Harry’s nose cowl STC.

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ghostflyer
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Harry’s nose cowl STC.

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I have had a ibus [7lb bird] hit the front of my cowl on my cessna 170 . The front cowl is full of cracks from the impact with screws that hold the rear of the top cowl to the fire wall sheared. So I have to do the repair . There isn’t on the STC any mention of type of resin used and whether it had a fire rating on the product also. Tried to contact the STC holder via email and phone ,no response . Spruce sells something similar but will not fit . The part we have is for a piper colt , or similar .
I have repaired this cowl before but used epoxy resin but due to damage now a detailed repair has to be done . Previously another bird strike we had cracking around the curved areas where it is screwed together and polyester fine fiber rope was soaked in epoxy was glassed in . However this damage is too major . I am aware Harry,s deceased but was hoping the business was still running . Hate birds , mess up a good day .oh and mess up a good aircraft .
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If you need to get a local repair done it might be worth talking to Jabiru in Bundaberg. They are composite specialists and use fire rated epoxy on their Ram-Air ducts. They use sub contractors and might be happy to put you in touch.
If you try them ask for Jamie and tell him that Kevin from the UK suggested they might be able to help. If nothing else they could help with supply of the correct epoxy, glass, core mat, glass microspheres etc.

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Del Air is still in business, David. His former employees have taken over the workplace and are reportedly continuing his excellent work products. From the Porterville Airport website:Del Air aircraft restoration, maintenance and annuals...Phone: (559) 784-9440

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Chris Shaw is running DelAir. I didn't have any problem reaching him at 559-784-9440 last week. His (home?) phone number is in the TIC170A directory.
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Thank you gents for your help , plus I had the wrong phone number .
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IA DPE
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Just received my Baggage Door STC from him yesterday. $282. Reached at the DelAir number...
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