:: Cross Post in case anyone cares to comment ::
I attended a session at #OSH22 about Annual Inspecting Your Ultralight. On the topic of what to look for when buying a used machine, the short story was take it apart, clean it thoroughly, inspect every bolt, every hole, and assume that the machine is out to kill you. Never were truer words spoken this evening. Probably won’t kill me, but it needs attention. I’m gonna need a little more time.
My intention is to disassemble, remove the corrosion, repaint, reinstall. Doubt I’ll be able to do much internally, but all the holes did have bolts through them. So hopefully water intrusion was minimized (has been a seaplane in its past life).
I attended a session at #OSH22 about Annual Inspecting Your Ultralight. On the topic of what to look for when buying a used machine, the short story was take it apart, clean it thoroughly, inspect every bolt, every hole, and assume that the machine is out to kill you. Never were truer words spoken this evening. Probably won’t kill me, but it needs attention. I’m gonna need a little more time.
My intention is to disassemble, remove the corrosion, repaint, reinstall. Doubt I’ll be able to do much internally, but all the holes did have bolts through them. So hopefully water intrusion was minimized (has been a seaplane in its past life).
