Fairchild Club Forum

'To all: Springs Inc , Dan Rademacher, Forest Lake, Minnesota has the capability to make what you need. It would probably pay to have a small quantity made at the same time and make them available to other F24 owners. The cost is the set up primarily. Hans Friedebach From: fairchildclub@yahoogroups....

'Hello Forum CLEVELAND conversion veterans: I need to gather all the parts required and a copy of whatever 337 we can find to install a complete CLEVELAND brake, wheel and master cylinder system in an F-24. Experience report / advice with setting up plumbing and valves for brakes for pilot and co-pi...

'See CAR part 3 attached Hans From: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2015 10:11 PM To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] Instrument range markings To clarify the orginal instrument marking question: general aviatio...

' I’ll second what Dave Ranchaero says. One way to simplify this process is to buy your finished machined spar from someone like Dave with whom you have arrived at an understanding what to get and what it costs. Ultimately the expert help pays off in total cost, avoidance of frustration and getting ...

' Mike, Doug Fir is an FAA accepted and less expensive alternate to Sitka Spruce. The drawback is twofold ·       it likes to split and splinter and is not as easy to work with as Sitka Spruce. ·       Weighs more than Sitka Spruce – useful load penalty especially for an airplane that is not generou...

' Additional comment re: Michael Thomas original spar use My earlier comments were aimed at the airworthiness determination question.   Reflecting on the forum thread, I realize that the issue really goes beyond airworthiness into the economics. If Mike has spars lying on the bench that means the wi...

' The ultimate resource and scientific data: ANC-19 Wood Aircraft Inspection and Fabrication by the Forest Products Laboratory and the Aircraft Committee of the Munitions Board  1951 (online and  in the public domain)   WOOD HANDBOOK, Wood as an Engineering Material; Forest Products Laboratory, Gene...

'Mike You might enjoy and find the network connections useful in Excelsior springs, only a little over an hour drive. You are well advised to find someone familiar with “used and abused” spars. Groundloop cracks can be difficult to detect visually in an otherwise perfect looking spar. I have been ab...

' Michael, Age alone does no harm to wood unless the storage conditions were hostile.   Sounds like you are near Warrensburg, MO – not that far from that vintage airplane hotbed called Creve Coeur. Plenty of expertise there. Also The AAA Chapter Northwest Missouri, Excelsior Springs airport 3EX  - t...

' AC 20-88A is an excellent description what markings should look like. I didn’t see anything about mandatory requirements. Type certificate data sheets any help?   From: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 5:57 PM To: fairchildclub@yah...