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Hi Susan, everyone, Not to be argumentative but I'd just like to throw some other thoughts in. I suggest emailing Paul Anton on this list. Both he and his daughter are A&Ps so he knows what all is involved. Also, I have a friend who went to A&P school thinking that it would be a good idea to know how to completely take care of his own plane. Well, a lot of hard work and several thousands of dollars later, he did get his A&P but was so broke from paying for school that he had to sell his plane! Spook --- Susan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm > before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Hi Matthew, > > This is just a suggestion, but why not get the King > Schools > instructional DVDs and learn to become a licensed > A&P yourself? > > It sounds like you have the natural interest and > inclination for it, > and it would save you a lot of money and potential > difficulty finding > the right A&P to do the job you want done ... > > From what I understand in listening to our A&P > friend (who learned to > become an A&P after graduating college with a B.A. > degree in psychology > and finding there weren't any jobs available unless > she went on to > graduate school, but she loved working with her > hands as well as her > mind), it doesn't seem like it is all that difficult > for someone with a > mechanical inclination and reasonable intelligence > and the necessary > interest, and it certainly sounds like you have all > that. This would > then also provide you with an additional means of > income, if you chose > to pursue it for more than just your own > restoration, and provides a > new dimension to your life in harmony with your > interests in aviation. > I'm sure you could probably find an A&P reasonably > near by who would be > willing to help guide you through the process in > exchange for your help > in doing annuals and repairs and such. I know Stacy > enjoys teaching > others, taking them through an apprentice phase and > encouraging them to > go all the way to getting licensed (which is how she > learned), but > she's located in Brooksville, FL so that's a bit out > of your way. > > Just a suggestion you might want to look into ... > > Susan Young Silberman > N2141H > > > On Feb 20, 2006, at 5:05 AM, Matthew Lockwood wrote: > > > ----[Please read > http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > > > any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > Friends, > > > > A few months ago I posted a question regarding > selling 64H. I took > > your advice and listed her on Barnstormers. Had > to change the add a > > few times due to my ignorance of the LSA rule (64H > isnt LSA > > compliant), and have answered several emails from > prospective buyers. > > > > One prospect took a look and her and presented me > with a laundry list > > of repairs that need to be done (thanks Alan, if > you are reading > > this). This list was long and painful to read, > but in the end, 'not > > all is lost' according to him. My plane has gone > from a Coupe needing > > an annual and an AD, to a project plane needing > restoration, and the > > selling price will reflect this. > > > > I feel an obligation to this plane, something I > cant quite explain, > > but that you all might understand. She either > goes to a competent > > mechanic who can restore her, or I have to do it > myself. I already > > have turned away people looking for something that > the Coupe is not > > (even had one guy offer to do the annual BEFORE > purchase, at his > > expense.. If only we all had that kind of money) > Too much history in > > these planes to let it rot into dust. its a > matter of personal > > integrity to me as well. > > > > So, here is my question: When I return to the > states in Aug (Arkansas) > > (Thank God! No more deployments to Iraq!..There > arent any Ercoupes > > in Iraq!) Can I restore this plane, under the > supervision of an A&P > > (IA?). Can I do the work? Can I do the > restoration in small > > projects, and have the work inspected (much like > EAA does w/ > > experimentals) as I progress? > > > > Please note, I am NOT looking for a way to save > money. Please read > > this last sentence again. My reason for selling > 64H in the first place > > was to finance an experimental project that I > wanted to begin. Seems > > to me that I have exactly that right in front of > me. I relish the > > idea of being able to restore her, however, the > law being what it is, > > I cannot just do it myself. IS THIS A REALISTIC > IDEA? If I cant do > > this, I'd rather sell her to an A&P that is > looking to restore her, > > and I would walk away from her. > > > > What I dont want is someone looking to buy a cheap > airplane that they > > can put into the air using shortcuts and shoddy > work, and having to > > read about it later on. > > > > Any advice is appreciated, and thanks in advance. > > > > -Matthew Lockwood > > N2864H > > > > > > > ======================================================================= > > > ======= > > To leave this forum go to: > http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > > =================================== > "Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's > possible; and suddenly > you are doing the impossible." - Francis of Assisi > > "It is much better to live in a world that you have > participated in > defining, than in one that has been defined for > you." - Susan Horton > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, > committed citizens can > change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that > ever has." - > Margaret Mead > > "As life is action and passion, it is required of a > man that he should > share the passion and action of his time, at peril > of being judged not > to have lived." - Oliver Wendell Holmes > ===================================== > > > ============================================================================== > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
