Dave, As you know I am familar, with the alon you bought. It has always bug me why that plane, had two different paint jobs on the wings, as it didn't when the last owner bought it.
That plane for years was at the Half Moon Bay, Ca. airport for a number of years. remind me not to have mechanical problems if we ever fly into to there. That is also the airport that the flight instructor, father and young 7 year old girl lost their lifes from in the cross country out of Wyo. a couple of years ago. The motor, should not of had any problems with the mounts and the like, as that plane is one of about 150 that was in the gas mixup at the Watsonville, fly in back in 95 or 96. the gas company was responsible for rebuilding and changing the engines. several of the Air coupes, got new engines, several of those pilots involved in that will be at Columbia, this week end. Our mechianic, is like yours it meets the specs or you do not fly the plane , he is very one sided about that. but I had drather see him that way then have a emergency in the air. I have turned in mechanics for doing half work that we paid for on 99893 at the time we purchase it. for it was my husbands life and might say I took firm exceptions, to him taking off from Lakeport , after the plane was to of had a total anual. He was over Tracy, and had a shoe full of gas. he radioed to bring her in there but no one was on the radio , so he turn off his electric and flew her into Salinas, One of the gas lines had a hole in it, that didn't apear there all of a sudden. The mechanic, when informed of this was only interested in one thing. and said "I hope you didn't call the FAA. that would get me into trouble." I thought about that and it dawn on us that if that plane had caught fire while in the air it would of been pilot error and did just that called the FAA. Audean Woollard N6596Q
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