Glad I took my wing root fairings off

[learaviator]

Well, I finally drilled out the rivets and took them off, I knew there was dirt in there but I was suprised how much, I may have gotten another 2 or 3 lbs of useful load. Plus I found a strobe wire attached by a very unfamiliar method, I looked in AC43.13 under paper clips and blue goop , but I must have overlooked it.

[c170b53]

Its a great close up shot, maybe too close. Could you take another of the 2nd pic from a small distance so I know where you looking?

[learaviator]

Sorry about that. Here is a shot a little further away, this plane sat out all of it's life, fortunately it was in Phoenix, az or it would have been alot worse for corrosion I think. Very little actually. The area is right behind the flaps on the fuselage where it is bare aluminum. I am sure you know this, but click on the picture and it will show it a lot bigger. I just figured that out myself

[c170b53]

Oh now I'm understanding the pictures. I was wondering about the corrosion peeking out. Was that the reason you decided to look? Looks like it was caught in time. I also like your other ride.

[Brad Brady]

Wow.....I have removed a lot of those fairings.....I have never seen that much crap.....nice find...Brad

[Bruce Fenstermacher]

OK I looked at your wing root for exactly 5 seconds but have stared at your picture for at least 5 minutes. What can you tell us about what looks like a Bell Cobra in the background. It's obviously been in a movie and being Cobras are pretty rare in civilian hands I'm wondering if it really is a Cobra. It looks a bit small for one to be honest.

Sorry for getting way of topic but as helicopter pilot I can't help myself.

BTW that is some nasty wing root dirt.

[learaviator]

Yes it actually is a real Cobra, a TAH-1P to be exact. We have had it for about 12 years. It has been in a few movies. I flew it in Austin Powers Goldmember and my boss flew it in The Siege and The Hulk. I built the rockets and rocket tubes for the movies. It looks so good we just left them on. It is a little smaller than you think it would be. It is a blast to fly. Not quite as powerful as you would think. I really have a lot of respect for the guys who flew them in Vietnam, they must have been a slug until they got moving. Of course they didn't have to pay for the maintenance themselves. Since you are a helicopter pilot, we also have a 212, a 222B and a S-76. And the best part of it is they are all just for fun. We don't have to work them, so they stay very nice. Give me your e-mail and I will send you some pics.

[johneeb]

.....Since you are a helicopter pilot, we also have a 212, a 222B and a S-76. And the best part of it is they are all just for fun. We don't have to work them, so they stay very nice. Give me your e-mail and I will send you some pics.

lear, who are you working for? Maybe Harrison Ford or Jay Leno?

[Indopilot]

I annualed a 185 that had beeen used to fly out to irrigation circles in kansas if I remember correctly. When I popped the belly panels at first glace it ooked like all the belly stringers were gone. I cleaned my shop vac out and weighed what I sucked out and came up with a little over 5 lbs of dirt.

[W.J.Langholz]

Do the mud dobbers poop blue goop in AZ???????

It's and interesting thought of running the stobe wire in the back of the wing. Never thought of that when I did mine....maybe could of saved my knuckles working though those lightning holes in the floor

I like your other toys too.....nice!

[Bruce Fenstermacher]

Since you are a helicopter pilot, we also have a 212, a 222B and a S-76. And the best part of it is they are all just for fun. We don't have to work them, so they stay very nice. Give me your e-mail and I will send you some pics.

Wow! I was going to make it a point to look you up next time I'm in Havasu just because you own a 170. But know a I can't wait for my next visit. Are all of these airframes at Havasu?

I currently fly a MedEvac S76A++ and a BK117 as a backup. I do miss the thump thump of the 2 bladed Bell products. About 2 years ago I got about 30 hours in MedEvac 222UT. What a blast. Can't imagine having that hardware to play with even for a few seconds in the deserts around Havasu. BTW there are several of us in the association who are helicopter pilots as well as 170 owners.

The Cobra just looked a bit small. I thought it might be a movie prop made from another airframe like the 222 though the upsweep tail rotor would be a lot of work to make.

Send the pics to brucefenster@gmail(.)com I'd love to see them.

[N2255D]

BTW there are several of us in the association who are helicopter pilots as well as 170 owners.

The rest of us don't hold that against you bruce.

[GAHorn]

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[c170b53]

That round spot right of the blue line would be the low point where water typically gets trapped, how did that area of the skin clean up?

[learaviator]

.....Since you are a helicopter pilot, we also have a 212, a 222B and a S-76. And the best part of it is they are all just for fun. We don't have to work them, so they stay very nice. Give me your e-mail and I will send you some pics.

lear, who are you working for? Maybe Harrison Ford or Jay Leno?

I work for a real estate developer out of SoCAl, a guy named Mike Harrah. No relation to the Harrahs casinos.