I have the cover for the front landing gear ready to ship. You will find that this is significantly different than the one which is in the normal PA30. I have spent the extra time and money to make this better in every way. I have reinforced it in the areas where it tears most often, sealed all the edges with a carpet sealing glue to prevent unraveling and installed Velcro to most of the areas that connect to the plane. The use of the Velcro is optional as you don't have to us it if you don't want to, but I really think it is the way to go on some of the tabs, especially the left and right front sides. It is imperative that you make sure the surface is smooth and clean before sticking the Velcro to it. I have also made this out of a little thicker and stronger material. I used a commercial upholstery shop to do the sewing but I did all the cutting, sealing and everything else I could do to keep the cost down. I have over $1800 invested in this project and eventually hope to sell enough to get reimbursed the cost. I am selling them now for $200 each as that was what they were selling for at Webco before they stopped selling them. I had ambitions of selling them much cheaper but unfortunately with the additional things I did, it came out a little bit more expensive. The price only reimburses me for the hard costs and I am not charging for any of my labor. I hope you find this acceptable as I am ready to ship, if you still want one. Included are all the snaps necessary to match your aircraft and the use of a professional snap tool, if needed. Thanks

Jim #16066

With that said, it is also one of the many responsibilities of the ICS to educate our members when they may be approaching a point when others may get involved to their detrement. Advertising a part for sale for a certified aircraft that has no approval basis will cause the Feds to come knocking. However, changing the statement of availability in such a way as to say you have a sample available for a deposite so that an owner could reproduce one, or that you could assist in an owner produced part should they supply you with their current pattern, then that would stay on the side of the law that will enable everyone to get what they want without excessive "help" from the authorities. Simply building new parts, stocking them for sale, and marketing same would require PMA approval, and without that approval, fines for non compliance can run into the 10s of thousands of dollars for the first ofence. While this post is not aimed at anyone specific, and does not address any specific product being "marketed", I hope the location and thread that it is added to is clue enough about where some changes may need to be made.

Zach Grant
ICS President