Pre-Purchase Inspection: All It Should Be
The most important rule in the sales game is “you make your money when you buy something, not when you sell it”. When it comes to buying an airplane it’s…
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Start With the Right Airplane
Hindsight is often 20/20, and allows us to analyze decisions past made. Put into the context of airplane ownership, one hard-learned lesson comes to mind. I think the single most…
20th Century Cessna Airplanes in the 21st Century
What a difference 50 years can make. During my college days back in the late 60s, I had a job where I would occasionally be sent to ferry a new…
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Wing Tips: Trouble in the New World – Part VII
When we think of aging airplane issues, it’s obvious we’re talking about older airplanes. I tend to think of Beech aircraft built before 1974 as older, since those machines were…
Wing Tips: Door & Window Seals – Part VI
We’re finally at the beginning of our last Wing Tips article on the exciting topic of installing and adjusting door and window seals. This final installment will cover sealing aft…
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Wing Tips: Cabin Door Hinges & Windlace Cords – Part V
In our last Wing Tips article, we worked through the challenges of getting the main cabin door to seal against water leaks. It must seem like I’m really trying to…
Wing Tips: Tricky Door Tricks – Part IV
In our previous two articles, we made the mechanical adjustments necessary for our cabin and baggage doors to close properly. The next step is to get these doors to seal…
Wing Tips: Baggage Doors – Part III
Picking up on our last article about owner-performed cabin door adjustments, it’s time to move on to baggage and cargo door adjustments. Baggage and cargo doors on Beech models 33…
Wing Tips: Tricky Door Tricks – Part II
If there is any one statement I am known for repeating often to my employees, it is “Strive for perfection, and accept nothing less than very, very good”. My passion…