----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- When you call Skyport ask for Lee. He 'da man. My 415C has a bubble wind screen and my only contribution to this discussion is that I like to be able to use the center support to sometimes hang-on to with my right hand. Sort of like a grab bar over the door in a 4 wheel drive. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Chris, > Fisrst of all, "Welcome Aboard"! It's always nice to get some new blood > and new ideas into our > group. > As for Skyport, yes they are still in business and going strong. > > Order line.........1-800-624-5312 > Fax Orders.......1-262-534-2395 > Tech Support....1-262-534-4233 > > Where do you live? EOC is also broken down into State divisions (wings) > where you can get together > on a more personal basis and have local area Fly-ins, picnics, meetings > etc. > When you receive your first > "Coupe Capers" magazine (and I'm sure you'll enjoy it) look on the > outside > of the back cover to locate > your State Wing Leader. Contact that person and let them know that > you're > interested in meeting the rest > of the coupers in your area and doing some flying with them. > I'm the Wing Leader for Oregon, we are pretty active and always looking > for more 'Coupers' to join > our group. I put out a monthly newsletter and we have a monthly > "Fly-In" > meeting/luncheon as well as > other misc flyins to other groups. Yesterday we toured the 'US Naval > Station Tillamook' Blimp > Hangar (the largest wooden structure in the world), museum, and of > course > the gift shop. We had lunch > there in their conference room which they set up for us, showed > pictures, > told stories and just had a > really good time in getneral. I was a bit dissapointed at the small > turnout > as the weather was perfect > (severe clear), nice and warm but not hot. Those who did show up however > had > a great time. > Next month we're hosting our 6th annual N.W. Ercoupe Fly-in 'Picnic' > here at a private 'grass strip' > airport. If you're anywhere near this area (or like longer cross > country > flights, get back to me and > I'll give you the details. Or you can look it up on either the Official > EOC > net calendar or on this > groups calendar at <ercoupers.com>. You are, of course invited to > attend. > As for the 'bubble shield', some folks like them and some don't. "Beauty > is in the eyes of the > beholder", some people think they look nice while others (like me) don't > care for the 'bulgie' look that > just doesn't seem to 'fit-in' with the rest of the Ercoupe lines. I've > heard > a couple of guys say that > they lost a little speed when they changed to the bubble and wished they > hadn't changed. Mine is the > original 'flat' shield and if I ever have to replace it I'll get another > flat one. I know one of our > members has a bubble now and wants to go back to the flat one but can't > without some major work because > when you install the bubble you have to cut away some of the metal in > order > to make the bubble fit. Now > to change back he'll have to have some metal framing re-installed. (I > don't > know this first hand, but > I've heard it from others as well, and now they're stuck with the bubble > and > wish they weren't.) Others > I've talked to who have the bubble shield say they like it just fine. > I've never had a 'bubble' shield, so all this is just what I've heard > from other owners. Personally, > I like the looks of the flat shield better so that's how I'll keep my > 415C. > Everyone is entitled to > their own opinion but listen to both sides before changing. > Again, welcome aboard and if you'll let me know where you are I'll tell > you who your wing leader is > so you won't have to wait for your 'Coupe Capers' to come. > > Bob Saville > N3396H 415C > Eugene, OR > > > Chris Leong wrote: > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > > any > advice in this forum.]---- > > Hello all > > > > Chris Leong, Sherman Oaks CA here. > > I'm researching into a plane I'm about to buy, a 415C with the C85 > > conversion already done. It's serial 2376. > > > > I've been reading up on the web as regards the conversion from C to D, > > which is apparently allowable under the Type Cert > > A-787. Does this mean a straight swapout of those parts that are > > different between a C and a D, specifically the nine-degree restrictor > > bolt (or the type E split elevator, to be a "like type"), or is there > > more involved? How does one > > specifically go about doing the conversion to get the difference in > > gross allowance? > > > > Also, I've been searching high and low for contact details on Skyport > > services. Lots of folk mention using this company, but I can't find > > their address or telephone number anywhere. Are they still around? > > > > Lastly, I've noticed that the bubble windscreen on some local Coupes, > > apart from increasing visibility, appear to make the craft a cleaner one > > in that the nuts and bolts that held the regular (straight) windscreens > > on seem to be flush into the surface > > rather than sticking out. True, or is that just because the owners just > > installed countersunk bolts to get their planes cleaner? > > > > (I'm in the process of joining the EOC and probably a lot of the info > > I'm after will arrive sometime in the mail, but email's > > much faster, don't you think? :-) > > > > Thanks, all. Great newsgroup. Keep it up! > > > > Cheers > > > > Chris L > > > > --------------------------------- > > to unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ___________________________________________________________ > > T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 > > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics > >
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