Hi, so you pull it out and turn it up or down to lock it... is it up or down...
Second this recommendation. And make sure to check the spar carrythrough above the headliner, a notorious site for corrosion (ask me how I know
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Second this recommendation. And make sure to check the spar carrythrough above the headliner, a notorious site for corrosion (ask me how I know
I have 100+ hours in a C177RG. I see that parking brake handle over there on the left but I'm certain I've never touched it.
Must me something wrong with me but I don't ever use parking brakes. Even in cars. Took me a couple minutes to figure out how to release the one in my car after I loaned it to someone. I've since stopped loaning people my car
First annual after buying it. The pre-buy mechanic claimed he had checked the carrythrough for corrosion, but admitted it was a quick flashlight check and would not have found the problem, was which away from the inspection hole. Mouse nest in the insulation up there, probably happened when the plane was down for several months (at the seller's field) getting a new engine. Unlikely that it happened during my first year of ownership as there never was any evidence of mice habitation in the hangar I was renting.
First annual after buying it. The pre-buy mechanic claimed he had checked the carrythrough for corrosion, but admitted it was a quick flashlight check and would not have found the problem, was which away from the inspection hole. Mouse nest in the insulation up there, probably happened when the plane was down for several months (at the seller's field) getting a new engine. Unlikely that it happened during my first year of ownership as there never was any evidence of mice habitation in the hangar I was renting.
I'm currently temporarily medically grounded and had the area above the headliner checked for evidence of mice recently as I know there are mice in the community hangar I'm in now, and the plane hasn't flown in nearly a year. Keeping fingers crossed that they stay away until I can get my medical back.
It was too badly corroded. I had to get a new carrythrough, which I bought from a CFO member who happened to have a spare from a salvage yard. My one lucky break in the whole ordeal was that my insurance paid for all the labor involved in the repair, which was considerable (approaching 10 AMU). I had no way to document the purchase of the part to them so I had to pay for that, but the carrythrough itself was a tiny fraction of the total cost.
