N9EW, BlueBird(not yet blue)

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N9EW, BlueBird(not yet blue)

Location: Wasilla, Alaska
Certificates: A&P, Rotorcraft CPL/CFI

Lyle Swallows Offline

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Services Offered: currently can do initial flight training in Alaska in an R22. aswell as any helicopter related maintenance in Alaska, not setup for travel work.

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03-22-2026, 06:04 AM

after stripping my tailboom i found one of the stringers was not properly formed. it bowed when it was bent so in the middle the formed bend is only 1/4" thick where as the rest are 1/2" thick. this made this section of the tailboom very flimsy and noticeably wavy. glad i dug into it.

also have a slew of parts on order for uograding my electrical system to be capable of supporting a lithium battery EarthX ETX1200 and future Electric water pump/cooling fans.