Learning from an owner annual

That will work too. One thing to avoid is taking a cover
plate off and leaving it swung aside and fastened with one
screw. You'll certainly walk into it or catch a sleeve and
bend the part and maybe injure yourself or the airplane.

You can use a Sharpie to write on the back of inspection
covers and such, the name and location of each part. You
can tag wire but taking digital photos as you go along is
easy and besides it documents the work as well as locating
the parts.

The key is a system.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

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"B A R R Y" wrote in
message ...
| On Sun, 14 May 2006 08:08:12 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
| wrote:
|
| Buy a [big] box or two of slide-lock baggies, put the
| parts, with a label and tape them to the area near the
| inspection cover. You can even add notes to yourself or
the
| other mechanic who is working on the airplane.
|
| Another suggestion:
|
| Our guy has a bunch of "Tupperware" or fishing tackle
style divided
| organizers. We drop the fasteners in those and label the
top with a
| Sharpie (ex:// RT wing tip, fwd belly panel, etc... over
each
| compartment) and the tail number (there's more than one
plane in the
| hangar). After each plane is complete, the mechanic wipes
the tops of
| the containers with alcohol, removing the marker for the
next plane.
|

That will work too. One thing to avoid is taking a cover
plate off and leaving it swung aside and fastened with one
screw.

I don't think that can happen on a Mooney. The access panels are inches
off the ground. There almost was not enough room for both me and the
drill to work under the plane at the same time.

Jack it up, you've got to get it up anyway to cycle the gear
and check the tires properly. Securely raised high enough
for a creeper seat and it is easier to work on.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties.


"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
oups.com...
| That will work too. One thing to avoid is taking a cover
| plate off and leaving it swung aside and fastened with
one
| screw.
|
| I don't think that can happen on a Mooney. The access
panels are inches
| off the ground. There almost was not enough room for both
me and the
| drill to work under the plane at the same time.
|

Do you s'pose a website dedicated to names & contact info for IAs that will
do owner assisted annuals would be a good thing? Maybe with a little info
about the mech like price structure, do it in your own hangar, etc?

Jim

Do you s'pose a website dedicated to names & contact info for IAs that will
do owner assisted annuals would be a good thing? Maybe with a little info
about the mech like price structure, do it in your own hangar, etc?

Couldn't hurt.

There seem to be remarkably few websites devoted to A&Ps and IAs in
general, let alone anything targeted like you're proposing. Given how
tech savvy many pilots are nowadays, that seems like a market ripe for
picking.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

RST Engineering wrote:
Do you s'pose a website dedicated to names & contact info for IAs that will
do owner assisted annuals would be a good thing? Maybe with a little info
about the mech like price structure, do it in your own hangar, etc?

That'd be superrific!

How can I help get this online?

-jav

I don't mind setting it up and writing it, but I'd prefer it not be a subset
of the RST webpage (i.e. www.rstengineering.com/ownerannual or something
like that). How can we do this on the cheap, whether it be a standalone or
a subset of some other website?

Jim




"Javier" wrote in message
...
RST Engineering wrote:
Do you s'pose a website dedicated to names & contact info for IAs that
will do owner assisted annuals would be a good thing? Maybe with a
little info about the mech like price structure, do it in your own
hangar, etc?

That'd be superrific!

How can I help get this online?

-jav

RST Engineering wrote:
Do you s'pose a website dedicated to names & contact info for IAs that will
do owner assisted annuals would be a good thing? Maybe with a little info
about the mech like price structure, do it in your own hangar, etc?

Jim


YES

Jack it up, you've got to get it up anyway to cycle the gear
and check the tires properly.

I don't think you can jack it up anywhere near that much though. Mine
is up on jacks right now with the wheels off. I still have to slither
on my belly to get under the plane. It still takes long arms to reach
up into the nose well to measure the springs during the retraction. The
Mooney just sits very, very close to the ground.

-Robert

Some jacks have multiple Siamese cylinders and will extend
from 12-36 or even more.
see
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...s/jackj106.php



--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties.


"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
oups.com...
| Jack it up, you've got to get it up anyway to cycle the
gear
| and check the tires properly.
|
| I don't think you can jack it up anywhere near that much
though. Mine
| is up on jacks right now with the wheels off. I still have
to slither
| on my belly to get under the plane. It still takes long
arms to reach
| up into the nose well to measure the springs during the
retraction. The
| Mooney just sits very, very close to the ground.
|
| -Robert
|