Recent content by peter.schuttinga

have a buyer, thanks all

Gary, yes the wing AD was done. Not at a point of parting out the plane as of yet but will keep it in mind. What are you interested in? contact me at peter.schuttinga@gmail.com Peter

Mike, engine was rebuilt in 2002, with a total of under 600 hours. At about 260 hours someone replaced all the cylinders/and put in brass piston pin end caps. no issues since then until last November when metal found in filter. Pulled #2 cylinder, found spalling on lower shell bearing. Please...

Thanks for all the advice/suggestions, here she is: https:\\gbgb.ca

I do have a 3 blade Herzell prop with low hours. No prop strike, engine had great compression. I do have a few serious tire kickers at the moment, I will see how this all plays out. Thanks everyone.

The plane is in reasonable condition. It is a fairly stock 1973, with a newer Garmin radio and GPS. It was flying without issues before the annual last December.

I did try a recycler/scrap buyer on mainland, 3K....

Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

Hi all. I am not having any luck selling C-GBGB and if I drop the price lower I might as well give it away (20K). Is there anyone with experience in parting out the airplane? Is there anyone who buys engine cores? Airframes? Props? Landing gear? Grasping at straws and any advise would be greatly...

Re: What would you do? Update, I took a number of your suggestions; got some quotes, and spoke at length with Jane. This has helped me formulate my way ahead. I am still waiting to hear from a company in BC as they may be interested in the plane as is. If this does not pan out I will be putting...

Re: What would you do? Hi all, Thanks all for your responses, much appreciated. He showed me the cut apart filter, lots of small flakes, all non ferous, so best guess is aluminum. The mechanic did mention having a engine flush/inspection done. His thoughts are that one of the end caps which...

Hi everyone. I am an owner of a 1973 112, serial number 30. Great flying bird, and have been enjoying her for 3 years now. So here goes my problem. She is in for her annual, and there is a lot of aluminum in the oil filter. (only about 26 flying hours this year, nothing noticed last year). The...

Re: Hi there to all Tim, Thank you, found it and made a copy. pete

Re: Hi there to all Update, Met up with the owner, and we went up for a spin. Now I see what you all have been talking about, these planes are very nice indeed. My wife sat in the back, and thoroughly enjoyed the flight, lots of room fore and aft, and visibility is awesome. The plane is serial...