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Re: Fin Rib Kits Hi Frank, No, sorry, the 12th rivet is used with the Aerodyme kit to secure the side spacer at one additional location just forward of the doubler flange. Your installation does not have any side spacers so a 12th rivet would not be applicable. Unless you observe any defects...

Re: Fin Rib Kits Hi Frank, Actually, I would expect all orders to be conditional on an acceptable price. If we can round up 20, I think I can do $1495 plus $125 for the DER report. Jim

Re: Fin Rib Kits Hi All, Here is the updated chronology I had promised. Quite a saga! There are some pics at the end of the chronology, and I have also included below some pics of the first installation of the new parts kit. Seven of you have tentatively spoken for kits. I am hoping to...

Re: Fin Rib Kits Hi Dan, I look forward to speaking with you Monday. We should be able to fab you a parts kit about as fast as your mechanic can get the plane in and do the disassembly to get ready for it. Since we don't know yet how many are interested in a special initial offer of these...

Re: Fin Rib Kits Hi Dan, Yes, that's the condition. When the tail is apart for the repair, we can advise your mechanic how to check for related subsequent conditions in the stab aft attachment that can develop after the cracks have formed and flown for some period of time. It's best to just...

Re: Fin Rib Kits Hi All, Since posting the chronology earlier today, Don and I have found more records and made some corrections. I'll post an updated chronology next week. Meanwhile, can we hear from those of you who have the half-way second row of rivets by a show of hands? I have seen...

Re: Fin Rib Kits Hi Frank, Here's my draft of a fin rib chronology. Jim

Hi All, I am pleased, and relieved, to announce successful fabrication of first article new parts for Service Bulletins 112-56B and 114-12B. As you may know, few aircraft ever got any kit, let alone the final factory kit, because it came along so late in the Rockwell years. Many of the...

Re: visiting Aerodyme and flying the Supercommander Hi Willem, We very much enjoyed spending time with you and introducing you to Vermont and our Commander work at Aerodyme. We hope your continuing visit to the US and Canada is very productive and fun for you. Jim and Martine

Re: Service Kits Thanks for your kind comments Michael. We've had so many new and overhauled exhausts come in damaged because they were just stuffed in brown paper, that I finally said enough is enough. The foam we use is about $125 per 4' x 8' x 4" sheet and cuts easily with a cake knife...

Re: Service Kits Hi Byrne, Thanks for your inquiry. Our website seems OK from our computers. Tried to call you but only have an old number for you. You can reach me at 802-264-6400 x1 or jrichards@aerodyme.com Jim

Re: Cabin Door Hinges Hi Carl, Sounds like a truly fun vector analysis, good work! My own conclusion was reached empirically by comparing the bending deflection on the hinge when applying the same force to the door for both configurations: OEM strap, and gas shock. The shocks help a lot, and...

Re: Cabin Door Hinges Hi Carl, Your gas spring kits are very nice and a product I recommend regularly. Agreed, the gas springs do help reduce the bending moment on the hinges. That reduction probably falls in the 20-30% range since most of the door is still aft of the average gas spring...

Re: Cabin Door Hinges Hi All, We are busy on the cabin door hinge project, designing some CNC fixturing to reduce the cost of manufacturing while holding close tolerances. I have attached a pic of the typical bent hinge. When the hinge is bent, the attack on the airplane progresses to...

Re: Cabin Door Hinges Hi All, Here's some additional information... CPAC was selling old CAC stock for $225 per hinge half till they ran out. The main costs on these are the CNC and the heat treat. We are doing some optimizations on our CNC programming at the moment. The best way to reduce...

Hi All, Anyone want to join a run of cabin door hinges? We have previously engineered the basic replacement hinge blanks, and have personalized and heat treated a few of the 43722-3 (lower forward). Now comes another owner who needs the lower aft so we are about to run through the process...

Re: EASA SuperStreams Hi Keith, It's + 8 knots on most. http://www.aerodyme.com/Speed-Clinic/speed-clinic.html Thanks, Jim

Re: EASA SuperStreams Hi All, Need just one more EASA-land sign-up for SuperStream to get the ball rolling. Anyone? Jim

Re: IO-390 News for 112/B Hi All, IO-360-C1D6 (112/A/B engine) needed! For anyone considering the IO-390, we have fellow owner who is seeking a serviceable engine for his 112B. He is under EASA's rule and can only fly an engine till 12 yrs SNEW or SMOH, so he would like an engine with maybe...

Re: IO-390 News for 112/B Just to clarify, Bill means 37 lbs of useful load gained. Jim