Nige, Yes, the change to the studs (6mm to 8mm?) was part of it.
JM ----- Original Message ----- From: Nigel Baker To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 5:35 PM Subject: RE: [DOG mailing list] Hoffmann propellor overhaul costs... G'day John. Did he do the AD on the Studs at the same time as my last service was expensive too but it included the AD to upgrade the Studs. Cheers. Nige. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: John Mason [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, 11 October 2009 4:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [DOG mailing list] Hoffmann propellor overhaul costs... Greetings again everyone. I've just had GJD's prop in for overhaul at Australian Air Props in Bankstown. Looks like they've done a fair bit of work to it. The labour component on the account was 28.5 hours. All up, the bill (including GST) was just over $3670. ($2422.50 for labour). My question is, does this sound like a reasonable amount of time to spend on the work? I've no issue with the parts or even the hourly rate; I understand it's demanding technical work that has to be performed just right. I also fully understand that the guy is signing his name (and reputation) to it. But I'm a bit puzzled by the hours; would it take over 3 working days to completely overhaul one of these 3 stage props? Does this sound reasonable? I'm going to pay; I did send him the prop and he has done the work, but I just don't know enough about this side of owning an aircraft to know if the amount of time he's spent on it is reasonable, or if I''m being taken for a ride. Any help would be much appreciated. John Mason Leeton VH-GJD No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.9/2427 - Release Date: 10/10/09 06:39:00
