jeff Allen
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- Sep 9, 2018
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Jazz the glass
Those are the best words I thought I could use to get everyone's attention!! But they are true:
HELP- I am doing a mini upgrade to my 340: having professionals add engine monitors, an aspen, a G5 on the FO side, and fixing the autopilot. While they are doing that, the wife and I have been keeping ourselves busy with the upgrades we can do:
new carpet (kit from SCS)
new fuel cap paint, O-rings
new placards and circuit breaker panel lettering
new leather like interior (we actually did this ourselves)
all new seats (we skinned the 30 year leather off the old ones and had an upholstery shop do these)
new paint (and some new pieces) of the plastic trim window covers
and now we are replacing all the external screws around the windows (under mechanic supervision) because they are rusty (this is actually kind of a pain to do)
What suggestions do you guys have that an owner with limited mechanical skills but good energy and enthusiasm can do while his plane is being upgraded. I probably have a few more weeks of working time.
FREE STUFF (and some that will be posted on Ebay)
I have the old (one year old) carpet. I bought the "lightweight" kit from SCS last year because it sounded like a good idea. It was too light weight for me. If anyone wants it, it is free for the taking- just come get it. It is actually a fine product- just not robust enough for my application.
Plastic window covers. I have four of these- not sure which windows they cover. I know know how to fix these but when I first bought the plane I went to Osh Kosh and bought new ones during a buying spree. They do need repaired but it can be done easily. Free- come get them.
And they I will list on Ebay the myriad analog instruments I removed. Tach generators, what I call Mercedes type twin cessna instrumentation, airspeed indicator, altimeter, turn co-ordinator, etc. If anyone knows of something they want just email or call me. They are all located at KLOU. I'm going to post on the Mooney page and POA as well.
HELP- I am doing a mini upgrade to my 340: having professionals add engine monitors, an aspen, a G5 on the FO side, and fixing the autopilot. While they are doing that, the wife and I have been keeping ourselves busy with the upgrades we can do:
new carpet (kit from SCS)
new fuel cap paint, O-rings
new placards and circuit breaker panel lettering
new leather like interior (we actually did this ourselves)
all new seats (we skinned the 30 year leather off the old ones and had an upholstery shop do these)
new paint (and some new pieces) of the plastic trim window covers
and now we are replacing all the external screws around the windows (under mechanic supervision) because they are rusty (this is actually kind of a pain to do)
What suggestions do you guys have that an owner with limited mechanical skills but good energy and enthusiasm can do while his plane is being upgraded. I probably have a few more weeks of working time.
FREE STUFF (and some that will be posted on Ebay)
I have the old (one year old) carpet. I bought the "lightweight" kit from SCS last year because it sounded like a good idea. It was too light weight for me. If anyone wants it, it is free for the taking- just come get it. It is actually a fine product- just not robust enough for my application.
Plastic window covers. I have four of these- not sure which windows they cover. I know know how to fix these but when I first bought the plane I went to Osh Kosh and bought new ones during a buying spree. They do need repaired but it can be done easily. Free- come get them.
And they I will list on Ebay the myriad analog instruments I removed. Tach generators, what I call Mercedes type twin cessna instrumentation, airspeed indicator, altimeter, turn co-ordinator, etc. If anyone knows of something they want just email or call me. They are all located at KLOU. I'm going to post on the Mooney page and POA as well.