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Old May 6th 06, 05:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Default Annual and rib replacement complete

Robert M. Gary wrote:
.95 AMU for an annual is awesome.

Actually, I was off by a bit. .91 was the charge for the inspection.
Every little bit helps.

Base annual for my Mooney (almost the
same plane as an Arrow) at Top Gun is 2.5 AMU (inspection only, no
repairs).

Geeze, do they gold plate stuff as they inspect? Ouch. The highest I
was quoted for an annual on the Arrow was at a Piper service center in
the Denver area, $1400.

O61 is a fun airport for a test flight.


I sure would have preferred elsewhere since any engine problems on
takeoff would be less than fun at Cameron Park. I just orbited the
airport up to around 5000 ft. then played with gear, flaps, checked out
our left wing heavy issue, and generally enjoyed the fact that I was
committing aviation.

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane
Arrow N2104T

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

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