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This C1-A
"Trader" is the first new customer at our new expanded facility.
A 1960's-era aircraft, this plane went thru the Navy's extensive IRAN
Maintenance Schedule in 1988,
but has been sitting idle since 2000. It comes to us for a
comprehensive annual along with several engine and avionics upgrades (e.g. oil
scavenge pumps and a pre-oilier system). The owner of this aircraft also owns
a T-28 which we maintain. Keep your eyes open for this Trader, she should be
on the air show circuit this spring.
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02/11/09
The work on the Trader is progressing slowly, with the replacement of
over 90 out-of-date oil, fuel, and hydraulic hoses, the fabricating of
scavenge and pre-oil pump brackets, and the installation of their
appropriate electronic systems.
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03/16/09 The Phase Inspection and
mechanical upgrades to the Trader have been completed. Systems testing have
been successful, and the run-up of the aircraft will be attempted this week.
05/10/09 "All systems go". The run-up was successful,
and the
aircraft was returned to its anxious owner. It has left for home (Georgia)
and a full schedule of 2009 air show appearances.
09/10/09
The owners’ flight training was completed earlier this summer, and the C1A (as
well as the owner's T-28) entertained thousands of spectators on the air-show
circuit.
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