The Cessna 120-140 Association Forum

Hi!

Anyone have the retractable lifting handles installed that are listed in the C140A TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET NO. 5A2 ( Item 602)? There is also an STC (SA1525GL) for the handles by the same company, but no specific information available in the STC. A C170 owner in the C170 association said he talked to the STC owner's wife a few years ago, and she would not sell the STC or parts.

B.A.S Inc. has a pull handle kit for the our planes but no STC from what I can find. I assume it would be a field approval. I've sen them a request for information.

I always grabbed the stabilizers to move my previous 140 around, then found out later that wasn't good.

My son has a C180 with the handles and they are really nice to move it around. They would be great on the 140. I'll be attaching the tail parts soon, so this is the time to get back in the tail to install one.

Steve A H

I've seen several with the BAS handles. They do seem to work great & do tend to keep hands away from the stab (cringe! ). I think that they do come with an STC that includes our planes. Mac

Yea, my wife got me the BAS handle for Christmas. STC paperwork included in the box.

Thanks for the quick replies confirming an STC. It appears to be a quite simple installation of a really good product.

Steve A H

Finally found the STC (SA3815NM) on the FAA list of "STC's by Holder...BAS, Inc" , or STC's "by Make...Cessna Aircraft Company, The."

The STC does not show up in the "by make...Cessna Aircraft Company" search.

https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guid ... enFrameSet

I'd like to see this STC added to the Association's list of STC's.

Steve A H

I had the B.A.S. handle installed on my 140 last summer by STC. it’s the best thing ever! I really believe it should be on the mandatory equipment list for all tailwheel airplanes that are small enough to move around by yourself.

hotrodmac wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 8:23 am I had the B.A.S. handle installed on my 140 last summer by STC. it’s the best thing ever! I really believe it should be on the mandatory equipment list for all tailwheel airplanes that are small enough to move around by yourself.

What kind of level of effort is required to install those?

Installed mine today. I took the dive into the tail cone. My friendly A&P worked outside. Followed the directions provided. It took about an hour and a half to finish the install.

Generally speaking...
Locate the tube inside, mark location. Drill holes from inside out. Cleco in place.
Remove, Debur.
Mark center of hole pattern on outside. Drill center hole. Open center hole to near the right size for handle.
Debur.
Check fit. Tweak center hole size so that handle extends/retracts easily. Debur. Cleco everything up and start bucking rivets.

Immediate satisfaction as I pulled the plane out of the hangar.

8233 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 5:52 pm

hotrodmac wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 8:23 am I had the B.A.S. handle installed on my 140 last summer by STC. it’s the best thing ever! I really believe it should be on the mandatory equipment list for all tailwheel airplanes that are small enough to move around by yourself.

What kind of level of effort is required to install those?

It’s not bad at all. Took my A&P and I about 2 hours. He took the dive down the tail cone and did the fitting and marking. We opted to install with screws and nuts instead of the rivets. Turned out real well.

Cutting that hole in the fuselage is a leap of faith, though! Well worth the effort.