Strip and recover or fly as-is?

[ppilotmike]

Not being able to see what kind of corrosion you are talking about makes this just an opinion. If I had a fuselage with light surface rust I would leave it as is till after I flew the plane and made sure it was what I wanted. Model 1's are not real desireable planes so there value is fairly low, under $10K flying. Me I like them and operate mine as a heavy ultralight. How about some pictures? What S/N? Mike

[jtprouty]

Here's some pics of my KF1. It's going to need a lot of loving to get it back in the air but I'm up for the challenge. You can see the corrosion on the fuselage tubes. I haven't had a chance to dig really deep into it yet due to paying work on a couple of planes.

[PaulSS]

Do we get to put a second, third and fourth vote in to strip and recover? You wouldn't see me dead in that without a total teardown .

Maybe I should get off the fence and say what I really mean

[Dusty]

I would get someone to have a reeeal good look at it.From the photos it looks like it's been for a swim.Has any of the copper wiring gone Green?

[ppilotmike]

After seeing your pictures I would most definitely completely strip that down, inspect, and repair as required. Mike

[jtprouty]

Thanks, guys.

I'm definitely going for the strip and clean (can I say that in public?) :P

None of the wiring has any problems but will all be replaced. I'm going to put a Stratux in it and use ForeFlight for nav and weather. Keep basic steam gauges for altitude, airspeed, and engine but am thinking about putting one of the experimental EFIS systems in it.

The plane has sat under a shelter in the Kansas winds and a lot of dirt has blown into it. Basically going to do a ground up restoration on it.

Jimmy

[Paul Z]

I concur with PaulSS. If you decide to fly it as is, you might get caught dead.