Hello!

speedpants · Post by **speedpants** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 8:35 pm

Hello all! Well I finally pulled the trigger and joined this website, some know me but most dont, my name is Mitch and i am the director of maintenance at alpha one flight services in KPYM. I would like to think i have helped out captin john and Bill H out on there projects, and seen wicked stick complete his, i guess i joined to help with any techinal questions and meet some cool people. While i might not have all the answers(and believe me i dont) i still know a fair amount and have access to some pretty knowlageable people and i will just be glad to help, i love aviation and all its glory, and all the people involed in it. The aviation comunity is small, but a good solid group of people. When im not working i usually can be found in hangar #5 "helping" bill h and captin john. Thanks guys thats all! I'm looking foward to everything!

Wicked Stick · Post by **Wicked Stick** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 8:55 pm

Welcome to RivetBangers Mitch.
Hope your New Year is off to a good start.

We gotta get you building your own one of these days

.

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:19 pm

Great to have ya Mitch!! Welcome!!

Joe Parish · Post by **Joe Parish** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:27 pm

Welcome Mitch! Great to have you join us.

itisgood · Post by **itisgood** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:34 am

Mitch,
Rivetbangers is the best, Glad that you made this group a part your aviation life!

Dave RV7A

Post by **Spike** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:25 am

Welcome Mitch, its great to have you!!

Spike

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:39 pm

An on-board Mechanic?.... perfect! I'll ask the first dumb question.

I'm doing my first oil change today, and the actual work is a no brainer. But the paperwork always baffles me. So,

what should the log entry be when I change the oil and filter?

speedpants · Post by **speedpants** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:03 pm

Brian, not a dumb question at all logbook entries are always a touchy subject, but here is what i use for an oil change logbook entry:

Drained oil, and installed new oil filter p/n ch48110-1, and serviced engine with 8qts of aeroshell 15W-50 oil. Test ran aircraft with no leaks noted ops check good. All work performed I.A.W.(in accordance with) Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR's) and is airworthy is regards to the work performed.
Brian lastname
1234456 type of certificate u have

I put a filter and oil that i would usually use, so what ever ones you use just swap out the numbers.
And dont forget to put the aircraft total time and current tach or hobbs time. (which ever u have)

Hope this helps, Mitch

lancef53 · Post by **lancef53** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:09 pm

Welcome aboard!!

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:35 pm

speedpants wrote: Hope this helps, Mitch

I started to write 'changed oil' but didn't think that was right.

So, Thanks Mitch

svanarts · Post by **svanarts** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:03 pm

speedpants wrote:Drained oil, and installed new oil filter p/n ch48110-1, and serviced engine with 8qts of aeroshell 15W-50 oil. Test ran aircraft with no leaks noted ops check good. All work performed I.A.W.(in accordance with) Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR's) and is airworthy is regards to the work performed.
Brian lastname
1234456 type of certificate u have

I put a filter and oil that i would usually use, so what ever ones you use just swap out the numbers.
And dont forget to put the aircraft total time and current tach or hobbs time. (which ever u have)

Hope this helps, Mitch

Brian, your certificate is, "Builder"

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:14 pm

Speedpants!!!

I didn't know you were a lurker! hahahaha

Welcome to the board you monday!

Just so everyone knows, Mitch works for Captain Morgan's! When you feel the need to tip the young lad, 1.75 liter bottles work very well!

CJ

speedpants · Post by **speedpants** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:36 pm

Don't forget Tbones gift cards john!

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:14 am

T Bones Monday!!!

Yah!!!

http://www.tbonesroadhouse.com/

Anyone who comes to Plymouth gets to put their plane in my spare hangar and we go to T Bones for dinner!

Chad... Pallie! When do you arrive? We put on a pretty good show here. You will meet speedpants and his entourage!

Hahahaha

Mike, You have no excuse either!

CJ

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:31 am

I'll be there! Maybe not this coming Monday or the next...but I'll be there someday! And I'll give ya a heads up too...

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:42 am

Cool!

We got the guest room all recently renovated for ya!

Michele is painting my kitchen now! She wants the plane DUN!
DEE YU ENN... DUN!

She wants it done so bad she says that if I work on the plane, she will work on my house because hers is all recently renovated and she needs another project. How bad is that?

Well, gotta go back to the shop. Snow day here today and I am doing canopy latch work now.

Later!

CJ

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:44 am

OH!!!

Bret, that welcome goes out to rebels as well!

See you all soon I am sure! These planes are all getting nearer to completion now (if not already completed)!

CJ

smithhb · Post by **smithhb** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:34 pm

CJ, we just may take you up on that offer... But it will be during the Summertime. We are still digging out of this snow.

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:52 pm

Bret, No problem!

I have all summer off! July is probably better than August. I am tentatively out of the country in August.

Lemme know!

CJ