Fairchild Club Forum

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It's time to purchase a new ELT, and am looking at EBC's 406AP and E.L.T's 406 with GPS. I am interested in how folks have mounted the antenna's in a F24. Wanting to keep an original look while adding up-to-date safety, I have heard the antenna can be mounted under the fabric humpback. Has anybody ...

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It's time to get a new set of tires, but looking at the brake drums 70 years of wear has resulted in a lot of grooves. Looking for any experience folks have getting their brake drums turned. I have never seen any tolerance specs, only 0.007" to 0.010" clearance with the brake pads. Prior posts ...

'I am checking to see if there is a good source for replacement 'three to one' exhaust stacks for a Ranger, and how much they are running.

After 30+ years, two of the flanges on mine have corroded allowing exhaust by-pass of the gaskets (not a good thing...). Looking to see if I should repair the ...

'I am looking for some advice from the group. I purchased new brake blocks from Fresno, and found that I can not reinstall the brake assembly into the wheel casting due to clearance. I suspect that the expander tube has swelled as we have been using DOT3 for years. I have a second spare Hayes Brake ...

'Karl,

Looks like you got some replys from folks with the Warner F-24s.
Thought I might add some comments from a Ranger owner perspective.

Great bird, very stable and easy to fly. Ours is a 1946 version with
a 200hp Ranger which was assembled after the war in Texas, which from
this ...

'I see many are going over to Cleveland brakes. Is it even possible to
find Hayes replacement brake "blocks" for our F24R46?

Craig Stone
Seattle
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