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Johnny R

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  1. Just because a shop had a good reputation a few years ago does not say anything about what they are doing today. A lot changes behind the hangar doors, shop Forman, stripper, paint, and OWNERS, (Corona Air Paints good reviews come from years ago). So get current referrals and if the price is considerable less than others there is a reason, I learned all of this the hard way.
  2. Got my airplane back from Corona Air Paint the other day and at first glance it looked OK. Once I got it back to my hangar I realized they painted the tail stripes wrong, the trim was in the full nose down position when they painted them and the GPS antennae was damaged. When I called them about it they tried to play it off as I may be the one wrong so I brought the airplane back to them a few days later to prove it to them. They finally agreed to repaint them but I would have to wait for several weeks before they could get to it. After a few more flights I found that both inner gear doors where broken, they where installed incorrectly! When I brought the airplane back for the stripe re-paint I showed them the doors and they said they must have been that way when I originally brought the airplane in, being that no-one mentioned it to me they agreed to take care of it. Weeks later when I returned the stripes where painted correctly, they had someone WELD the doors for the repairs, now they had to purchase new doors, and the GPS antennae was painted. Months went by before I got the new gear doors which where only painted on one side. After several attempts to contact them with no response I had to get someone else to paint them, I had to buy a new GPS antennae and after looking at the airplane more closely I noticed they had burnt/scratched my new windshield and side window and tried to polish out the runs and other flaws. In the end this paint job is going to cost me more money and frustration than some of the other shops, the stress just was not worth it.
  3. Just something to compare with Did this flight the other day. M20J Turbo Bullet
  4. Something has really changed at Corona Air Paint in the last year or so, all of the other comments are over a year old.
  5. Got my airplane back from them the other day and at first glance it looked OK. Once I got it back to my hangar I realized they painted the tail stripes wrong, the trim was in the full nose down position when they painted them and the GPS antennae was damaged. When I called them about it they tried to play it off as I may be the one wrong so I brought the airplane back to them a few days later to prove it to them. They finally agreed to repaint them but I would have to wait for several weeks before they could get to it. After a few more flights I found that both inner gear doors where broken, they where installed incorrectly! When I brought the airplane back for the stripe re-paint I showed them the doors and they said they must have been that way when I originally brought the airplane in, being that no-one mentioned it to me they agreed to take care of it. Weeks later when I returned the stripes where painted correctly, they had someone WELD the doors for the repairs, now they had to purchase new doors, and the GPS antennae was painted. Months went by before I got the new gear doors which where only painted on one side. After several attempts to contact them with no response I had to get someone else to paint them, I had to buy a new GPS antennae and after looking at the airplane more closely I noticed they had burnt/scratched my new windshield and side window and tried to polish out the runs and other flaws. In the end this paint job is going to cost me more money than some of the shops and the stress just was not worth it.
  6. My numbers are from the STC and what they don't show you can be found at the FAA, certification letters showing that you could get over 220HP from over boosting. I bought a Turbo Bullet a while ago and being an A&P/IA I had plenty of questions myself so I started digging. Both systems work great if used correctly.
  7. The TN maintains HP to altitude to give you a better TAS, maintains Sea Level Performance to Altitude hence "Turbo Normalizer".. The M20 STC states to use the manufactures performance numbers for reference. The M20 STC also tells you to change the timing from 25BTC to 22BTC which helps in protecting it from detonation and reduces HP a bit. The M20 STC limits the takeoff power to 3 minutes to protect the engine from overboots, 30in mp 2700rpm. If you are limited to 257RPM than you have the older version, "Turbo Bullet", 33in mp 2575rpm.
  8. Did you ever find the inner gear door you were looking for, PN 550060-001?

    If so I need one, please let me know where you found it.

     

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