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The Chipmunk C-FCYR in which I solo’d, went for its annual, and a rare part failed to pass inspection.

Apparently they have been looking for this part for several years as they knew it was wearing out… If a replacement can not be found, the otherwise perfectly airworthy plane may end up being sold for parts, which would be tragic.

Please help put the word out - Below are details about what they need:

The spinner on the Chipmunk is a 3 piece unit, a backplate, a mid-section also known as the "salad bowl" and the nose cone. The failed component is the salad bowl and it is worn right through. The part is obviously way out of production, and is extremely rare. Also - the U.K version of the chipmunk uses a different spinner entirely, this is the Canadian Chipmunk version.