gismo
Touchdown! Greaser!
On my last flight back home I started having problems with the stall warning horn circuit. It would come on at speeds well above stall intermittently. When I pulled the switch out of the wing I found that it was bad so I ordered a used replacement from an aircraft salvage dealer ($500 used $1500 new for a $3 switch and $4 worth of sheet metal, what a racket).
The part was ordered by phone on Tuesday with overnight shipping as I need to fly to Michigan Friday and wanted to get the part installed Wednesday in time to test fly it before our latest winter storm arrived. Unfortunately the salvage outfit didn't bother to ship it until yesterday so it obviously didn't show up until today. I found out about the delayed shipping when I called yesterday to get a tracking number. Today when the part still hadn't arrived by 4PM I called UPS to see why. Turns out the salvage yard sent it to my billing (home) address instead of my office like I asked. That meant I had to drive home before going to the airport adding another half hour to the effort. When I learned of the shipping delay I called the salesman to ask what happened and left a voice mail expressing my disappointment since he wasn't available when I called. Today I left another slightly stronger message and I have yet to hear back from him at all. I guess he doesn't want my repeat business very badly.
The part was ordered by phone on Tuesday with overnight shipping as I need to fly to Michigan Friday and wanted to get the part installed Wednesday in time to test fly it before our latest winter storm arrived. Unfortunately the salvage outfit didn't bother to ship it until yesterday so it obviously didn't show up until today. I found out about the delayed shipping when I called yesterday to get a tracking number. Today when the part still hadn't arrived by 4PM I called UPS to see why. Turns out the salvage yard sent it to my billing (home) address instead of my office like I asked. That meant I had to drive home before going to the airport adding another half hour to the effort. When I learned of the shipping delay I called the salesman to ask what happened and left a voice mail expressing my disappointment since he wasn't available when I called. Today I left another slightly stronger message and I have yet to hear back from him at all. I guess he doesn't want my repeat business very badly.