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 Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:59 am Post subject: 601 Builders... some advice please.. |
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Okay 601 builders, would you please throw a lifeline to this poor 601 pilot who has never pulled a rivet in his life. I fly an AMD-Made 601XL that is over two years old and has about 200 trouble-free hours.
This notification letter from AMD, http://www.newplane.com/amd/../Service_Letters_Bulletines/NOTICE%20January%207%202009.pdf says that somebody, I guess an A&P in my case, should install "gussets" on each aileron.
My quite uninformed question is... does this mean that someone (my A&P) has to tear each aileron apart, fabricate the plates from aluminum of the designated quality, rivet them in, and then return the skin to its previous pristine form?
- Will the skin fit?
- How difficult is this in terms of "hours" an A&P might charge?
- What other questions should I ask? I don't know what I do not know.,
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Thruster87
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| Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:41 pm Post subject: Re: 601 Builders... some advice please.. |
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I just did that mode [very quick and easy as you only need to remove a few rivets around both areas]and it took about a 1 hrs work.Keeping in mind I'm still in the building process and the aileron was not painted or installed. Cheers
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jaybannist(at)cs.com
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| Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:50 pm Post subject: 601 Builders... some advice please.. |
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Frank,
I look at this notification as an "either - or" type thing. Either you do the reinforcing or you properly secure the control surfaces when the airplane is tied down outside. With gust locks of some sort on the control surfaces, the reinforcing does nothing but add weigh and/or make you feel good. It is like having a reinforced lockbox inside a locked safe; or "belt and suspenders".
The reinforcing might do some good if the gust locks fail; but from looking at those photos, I sincerely doubt that the reinforcing would have prevented that damage.
Jay in Dallas
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