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George,
I for one vote 100% with you. I will purchase an STC for a change that I
want to make if it is available for any reasonable price just because it
is
much easier to get the installation 337 signed off if it has "Approved
Data".
I have had to do the paper chase to fix aircraft records that have not
been
done correctly and it is very time consuming and a real pain. I once
purchased a C-150 that had it wings replaced with wings from another C-150
which would have been fine except the new set of wings had a STOL kit on
them and there was no paper. Several months later it got fixed by the
grace
of an understanding FAA inspector. I would not want to bet on finding one
again.
Yes we have far to much owner maintenance in Ercoupes being done by people
who do not have the knowledge or skill to do what they have set out to do
and we see examples of it on this list all the time.
Best regards,
Vern
G/F Alon
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respond to
alon-a2
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There are two excellent articles in the October issue of "Private Pilot".
I
suggest that anyone who wishes to make changes to their airplane that was
not incorporated in the ORIGINAL type certificate read them.
An STC is NOT a "cake walk" to have it approved. The people that take it
upon themselves to go through this maze of bureaucratic paperwork have
done
so for our benefit and we should not look for ways to circumnavigate
paying
them for their efforts. To do this, in my mind, is theft. The STC for
removing the generator and installing the Alternator is owned by
Barnstormers, RFD-2, Box 283 Chestertown, MD 21658. I saw a post on this
site requesting photocopies of the paperwork. When I purchased mine
($80.00)
it was extremely detailed (11-pages) and NUMBERED and registered to my
airplane. It covers the wireing diagram, size of wires, circuit breaker
size
and full equipment list for the proper installation.
I am acutely aware that there are "Coupers" who will do their own thing to
their airplanes. The downside to that is when you sell it and the
paperwork
is not accurate and the next owner is grounded. I know I cannot stop this
type of mentality, nor do I intend to start a war. However, I do wish that
everyone would think twice before "doing their own thing to their
airplane."
PLEASE read the articles in "Private Pilot".
George Frebert
Dover Delaware
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