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high flyer
Over the Atlantic Ocean
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Don't let your wife talk you out of buying an airplane, 
Re: Damaged Grumman Cheetha AA5A
Where is it?
Think ahead or fall behind!
Re: Damaged Grumman Cheetha AA5A
Only one problem... Transport is now taking a dim view of amateur-built aircraft using major portions from previously certified aircraft. You'd have better luck getting it re-certified with a sympathetic mechanic who is willing to check in on you while you restore it, and sign off the work when it's done.
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Re: Damaged Grumman Cheetha AA5A
Engine and what's left of the panel are all that could be realistically used. Could be a steal of a deal looking at what Lycomings go for now a days.
look up,way way up
Can you see me now!
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Rocket engine
Up and away,
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Don't let your wife talk you out of buying an airplane,
Re: Damaged Grumman Cheetha AA5A
Engine is run every two weeks to keep it in top shape
NOOOOOOOOO....!!!!
That's bad for an engine! Fog it, and do a proper storage. Video it for any possible viewings of how well it's running. Running it up on the ground just builds up moisture in it, especially on the lycosaurs which are really susceptible to moisture problems (camshaft). Beautiful candidate for an amateur built conversion, then you can tell TC to 
off!!! Wish I knew about this last fall, would be an excellent project!
look up way way up
60, thousand feet and still climbing, space station now in view.
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Don't let your wife talk you out of buying an airplane,
Re: Damaged Grumman Cheetha AA5A
That hasn't been true for at least 10 years. You would need to disassemble most of the airframe, opening every sealed cavity, before you could get it evaluated, let alone inspected, by MD-RA.redlaser wrote:On the contrary Transport Canada would welcome aircraft parts taken from a certified aircraft and used in a homebuilt
