Hobobiker
Line Up and Wait
My good friend / CFI sold his Dakota and was in the market for a nice LSA since he doesn't haul around four people on a regular basis anymore. He flew from PA to FL and picked up a nice Glasair Glastron and flew her back to PA. Thanks to another POA member, I can clarify that this bird is NOT an LSA (too heavy), but was the one that finally got my friend's money).
We detected some hairline cracks in two of the heads, one of which had been previously repaired. Before long, new jugs from Lycoming had arrived and we tore her down and replaced all four. He also had a local guy do some great work on the interior.
Thought I would show a couple of pics. One of her after we just put on the lower cowl (for the air cleaner usage) and fired her up to inspect for leaks:
A pic of the awesome work done on the seats:
And finally, since I'm a motor guy, a pic of the newly-installed top end. Safety wire is there to secure the front of the cowling from vibrating into regions that might cause harm to the new paint, starter ring, nearby pilots, etc:
He and I were going to take her up Friday night, but storms moved in. He was able to go up solo this weekend for an hour. No leaks, no issues, which are both signs that we did more stuff right that we did wrong. LOL!
We detected some hairline cracks in two of the heads, one of which had been previously repaired. Before long, new jugs from Lycoming had arrived and we tore her down and replaced all four. He also had a local guy do some great work on the interior.
Thought I would show a couple of pics. One of her after we just put on the lower cowl (for the air cleaner usage) and fired her up to inspect for leaks:
A pic of the awesome work done on the seats:
And finally, since I'm a motor guy, a pic of the newly-installed top end. Safety wire is there to secure the front of the cowling from vibrating into regions that might cause harm to the new paint, starter ring, nearby pilots, etc:
He and I were going to take her up Friday night, but storms moved in. He was able to go up solo this weekend for an hour. No leaks, no issues, which are both signs that we did more stuff right that we did wrong. LOL!
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