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Common sense is a strange, misunderstood quality that some people have naturally, and others will never have no matter what they do. You can't "learn" common sense. Many years ago, I had a Piper Colt. I took it in for an annual, and it failed the punch test on the fabric. I decided to try another A&P, as the fabric looked OK. Had one of the better mechanics in the area look at it. I was honest up front, and told him that it had failed the fabric punch test. His comment was to bring it in. He commented that most mechanics didn't understand fabric, and thus only went by the book. He said that the punch test was designed to qualify fabric to withstand the speeds and stresses of high performance aircraft such as Super Vikings and the like, and that an aircraft such as the Colt didn't need to be up to those standards, as the stresses it was subject to would be much less. He pushed and pulled, poked and prodded, and then passed the annual. We replaced the fabric the following summer, as we knew the day of reckoning would be upon us within a year or so. My point here is that common sense ruled in this case. And, less you think this was a "paper" annual, this A&P was one of the most respected in Utah County. My own common sense told me that the fabric was OK. His just confirmed it. Larry jan zanutto wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > I think there was a day when common sense ruled, but now the FAA is > introducing FAR part 3 (I think it's 3) and is in the NPRM stage. It > sets the guidelines for the criminal prosecution and heavy penalties/jail > time for those who dont "follow the FARs". > > It is going to get harder to find people who will let common sense guide > them with that kind of pressure looming over their heads. > > jan zanutto > fresno, ca > > On Thu, 02 Nov 2000 10:40:50 -0800 Bob Saville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > > any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > Hi Dick, > > Safety is one thing, common sense is another. Unfortunately the > > common denominator seems to usually > > be MONEY. > > Is there another IA in the area who believes in safety but has a > > little better perspective of the > > other two legs of the triangel? > > > > Bob Saville > > > > > > > > Dick Chevalier wrote: > > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before > > following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > Just when you thought this thread was over... > > > > > > I am still in the throws of an annual on my Cardinal. Seems that > > a steel > > > bushing in the tail that helps hold the stabilator on was at one > > time > > > replaced with an owner produced, slightly oversized part. It was > > sloppy > > > around the bolt. The bolt passes through two ball bearing races > > in the stab > > > and then through this bushing against which the inner race of the > > inner > > > bearing bears and is torqued. Obviously the aluminum skin > > wouldn't be able > > > to take the pressure. > > > > > > The IA won't allow me to use a replacement oversized bushing, > > beautifully > > > machined by my neighbor. He insists that a slightly oversized > > (.060) > > > bushing is not an "approved" repair. He also insists that you > > can't owner > > > produce a part without knowing EXACTLY what kind of steel and > > plating were > > > used by the mfg. to make the original. By the time the "support > > bracket" is > > > replaced with a used one and labor is added in this will cost me > > around > > > $500. > > > > > > I am of the opinion that the replacement of the original bushing > > with one of > > > ANY > > > material of similar hardness, even if slightly larger, > > accomplishes the > > > purpose intended for the part I.E. something for the inner bearing > > race to > > > be tightened against that will spread the loading into the > > aluminum skin, > > > and over a larger surface area. Aparently so do a number of people > > since > > > this is a fairly common method of repair among other owners and > > was already > > > done once to mine and entered into the logbook. It is even > > arguable that > > > slightly larger is slightly better since the contact area is > > greater, and > > > since it is a bushing not a bearing the material hardness is not > > critical. > > > It certainly would be no less safe! > > > > > > Here is the point. I expect an IA to apply frugality and common > > sense to a > > > repair. Mine would rather cover his ass with my money. > > > > > > Dick in NM (and stuck there) > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe from this list please send > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > > T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 > > > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics > > > > __________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from this list please send > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 > > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ___________________________________________________________ > T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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