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Cessna 150 @ $11,245 per hour
Well, at least that's my cost basis since I've only put on a little
under 2 hours so far for the demo flight and the short hop home to RDU. I'm a long-time lurker, first time poster, and first time aircraft owner. I've learned quite a bit since finalizing the sale just this past Wednesday, but perhaps the most I've learned is just how little I know! I have a couple quick questions that I haven't yet found good answers to elsewhere. I'd appreciate any advice you've got or links to more info. And if you know someone with a good website on D.I.Y. interior refurbishment, I'd love to hear about it. 1) Duct Tape residue: Previous owner had duct taped a for sale sign inside the windshield. It left a couple small lines of residue that fortunately don't distract from the view forward. But I would like to clean it off. Any suggestions on what will clean the goo without destroying the plastic? 2) Control wheel replacement: The control wheels are downright embarrassing with flaking paint and other surface ugliness. I was looking at some replacements (ACS Products in the Aircraft Spruce catalog). Anybody have experience with this? Is this an "owner performed maintenance" replaceable item? On one hand, it doesn't appear to be a "complex disassembly", but it *is* a pretty important piece. I'd hate to render the aircraft unairworthy my first week... 3) Seat belts: The seat belt hardware is attractive and in good shape, but the fabric is faded and starting to fray in a few places. Does anyone just sell replacement material for the belts? All I've seen in the catalogs are whole assemblies including hardware. 4) Glare shield eyebrow pad: The padding that runs the width of the top of the glare shield is cracked and fading. I've got the parts and service manuals in the mail to me from Essco, so I'm guessing I could just look up the replacement part. But it this something that can simply be re-covered? TIA for any help. Hopefully I can start to give back as I figure some of this stuff out. --Matthew |
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