Hi Laurie, The GFA would certainly accept the Korff modification, in fact we already have one in Australia. You would need to comply with all of the requirements of the Mod, but I don't think there are any structural differences, I seem to remember the air extraction cowling beneath the engine is slightly different & the fuse shell is modified so that the front part beneath the propeller is removable. This is a useful mod as it makes engine removal & maintenance much easier. I think Macca may have done it to the H-36 fitted with the Sauer conversion. Dave Goldsmith's H36 Korff 2400 is based at Bacchus Marsh.
You could also go local with the conversion and get a CAR 35 engineer (or whatever CASA calls them today) to develop the mod for you, but I would think this would be more expensive. Dafydd Llewellyn did the Sauer work as I recall & Mike Burns has done a couple of Jabiru conversions into Falkes, so maybe you could discuss it with them, but I suspect the better way would be to use the Korff mod. It would also be worthwhile to discuss your plans with Dennis Stacey to keep him in the loop as he will have final say as to any conditions you need to fulfil with the mod. Hope this helps Regards JGV From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Laurie Hoffman Sent: Saturday, 1 December 2012 10:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [DOG mailing list] European Type Certificate Hi All, Rob and I bought the wreck of GIX, mainly because it has an L2400 (installed in Europe by Korff). The plan is to replace the L2000 in GYT with the L2400. I've finally been able to speak with Korff and they advise that there is no applicable STC as I anticipated but that a European Type Certificate applies. They are happy to sell us that but were uncertain as to whether the European TC is acceptable to GFA. John Viney do you or anyone else on the list know? Also, is this our only option for formalising the L2400 installation? We have the GIX aircraft logbooks with the Korff stamp and entries re the original installation in The Netherlands but no other relevant paperwork. Regards Laurie Hoffman
