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[Terry Carraway]

Yeah, that would have been nice.

[Terry Carraway]

FRIDAY. The container will be delivered Friday morning between 9 and 10 AM. WOOHOO.

[Scott Dyer HPN/NY]

Very good!

[Ray Tackett]

FRIDAY. The container will be delivered Friday morning between 9 and 10 AM. WOOHOO.

Do you get to keep the container, or do they come back for it after it's unloaded? I bought a 20 footer as a cheap ($2500) way to enlarge my garage/workshop by 50%. It holds SWMBO's garden stuff, freeing my woodworking shop to be exactly that. It's a great investment if you need one. The only other money I spent was for a ground rod and a chunk of 6 gauge wire for a modicum of lightning protection. Labor included laying a level stone/timber foundation which supports only the perimeter.

Of course, the exciting stuff is inside the container. All luck and success with it.

[Terry Carraway]

I didn't ask to keep it. I did call to have it picked up.

[Terry Carraway]

IT'S HERE.

Photo of it coming out of the container. Got it all in my hangar. Now, just have to get it put together before the Mooney comes back.



Took a look over with my mechanic. Found a couple of issues I need to discuss with the seller. A more in depth look starting the middle of next week.

[Scott Dyer HPN/NY]

IKEA can help with pictorial instructions. Congrats on getting it in hand.

[Terry Carraway]

Thanks. Luckily, I have the assembly instructions.

[Terry Carraway]

Everything is agreed upon and signed. Only the paperwork to make the airplane officially mine.

[Scott Dyer HPN/NY]

Whoo Hoo! Great news. What more do you need to do before flying it?

[Terry Carraway]

Mainly put it together, but there are some small repairs that need to be done. The harnesses seem to be original, so need to get them rewebbed.

The prop was damaged. I need to order a new one, but my mechanic found one I can borrow for now. Lead time on the prop is 20 weeks. Hoffmann from Germany.

[Scott Dyer HPN/NY]

A loaner is great in that situation. I am thinking ahead to the late spring annual, with a prop IRAN. If it needs to be replaced I've checked lead time on new, which is acceptable at a couple of weeks (at least today). We've got to be proactive in scoping these potential delays out, for advance ordering OR calibrating our expectations.

[Terry Carraway]

Payments made and paperwork filed with the FAA. It is officially mine.

Yes, lead times can be crazy.

[Ray Tackett]

Fun coming soon! Congratulations. Was the prop damaged in transit, or was there a strike?

[Terry Carraway]

It seems to have been rubbed by the spinner. But a previous spinner, as the current one doesn't have any appropriate rub marks. I can't believe the seller was flying it like this and that it passed a couple of annuals.