2-33 Refurb Continues

Title this post "Number 3 returns home!"

We received number 3's main fuselage frame and horizontal stabilizer back from K & L Soaring.  They sandblasted, repaired, and painted the steel and returned it to factory new.  In fact, one of our members who was a Schweizer employee remarked that they never left the factory looking as nice as it does now.

Here's what we sent them:

And here's what it looked like when it returned:

K & L sandblasted the frame, then filled it with oil and pressurized it.  The found and repaired any areas that leaked -including one porous repair weld and some minor damage near the skid plate attach point.

Now, we'll reinstall the controls, then send it up to be recovered by a professional nearby, and then begin the process of reinstalling the interior.  Optimistically, we'd like the process to take about 8 weeks.  We'll see how long it REALLY takes, but everyone is anxious to get number 3 back to the line for duty.