Thanks for the information. I saw the one on ebay. it says rt hand mine is on the pilots side I guess it is the left side sitting in the pilot seat?? Yea I found out you can replace one side at a time wont be too difficult thanks hope yours goes ok also.
James ________________________________ From: Hartmut Beil <[email protected]> To: Techlist Ercoupe <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, May 5, 2010 5:17:00 AM Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Belly skin James. I doubt that a ordinary prebuy examination would show an error like this. As for spars, they are available from Univair or better yet Skyport. (http://www.ercoupep arts.com/) You did not mention what side the spar is. They are a two piece thing, riveted together in the middle. There is a right hand spar on Ebay... http://cgi.ebay. com/ebaymotors/ ws/eBayISAPI. dll?ViewItem&item=200468203208&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK: MEWAX:IT The spar could be patched, but this is up to your mechanic to decide. Look at the following pictures to see what others found. http://www.ercoupe. info/?n=Main. CrackedSpar Depending on your findings a replacement might be the best to do. Hartmut ________________________________ To: ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com From: jimmyj...@yahoo. com Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 02:17:40 -0700 Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Belly skin Good luck with your project. My coupe has two beads on the panel. Im not sure if its structual or for looks? doesnt look like it makes a lot of difference. On taking off my panel due to wrinkling I found Zero corrosion but something I think is just as bad a cracked rear spar. Looks likethey hit the wing on sometthing and jammed the spar wrinkling it and a 1 in crack in the bottom about 2 inches fromthe end. Im not sure what to do now not sure if it could be reinforced or is would have to replace.. Never by a coupe without a prebuy i learned my lesson. Does anyone know where to purchase a rear spar>>'' James ________________________________ From: finkelma <finke...@yahoo. ca> To: ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 8:54:54 PM Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Belly skin Thanks for all those who replied to my belly skin issues. I will deal with a couple of issues. 1. Yes I fly under Owner Maintenance rules, and as such the plane is not elligible to be registered in the U.S. Its not a problem for me since I do not plan to sell anytime soon and there are lots of buyers this side of the border. FAA is apparently also allowing OM planes to fly in the states, as part of the LSA quid-pro-quo to allow LSA's to fly in Canada. 2. Does anyone know what the difference in the zero-to-three bead panels is. Under the OM rules I can choose which one I want to go with, but not sure since all types were made. Is there a difference structurally? 3. Thanks for pointing out the pics on the ercoupe.info website. 4. It looks like the belly skin is .025. I have not put my micrometer on it yet but it sure felt like .025 to me when I began taking it off. 5. Does anyone know how I would get in touch with Dave (who took the pics.) I would like to ask some more questions and perhaps have a converstation with him. Thanks Steve --- In ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com, "Jerry Eichenberger" <JEichenberger@ ...> wrote: > > Wayne - > > I'm not sure of the details, but I think a Canadian owner maint. airplane is > a real headache, if not an impossibility, to license in the U.S. > > Can such a Canadian airplane be returned to "normal" maint. programs up > there? > > If it can, perhaps after a normal annual inspection, it may be imported. > But seek the guidance of one who really knows, such as EAA or AOPA. > > Jerry E. > -----Original Message----- > From: ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com]On > Behalf Of Wayne Woollard > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 9:48 AM > To: ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Belly skin > > > > > Gentlemen:: > remember, this is a Canadian Coupe, and under Canadian rules the owner, > unassisted, may repair the belly skin without IA inspection in any manner he > sees fit. What happens to this modification when the aircraft is > re-imported to the U. S. ? > Wayne > D. Wayne Woollard CPBE > o--iii--( > ________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. You
