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Hi Mark, this is Cecilia Henderson from Brittain. Please call me at (918)836-7701 or email me at support@brittainautopilots.com. I would like to assist you with the turn coordinator if possible.

Hello everyone, Cecilia Henderson again. First let me say thank you for the outpouring of condolences we have received from all of you. We miss Jerry very much and your kind words soothe our otherwise miserable souls. Now for an update. There is a lot of interest in purchasing our intellectual properties which leaves me very optimistic that Brittain will live on in some form or fashion long after the "Walters" have left the building. Doing all I can from here to insure a quality buy and ongoing support for the Brittain product line. We have put together a prospectus and are entertaining all offers over $40,000.00 for the next few weeks then we will make a determination of which deal is the best fit for all involved. If you are interested in purchasing a small autopilot company give me a call or drop me an email. We are also selling our machine/metal shop separately from the IP. Meanwhile we are in full liquidation mode as our property is leased and we must vacate the building by April 1st. We have about 60 seals for the Mooney aileron and rudder servo assemblies which we are liquidating as "seal kits". Many of you remember a time when all Brittain offered was a seal kit that allowed you to repair your own servos. Although the FAA frowns on this approach our situation has obviously changed so get them while they are available. Each "kit" comes with a seal, safety strap, O-ring and new compression nut. Each will also come with a four page specification on how to re-assembly the unit. We are asking $100.00 each for these kits, credit card or Paypal only. Please do not try to change out your seals while the servo is still installed in the airframe. Proper removal of the servo followed by re-build and re-installation is recommended for best results. We also have a few "button valves" (on/off yoke valves) and pilot valves in repaired state which we are discounting and selling "as removed" (with no maintenance release) and if you already have an Accu-Trak system (i.e. if you already have a servo control valve P/N 20464-200) and are interested in adding heading command (B-12 Accu-Flite) we have one remaining system, less the DG, in new production (DG Adaptor, Accu-Flite on/off switch and cable, installation manuals, flight manuals and STC included. G502A directional gyro not included). Sorry fellas but we sold out of the step servo seal so they are not currently available. All hope is not lost though as the tooling has been secured and new ownership can bring this repair line back up within a matter of weeks upon close of a deal, so once again, please be patient with us. Thanks again for all the kind words and the endless support the Mooney community provides us. Please don't hesitate to reach out to us during this transition, if we can assist you we will be happy to do so. Very Sincerely, Cecilia Henderson

Hello everyone, this is Cecilia Henderson with Brittain Industries. My friend Chuck let me borrow his account so I could speak to all of you directly regarding Brittain. On December 15th my brother Jerry Walters, our owner and resident expert, passed away after a brief battle with cancer. As many of you already know, Jerry was the heart and soul of Brittain and leaves behind a big foot print which is impossible to fill. Those of us left behind are desperately trying to find a way to move the company forward but with Jerry's passing we have lost our only certificated repairman (return to service authorization), our chief inspector (production approval), accountable manager and autopilot installation/repair expert. Given the current circumstances we are unable to repair or produce any product at this time and therefore must ask that you NOT send your step servos or any other products to us until further notice. If you already have product in our shop we will be in touch with you very soon about returning the products and we will keep you posted about our future via our website www.brittainautopilots.com We are so grateful to the Mooney community for their support of our products over the decades and we will do everything possible to restart the company in as quick a time frame as we can. We know many of you still have servos in need of repair and may even be on our backlog for upgrades to your current system. Efforts are under way to sell the company in the hopes of completing the re-tooling of our production line and meeting our backlogged orders but this transition will take some time as we hire, train and apply for FAA approval of a new autopilot expert. We invite you to reach out through our email account, support@brittainautopilots.com with your questions and request and Kevin and I will do all we can to assist you through this transition. Thank you Mooney flyers, we hope to see you on the other side of this sad transition. Sincerely, Cecilia Henderson

I just spoke with Cecilia at Brittain. She tells me they have received a small first run quantity of the seal and have begun the process of working through their backlog while awaiting completion of their full order of parts. She stated that they are working the backlog first in, first out and cautioned that they do not have the material or manpower yet to work the overwhelming number of request on their backlog overnight but would be contacting customers directly as the parts become more readily available. So if you are on the list you should be getting a call in the near future. If you are not on their list you should contact them.

My information comes direct from Brittain Industries who say they are actively working towards a solution.

Here is the real story of the Mooney retractable step servo manufactured by Brittain Industries. The rubber bellow for the step servo (P/N 4059-1) is a part number 1551 (seal only). It is not manufactured by Beech and it is not used in the KingAir. It is however used in the Beech elevator servos in conjunction with their pitch stabilization systems. The Brittain rudder boost servo used in the Beech King Air is a P/N 1900-7.4-1 which uses a rubber bellow P/N 1900-140. These are all proprietary parts of Brittain Industries, Inc. and the seals 1551 and 1900-140 are very different in length and diameter. The 1551 mold was damaged by a vendor in Missouri in 2013 and since that time the seal has been available only sporadically as the mold was moved from vendor to vendor in an effort to salvage the tool. In November 2016 it landed with a vendor in Ohio who has repaired the guide pins and the mold core and the mold now produces a cylindrical part. However, because of previous un-approved revisions to the mold the material called for on the design drawings now cures too quickly during the molding process resulting in a seal that is too thick for use with the servo assembly. Brittain is in the process of both experimenting with other materials and also working to produce a new mold entirely. In addition to use in the Mooney retractable step servo the Brittain seal P/N 1551 is also used in the Precise Flight speed brake system and as noted above, used by Brittain for production of Beech elevator servos in conjunction with their pitch stabilization systems. All other Brittain servo assemblies; aileron, rudder, Mooney elevator and King Air rudder boost are still being repaired and produced new by the company in Tulsa Oklahoma and they plan to have the step and Beech elevator back online by years end with the creation of the new mold for the 1551 seal.