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Colonel
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Requires TWO of these bolts.

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45 / 47 => 95 3/4%
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Which AD is that?
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Cessna, or rather Textron (that's what they're listed under in the most recent A/D I was sent) is trying really hard to make it cost prohibitive to fly their legacy aircraft, particularly their 300/400 series. They will probably eventually succeed, given their determination.
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I don't think they are doing it intentionally, but it is a weird industry where a manufacturer can one sidedly decide you have to buy expensive part X for Y dollars in order to keep flying your perfectly fine aircraft.
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A thousand us dollars for a fucking bolt.
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Colonel wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:37 pm A thousand us dollars for a fucking bolt.
A friend of mine needed to buy some nut plates for a restoration he was doing. Open up the ACS catalogue and find that they range from $4 to $6 a piece except for one size in the middle at $78 each. Guess what size he needed over a hundred of.
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digits wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 2:10 pm I don't think they are doing it intentionally, but it is a weird industry where a manufacturer can one sidedly decide you have to buy expensive part X for Y dollars in order to keep flying your perfectly fine aircraft.
Actually Textron was caught trying on purpose. There was a big go around with the FAA when they saw fit to start issuing their own A/Ds. Thankfully the FAA slapped them down, but it was somewhat revealing of their stance on those aircraft.
Colonel wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:37 pm A thousand us dollars for a fucking bolt.
Are you new to this? ;) That's cheap. Take a guess what a new stall sensor for the Navajo cost, just that little toggle that the packaging says pilots AREN'T supposed to flick when doing walk arounds. That little unit which has about $10 worth of metal and plastic.

I've been shining up my welding skills these days, I could totally fabricate one of those bolts for only say $500. :D

edit: don't get me started on sourcing parts for a janitrol. If you want to see expensive pieces of sheet metal.
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Squaretail wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 5:22 pm
digits wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 2:10 pm I don't think they are doing it intentionally, but it is a weird industry where a manufacturer can one sidedly decide you have to buy expensive part X for Y dollars in order to keep flying your perfectly fine aircraft.
Actually Textron was caught trying on purpose. There was a big go around with the FAA when they saw fit to start issuing their own A/Ds. Thankfully the FAA slapped them down, but it was somewhat revealing of their stance on those aircraft.
Oh, interesting. Do you have a source or reference to that story? I can't seem to find it. Curious to know what happened exactly.
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