timwinters
Ejection Handle Pulled
My Google fu is failing me. I'm trying to find the dimension of a NEW Cessna flap track slot. I found the maximum go/no go limit. It's 0.6035 but I can't find any data on what the original slot size is. Anyone have this?
Each year at annual I try to do one extra upgrade or preventative mx item on my plane. This year I'm pulling the flaps, having them reskinned, and installing trailing edge stiffeners/wedges from McFarlane and then we're going to re-rig all flight controls in accordance with the CPA guidelines.
I'm also considering installing flap gap seals but I want to make sure we don't find any "gotchas" in the base project first before committing to the extra $$$ for flap gap seals, painting and installation labor, hence the reason for my above question. Without knowing the new dimension, I don't know to what percentage the tracks are worn and what percentage remains.
As an aside, I found a guy in Alabama, Stephan Schomp, who was highly spoken of on some Cessna Type Forums. He reskins Cessna components. That's all he does. And he does it far more reasonably than other places I spoke with. We'll see...
And here's the crate I built for shipping (before I added the bump outs for the flap tracks). It's completely lined with 1" foam and another sheet of foam will slide 'twixt the two flaps. I don't think even FedEx Freight can destroy this. Okay, forget I said that...
Each year at annual I try to do one extra upgrade or preventative mx item on my plane. This year I'm pulling the flaps, having them reskinned, and installing trailing edge stiffeners/wedges from McFarlane and then we're going to re-rig all flight controls in accordance with the CPA guidelines.
I'm also considering installing flap gap seals but I want to make sure we don't find any "gotchas" in the base project first before committing to the extra $$$ for flap gap seals, painting and installation labor, hence the reason for my above question. Without knowing the new dimension, I don't know to what percentage the tracks are worn and what percentage remains.
As an aside, I found a guy in Alabama, Stephan Schomp, who was highly spoken of on some Cessna Type Forums. He reskins Cessna components. That's all he does. And he does it far more reasonably than other places I spoke with. We'll see...
And here's the crate I built for shipping (before I added the bump outs for the flap tracks). It's completely lined with 1" foam and another sheet of foam will slide 'twixt the two flaps. I don't think even FedEx Freight can destroy this. Okay, forget I said that...
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