Merritt Marquiss- Please contact me!
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Merritt Marquiss
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My logs are at another mechanics right now, he's looking at some info in mine for getting new tail struts for a 14-19, I can probably help you when I get those back.
We were a long while getting the 337, and then the feds asked us why bother....and fixed it for us anyway. Turns out, if you are running something like bodell's you can simply make a one time entry in the log book that says you removed and replaced the bodell's do to a lack of parts supply and isntalled the clevelands as per the stc for the 14-19, which weighs 300 pounds more, so why wouldn't the same brake stop it. This keeps the feds out of it, and amazingly enough works. It's a little hidden secret, but sure enough my dad(who is my mechanic) found it in the books. If this does not do the trick, I'll try and get the 337 paperwork to you soon.
As for the axle spacers. I got mine from Wentworth for I believe 20/side. They were the only ones that could find some, but they should have plenty more. The only hitch in the entire project was getting out the old 1.25 inch axles, time does funny things to objects, after a 100 dollar wheel puller and a lot of cussing and homemade tools, they slipped right out.
We were a long while getting the 337, and then the feds asked us why bother....and fixed it for us anyway. Turns out, if you are running something like bodell's you can simply make a one time entry in the log book that says you removed and replaced the bodell's do to a lack of parts supply and isntalled the clevelands as per the stc for the 14-19, which weighs 300 pounds more, so why wouldn't the same brake stop it. This keeps the feds out of it, and amazingly enough works. It's a little hidden secret, but sure enough my dad(who is my mechanic) found it in the books. If this does not do the trick, I'll try and get the 337 paperwork to you soon.
As for the axle spacers. I got mine from Wentworth for I believe 20/side. They were the only ones that could find some, but they should have plenty more. The only hitch in the entire project was getting out the old 1.25 inch axles, time does funny things to objects, after a 100 dollar wheel puller and a lot of cussing and homemade tools, they slipped right out.
Jonathan Baron
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Kevin:
Usually the Feds are unaware of the Transitive Property of Equality, that basic tenet of logic that says if A=B and B=C then A=C. Merritt and his dad appear to live in a rare region of common sense. I, OTOH, live on a coast. I can no longer get parts or repair to my 14-19's hydraulic power pack, the 14-19-2 uses the same make but different model power pack, they're the same airframes, thus I should be able to use the more current model. The Feds balked, so we're employing a one time log entry along the lines that Merritt suggested. Yeah, Merritt, knowing the exact reg would be nice
Another salvation we can draw upon is the Owner Approved Part loophole. Eastern, who made my original engine driven hydraulic pump, made me a new one from the same drawings. I had to sign something, however, acknowledging that Eastern had not approved it for aviation purposes. Under the regs, though, I can make or approve the manufacture of a part for my airplane.
Where some owners have gotten into trouble is when they install a substitute part, with no Bellanca history nor any approval for use on Bellancas. A great example of this would be transducer fuel tank senders that drive the cockpit fuel gauge. Although most of use use dipsticks to measure fuel level, and time our tanks in the air, and the Feds warn all pilots to not trust fuel gauges, this have nonetheless become a massive hassle for Cruisair owners on occasion.
Thus, I've never met a triple tail owner without a parts stash
The most sane strategy for a new Bellanca owner, however, is to fly the heck out of your airplane if it's airworthy, and don't worry about parts just yet. Enjoy the airplane. In time you will get to know folks with lots of parts.
Jonathan
Usually the Feds are unaware of the Transitive Property of Equality, that basic tenet of logic that says if A=B and B=C then A=C. Merritt and his dad appear to live in a rare region of common sense. I, OTOH, live on a coast. I can no longer get parts or repair to my 14-19's hydraulic power pack, the 14-19-2 uses the same make but different model power pack, they're the same airframes, thus I should be able to use the more current model. The Feds balked, so we're employing a one time log entry along the lines that Merritt suggested. Yeah, Merritt, knowing the exact reg would be nice
Another salvation we can draw upon is the Owner Approved Part loophole. Eastern, who made my original engine driven hydraulic pump, made me a new one from the same drawings. I had to sign something, however, acknowledging that Eastern had not approved it for aviation purposes. Under the regs, though, I can make or approve the manufacture of a part for my airplane.
Where some owners have gotten into trouble is when they install a substitute part, with no Bellanca history nor any approval for use on Bellancas. A great example of this would be transducer fuel tank senders that drive the cockpit fuel gauge. Although most of use use dipsticks to measure fuel level, and time our tanks in the air, and the Feds warn all pilots to not trust fuel gauges, this have nonetheless become a massive hassle for Cruisair owners on occasion.
Thus, I've never met a triple tail owner without a parts stash
The most sane strategy for a new Bellanca owner, however, is to fly the heck out of your airplane if it's airworthy, and don't worry about parts just yet. Enjoy the airplane. In time you will get to know folks with lots of parts.
Jonathan
cruiseair74372
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Have your IA check the new reg. The 337 is now time stamped at your local folks and then sent to Oklahoma without review. The responsablity falls on the AI.