Jeb and I performed our pre-purchase inspection with the help of an Airframe and Powerplant mechanic. We all agreed that the minor deficiencies we found were reasonable for a plane that age. The most remarkable item we found was a pack rat nest in the wing. How the hell could a rodent get into the wing of an airplane? I'm guessing that it happened some time ago, maybe when the plane was sitting for a while, as it waited for the new engine. Anyway, the inspection took eight hours of hard work - some of it rolling around on the dirty concrete floor of a hangar - to inspect everything we needed to look at. Airplane inspection panels have a lot of screws in them. There are a lot of tight places that need to be inspected. But now I am confident that the wings aren't about to fall off, and all of the controls are in airworthy condition.
I'm going to shower and go to bed. It has been a long time since I was this filthy and exhausted.
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