The International Cessna^® 170 Association

God I hate these damn Annual Inspections. Every year is the same old story. Money--Money--Money. I have to buy another new "Bic" ball point pen again this year.

BL you just have to stop using them for an ice pick.

You can buy ice for the beer already crushed now you know.

BTW I'd have thought you would have figured out by now you can get a new pen for free while doing your banking if you ask the Teller for a pen then walk away with it.

Same goes at the Pep Boys counter.

Is it the inspection itself that you hate?

Or the fact that you've broken or worn out your airplane?

Or is it simply that you feel you've erred in selecting an inspector/mechanic who has the skill and integrity to actually perform the work for which he's been employed?

It'd be so much simpler if we could get the maximum use out of things before replacing them and just wait to repair those little annoyances after they completely fail at 5K feet or so.

(Sorry for the sarcastic fun at your expense. I know what you mean. These playtoys are expensive. I was really ticked-off when, at only 500 hours SMOH, I discovered I had to replace a cylinder/piston/rings/etc. due to a burned exhaust valve, in turn due to soft valve springs, because of the re-use of those springs at the last engine rebuild. Who'da thunk those heavy springs shoulda been tested to some silly standard? So someone simply looked at them, saw they were really heavyduty, never tested them properly, and ignorantly/cheaply reused them.)

Moral: The better performed the FIRST annual inspection is....(remember? that's the one you were supposed to perform before you bought the thing?....but, because you were excited about finding your "perfect" airplane, were secretly hoping the inspector wouldn't be too hard on it? ... )... then the less likely that such irritating inconveniences will rear their ugly heads on down the road.
(In my case, the engine logs had listed a detailed engine rebuild, and who'da known about the spring-thing? But I thought I'd mention it for those who are contemplating an upcoming engine rebuild. Don't take short-cuts, or you'll end up paying even more for the repair on down the road. I've held onto those valve springs because they are a good teaching-tool. To the naked eye and to the strong hand, they certainly appear serviceable. But they certainly cost me another three days labor and another $1200 in parts.)

gahorn wrote: But I thought I'd mention it for those who are contemplating an upcoming engine rebuild.

I would suggest NEW cylinders if your contemplating an overhaul. Nowadays there isn't much difference in price from over hauled ones and you at least know what your starting with.

BL
if you need pens,
my offer of 100
medical drug rep pens
is still good if you
can produce this cartoon i want
iowa

http://cessna170.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.p ... ht=cartoon

IOWA,

Thanks for the offer of the medical drug rep pens, but the FARs only allow those to be used on the log books of Beech Bonanzas, known as
"Forked Tail Doctor Killers", owned by doctors.

The only "forked tail doctor" I recall from my youth was Dr. Red, who saw me when I was a pubescent 12 years old in the hospital for a hernia. She'd come into my room the morning of the surgery to shave me, and I discovered a certain part of my anatomy had a mind of it's own. I was horrified. Her name was appropriate. Her face turned red. But she finished the job. (Shaving me for surgery.)

Sounds like Dr. Red was not your stereotypical grizzled medical professional.

Tye