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Hi everyone, I have been following the debate on how to make a better Coupe with some interest. Being new to Coupeland I have been impressed with the gung ho, go get em attitude of the Coupers I have also received an enormous amount of help from fellow Coupers on, and off line. Regarding " building a better Coupe", everything has tradeoffs. 65 HP, no starter or electrical means a lot of saved weight, but hand propping and limited radios. The 200 means electrical utility along with battery and starter, however the range is really reduced. From earlier e mails I found out that a Coupe STOL kit is unfeasable so take off is dictated by altitude, temperature, power, and take off or cruise prop. The Coupe has survived for almost 60 years in its most common form, that is pretty impressive. A look in the latest Coupe Capers gives some insight to just how many of these machines have survived. Having spent most of the summer scrunched up on one shoulder working behind the instrument panel, I am a big fan of the shorter nose tank. Having to design the whole restoration project around the tank was frustrating, and painful. I don't advocate getting rid of it because of the safety factor in the event of fuel pump failure, but 45 min reserve instead of an hour is no problem , in fact it is the law in VFR conditions. The gear is heavy, but we can land in crosswinds when not much else can, so I would advocate leaving it alone. I believe the rest of the Coupe has spoken for itself with the number that have survived, not ideal, but pretty darned good. That is my 5 cents worth on the matter, it is so warm in Alaska that I am thinking of taking the old girl up this weekend, unheard of up here. Have fun, Alaska Pete. ========================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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