I bought two neglected airplanes and will try to get them back in the air. I plan on using the planes for training and family trips. Join us on this exciting journey.
I owned a Twin Beech back in the early 1970s. I got my multi-engine rating in it. A GREAT bird. My partner then ground looped it and it was totaled. Fun while it lasted.
AS A PRIVATE MULTI PILOT AND AN A&p mechanic retired it looks like if you are going to have alot of problems with this baron its not worth your time and money saving this aircraft but hopefully you can get this baron flying again. mark san francisco calif.
hey its mark from san francisco calif and hope you got your abondon beech baron running. its a great airplane and as soon as the faa grants me my medical ( hope full) i an going out to look and find a 55 or 58 baron.
Love the Barons got my multi in one 1096A Better know exactly what to do if you lose an engine drummer in music sounds like something is coming apart :)
I hate this, as an Aircraft mechanic of 45 years, you don't just hop in a plane and start the engines. Also it takes many mouths of engine & airframe inspections before you jump in and fly it. Haven't we learned anything, an example is rebuild rescue(rest in peace Sam ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VGtK4AlCOP0.htmlsi=tdZZV9Tq34-7QhLc) Rebuilt in 5 days after sitting for many years.
We have been working on this plane for about a year, off and on. We went over every thing to ensure it was safe and airworthy. Also we checked the fuel to make sure there wasn’t any water in the tanks. Please check out the other videos of this plane.
Now continue to keep working those engines and keeping the cylinder head temperature in the Green after sitting those many years I’m happy with what you’ve achieved and keep flying forward for more content from you. Congratulations
I know I asked, and you answered about how you got these two birds back from b'ham to gadsden. You said you got the 182 back in annual and then flew it back, but did you do the same with this twin? It's just hard for me to believe that after sitting as long as these aircraft had, you could get them back in the air, even with a ferry permit. Anyway, thanks for sharing this with us. I flew out of the Gad airport back in the late 70's, early 80's, One time we had some people out of fort lauderdale running the fbo. They had an amazing business plan where they could somehow make money by NOT performing any aviation services. No avgas for sell, no planes to rent, no flight instruction, nothing but control over the airfield and that one big hanger they made sure to keep locked. They were right out of Maimi Vice casting with their Rolex watches and snake skins boots. I wasn't sure just what type of aviation business they ran, but I knew enough not to ask. A Convair 240 show up one night and then was abandoned for a year or more. One day out of nowhere people came, worked on her, then flew her away. A lot of weird stuff went on back in those days.
We worked on the Baron off and on for about a year. Surprisingly there wasn't much wrong with it aside from cosmetics and the right engine. Gadsden is a great airport with great untapped potential. The new director and administration seems to be heading the airport back in the right direction. Glad you enjoyed the videos stay tuned for more on the 182 and baron.
Did someone check the air induction system for bird nests? Also, has the exhaust system been checked for blockage? Has the 15 year old gas been removed? I have a hunch you have already thought of these.
Yes we checked the intake and exhaust before we tired to start it. The bladders where unfortunately empty so we didn't have to worry about old gas. this however leads to other problems. Surprisingly there weren't any birds nest. i figured it would have been full of nest. The Manifold pressure line was corroded through. This is why we weren't getting manifold pressure early on. It turns out the right mag was bad and we had two fuel fowled plugs causing all of the engine problems. We put the magneto from of the 182 on it and it ran like a charm. Next we will see if it will fly.
