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Unread 07-18-22, 11:45 AM
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More Research on "The great center strap debate"

Comrades!

Never knowing when to leave anything alone, I felt need to 'drill down' on this topic a bit more. Yes, that IS a pun and I want full credit!

Please eyeball the attached PDF and throw rocks at it if you feel the need.

If you look back at decisions and actions made years ago, it seems 'THE STRAP' today really just boils down to a matter of personal preference.

....As long as you are NOT in a pressurized 337.

Which is fine. I like freedom, don't you?

Years ago, before cancer got him, a good personal friend and Potomac-based pilot Alfonso Diaz DC dug deeply on this 'behind the green (gov) door' (within FAA and NTSB). You may not have known this, but he had been an FAA flight safety inspector, as well as air traffic controller, lots of clearances, etc etc etc.

He found ...no issues.

Zip. Null. Zippo. Big goose egg.

While there IS always the possibility 337 windows have been popping out all over the world, left and right, chances are at least one would have been reported somewhere.

Zip. Null. Zippo. Big goose egg.

He put a new windshield in his 336 ...and then hit a bird. He sent me photos. Yikes.

To get the perspective of a well-known and widely trusted IA/ A&P, very familiar with these airframes, I got into this discussion with Mike Busch of Savvy Aviation.

His reply in my report.

As with most everything, today's practices are often just vague repetitions of the past, having entirely forgotten the rhyme or reason for those past decisions.

Which may or may no longer apply at all...

Enjoy
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Unread 08-15-22, 08:22 PM
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Me too Please!

I would like a copy

Thank you George

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Unread 08-16-22, 09:58 AM
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I can only imagine the spam you guys are in for after posting your emails in the clear like that!
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Mr. Adams,
Please private message me your email address so I can send the attachement. I can't figure out how to put an attachment through this forum.

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Unread 08-18-22, 09:54 PM
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Thanks for the information. Was this a field approval by a DER, or DER generated tech data? If it’s tech data anyone can use it. If field approval than it only applies to that specific tail number. I know, some FAA rules are dumb.

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Unread 08-20-22, 12:15 PM
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I don't know the answer to this question because this was done before I purchased the airplane. However, these documents were sent to the FAA and I actually have them on a CD that I purchased from the FAA regarding the history of the airplane.

This $10 disc has a lot of interesting information on it. I was able to track down the original purchaser of the airplane and have him explain a log book entry that I didn't understand form about 1979!
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