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Percy is correct: If there were a "quota on questions", I would have been excused long ago. Just remember, every time a question is asked and answered, it is very possible that many people learned something and knowledge is the main ingredient to keep these birds going for a lot more years. Tommy N93929 ________________________________ From: Wood, Percy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon 10/17/2005 9:00 AM To: 'chuck washburn'; [email protected] Subject: RE: [COUPERS-TECH] several ercoupe questions ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- 1. I do not recommend gyro instruments in an Ercoupe, especially the 415-C. This plane is Sport Pilot eligible, which precludes instrument or even near-IMC work. 2. The Eismann mags I had did not interfere with the radio. Do you have the shielded spark harness? 3. I found my `coupe baggage space sufficient to the stuff I hauled. Without rudder peddles, the room is adequate. Packing closely will work. There is No Quota on questions! Please feel free. Percy in NM, USA ________________________________ From: chuck washburn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 3:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] several ercoupe questions ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- I am new to Ercoupes and love flying mine and want to learn more about them. Mine is a 1946 415c, I have several questions: 1. I have always had a horizon gyro instrument and have an original Ercoupe panel. Since there is no vacuum source I have looked at electric gyros but they are very spendy and space is limited (mine has a transponder and an icom radio both mounted under the panel). A bank indicator could help as well. Does anyone have a suggestion for adding an instrument like this which would help in marginal weather situations? 2. I am getting radio noise feedback in my headset but can transmit and can hear OK. The noise goes away when I turn on left mag only. Is there a suppressor on the mag (Eissman) that should be changed out? How do you go about troubleshooting? 3. I also want to add the larger baggage compartment as the smaller one in the plane is in need of repair and is too small. I know that Airtex carries them but how much of a job are they to put in? I have more questions but feel this is more than my quota for now. I am reading all of the tech emails which are great and have gotten all of the techy books to read. Thanks in advance for your responses Chuck Washburn N2076H sn 2699 -- ___________________________________________________ Play 100s of games for FREE! http://games.mail.com/ ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/ ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/ ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/
