1953 Cessna 180

[Nark1]

I'm trying to gather some visual on this topic I started in the Maintenance folder:

Forum/maintenance-and-aircraft-resource ... -180/7280/

I'm buying, or at least trying to buy, a 1953 180. I will be doing all of this through an escrow agent, since I'm a little pre-occupied. (in addition to an IA, AME for my northern friends)

Any hints or tips to look for?

Thanks,

[Nark1]

Thanks. 


I have a few thing in my aircraftspruce cart, waiting to checkout: fuel totalizer, and Atlee dodge seat rail stops. 


Pponk gear, will be next annual.


If this specific one gets sold out from under me, there another in Reno, which has lots of toys already installed. 

[David MacRay]

That's good reading.

[Colonel]

Buying an old metal taildragger is all about

1) damage
2) corrosion

The trick is to find all of the above, and make sure
that if it's been repaired, it's been properly repaired.

[url=https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft/standa ... -documents]https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft/standa ... -documents[/url]

[url=https://www.casa.gov.au/standard-page/c ... s-examples]https://www.casa.gov.au/standard-page/c ... s-examples[/url]

A friend of mine bought a "bargain" Cessna that had
been totalled and repaired.  And then a wing came
off in flight, killing him and his wife.  Hm.  Have
to wonder about that spar.

Even though there is no regulatory requirement to
perform the Cessna SID on a private aircraft, I
guarantee you that if you do that inspection on a
65 year old airplane, you will find lots of scary stuff
hidden away.

Anyways, the good news is that the TCM O-470 in
the C180/182 is nowhere near as vulnerable to
internal corrosion as the Lycomings.  Photofly on
AvCan bought a 182 that had been sitting for
years, then flew it across the North Atlantic.

[Nark1]

It sucks i won;t be able to be there, but just as well.

It'll be nice to have this waiting for me when I get back.  I'll keep ya'll posted...