Ron McBride Posted January 14, 2012 Report Posted January 14, 2012 Could you cover it with fiberglass and epoxy? Or would that not be flexible enough? I do not think that would be flexible enough. I reinstalled my old one last week. What a challenge. You need to be able to flex it for installation. It is only maybe 3 inches wide and must handle the engine vibration even with the cowling not moving. Ron
garytex Posted January 14, 2012 Report Posted January 14, 2012 Attached Images THAT'S THE TICKET!!! WHAT IS YOUR PRICING STRATEGY GOING TO BE?
garytex Posted January 14, 2012 Report Posted January 14, 2012 You should get run over at that price for the proverbial better mousetrap. I just bought one of the factory stinkers for $310, during a cleanup of pre-buy squawks, and not knowing any better. It looked like the flimsy short lived POS it evidently is. If I had known better I would have taped mine up and waited for your product. Well never fear, it'll probably wear out by next annual, 300 bucks down the rathole, then I can buy one of yours. What can we do to encourage and support your efforts? To the membership: Everyone should consider what they are comfortable doing to support and encourage GEE-BEE in his efforts, then do it. His work, supplying better cheaper parts for our airplanes, which frankly are getting somewhat long of tooth, is a refreshing change from business as usual. We need GEE-BEE and guys like him to be successful, or we won't be. Sincerely Gary
garytex Posted January 14, 2012 Report Posted January 14, 2012 Oops, not that exact price, what I ment was at that pricing strategy, which I am assuming is about half of the extrordinarily offensive Mooney price.
danb35 Posted January 14, 2012 Report Posted January 14, 2012 Guy, are these parts going to be PMA'd or otherwise approved for installation? I've already had to replace my duct once, and it'd be great to have a legal alternate solution.
jetdriven Posted January 15, 2012 Report Posted January 15, 2012 If they can't qualify under a TSO, PMA, or a 337 using approved data I don't think they can be installed on a certified aircraft.
jetdriven Posted January 15, 2012 Report Posted January 15, 2012 Hopefully it works out. Mooney's are getting hard to find parts for.
aerobat95 Posted January 15, 2012 Report Posted January 15, 2012 could this be counted as a owner produced part??? I know if mine broke and this was the only option to keep flying what I would be doing.......
DaV8or Posted January 15, 2012 Report Posted January 15, 2012 GB- I want your duct for my F NOW! I needed it a month ago. I still need it. Your price is very reasonable. Please make them soon and please get PMA for it. I would be very, very happy with you and your company. There, can I encourge him any more?
jetdriven Posted January 15, 2012 Report Posted January 15, 2012 If you contract him to produce if for you and perform QC on it then yes. The issue I see here is what data or drawings you are using to determine how to make the part. We did owner-produced pedal extensions but with the factory drawings. Quote: aerobat95 could this be counted as a owner produced part??? I know if mine broke and this was the only option to keep flying what I would be doing.......
danb35 Posted January 16, 2012 Report Posted January 16, 2012 There are two hurdles to the "owner-produced part" route. First is that you had to be involved in the production in some way, whether by doing QC, providing the design, giving him a part to duplicate, etc. (easiest would be to just send him the old boot as a "pattern"). The second issue (to which Byron alludes) is that the new part has to conform to the type design. How closely it has to conform is really up to the judgment of the installing mechanic, but I'd think any A&P who cared about his certificate would want to know that the materials used were at least equal to what the factory used and such, and that could be very hard to determine without access to the factory drawings.
garytex Posted January 16, 2012 Report Posted January 16, 2012 If I needed one now, I would go with the owner produced part route and beg GEE BEE to let me send him my old POS as a "Pattern" if he is far enough along to produce a part. Here again the relationship between owner and the installing A & P is critical. First the A & P must have enough experience, common sense, and confidence to make that judgement about the part. Will it work fine, last a long time? It is also important that the A & P thinks that you can understand what is happening enough to make a similarly valid value judgement, stand behind your decision, and not sue him at the drop of a hat. I have been blessed to have been exposed to several really wonderful (and a few just average) mechanics. And I have a really warm spot in my heart for all those good A & Ps. And also for someone like GEE BEE who will build a better mousetrap for us. Here! Here!
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