Reddit reviews Weston Spring & Hook Scale, 50 lb (14-0304-W), Anodized Aluminum, Non-Slip Grip, Patented
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Quality and performance driven products for your homeTested for safety and healthProvide a better quality of living for your home with WestonAnodized Aluminum body prevents rustingPatented Stainless Steel spring and hook design for extreme accuracyNon slip grip makes weighing anything a breezeSliding indicator marks peak weightThis scale is made out of the finest materials to insure years of accurate readings.
Nice Tiger. Full caster nose wheel. fun.
Century AP tend to seek. Only one place in the USA still works on them, someone might have tuning advice.
Service manual has specs to make jigs from aluminum to check all the flap and aileron rigging. I would check this BEFORE messing with the tab, you might get a few mph by correcting bad rigging.
If rigging checks out, just bend the tab yourself a bit and go fly. Rinse and repeat. Same thing I'd do as an A&P. You can also turn a Grumman by just leaning left and right in cockpit. Make sure your fat ass or fuel isn't making it turn.
An owner can check lots of things without A&P supervision, it's only when you need to use a tool does the A&P usually become required. You can even buy a $50 mag timer and check timing at oil changes.
If it has the engine conversion, make sure they put the correct nose strut on. Should be 32" not 28" when measured from the center of the lower bolt hole to the end of the nose. Prop clearance should be at least 7" if memory serves.
EDIT: I think the Tiger has the long nose strut. Might the Cheetah that has the conversion and requires a taller strut for the larger prop.
Nose gear is easy to disassemble and grease - just be sure you don't mix up the spacers. That's assuming they are installed correctly currently, buy a service manual. Read the service manual. You will need a hook scale to set proper tension and torque the nut. Check service manual; I think it is 18-20lbs to just break the nose wheel.
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Canopy will require a little maintenance now and then, remove the side screws along bottom of window and it comes off with 2 people. Clean the teflon/plastic tracks with alcohol, don't need to lube but you can.
You can do baffles yourself as well. Buy material and do it.
Consider the split nose bowl STC; no need to remove prop for annual or minor engine work.
Check dates on oil hoses and fuel hoses. Replace every 7-10 years. Anything pre-made can be replaced by a private pilot with a logbook entry. Parts should be 500-600, doing it yourself will save you $500 in shop labor at least. Make sure all hoses have fire sleeves, whether the old ones did or not.
SUPER IMPORTANT: Get a service manual. Know your airplane inside and out; it's getting hard to find good A&P for these planes. Parts can be scarce. Get on the Grumman email list and what not. They usually do a yearly seminar for owners and A&P - just had one in Ohio a month or so ago.
If you have a lot of disposable income, then pay an A&P. However, know your airplane, don't trust anyone's work. Review EVERYTHING.