offered to repair mine for $30. I think the repaired step look great.
See Russ's post about offering repair service at http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...d.php?t=134249
Time to go reinstall the step.
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Roy
N174RT (RV-7A) first flight 5/31/11, 1780hrs as of August 2020:
Tip-up, Lycon IO-360 EXP, WW 74HRT, AFS 5600T, AF-Pilot, IFD440, SL-30, echoUAT, D100 for backup, CQ1 headsets, CMW E-Lift
Our other riveted aluminum monocoque RV is a 25' Airstream
Past aluminum monocoque vehicles:
N601RT (CH601HDS) First flight 5/03, 1550hrs after flying 8 years: 912ULS, GNS430W, SL-30, D10A Sold
1995 Midnight Pearl NSX w/BBSC Sold
EAA Chapter 105 board member 2010->2015
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