Owen Bell - Aviation Enterprises

stackj · #1 03-22-10, 10:27 PM

Cole,

I re-read my message and it sounded a little pointed. I apologize. I did not intend to be advesarial.

hharney · #2 03-23-10, 05:25 PM

Cole

Take attention to the items you discovered with a good IA. Make corrective repairs based on good airframe practices. Fly the airplane within the limitations stated in the STC for the mod's.

If you have to do anything it would probably be remove the winglets. The NTSB may find that mixing STC's may be ................, but who knows. There are lots of Skymasters flying with extended wing tanks and lots with winglets but very few with both. Removing the winglets would be the least amount of pain.

Just some thoughts.

N5ZX · #3 03-23-10, 07:19 PM

No doubt.
I have three a&p's (two are IA's) digging around in her.

They started today and the FAA Accident Investigator is already calling to see what they are finding. I have a hunch he may come take a look, himself.

I'm a teensy bit surprised Aviation Enterprises hasn't sent a rep to take a peek and get out ahead of this. Oh well, I offered.

Yeah, if I gotta choose, I'll lose the winglets and go with some "knots-2-u" tips

we shall see what tomorrow brings. As I said, wish me luck.

Cole

N5ZX · #4 03-24-10, 11:58 AM

Well....
Still no word on my bird.
But given the established history of fate having a very uncomfortable fetish for doing things to me....I have a hunch it wont hurt to do some contengency planning...just in case I gotta lose my winglets.

I know I could always put the factory tips back on. I could also put OEM Firestones back on my truck, but that aint gonna happen (Micheline's are sooooo much better).
By that same reasoning, I'm looking for the BEST option.
I checked out the knots-2-u wingtips. They sound great...but naturally are not available for the 337.
I looked into the Met-co-aire Hoerner Tips. They sound great...but naturally are not available for the 337.
Anybody have any other suggestions?

Again. I dont know that I gotta remove the winglets. Simply planning ahead. It gives me something to do to keep my mind off of the inspection in progress.

Cole