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If the 337 was recorded and is on file with the FAA - as in this case - it will not be LSA eligible since it is considered to have been upgraded to the higher gross weight of the 415D. TCDS A-787 applies even though it's still listed as a 415C on the AW Cert. Tom Graziano A&P, I.A. > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > >> >> >> Ed Burkhart Wrote: >> > Aircraft Specification A-787 explicitly allows all the postwar 415-C and > 415-CD models to be converted to 415-D and be allowed the 1400 lb. gross > weight limit. Many have been converted but whether they were done > "officially" is open to debate since many of these never got a new > airworthiness certificate. > > > The FAA CD has an approved 337 dated 6/4/77 that states "Up graded A/C > N-93932 Ercoupe 415C to 415D model by authority of Skyport Aircoupe > Service & Ercoupe Service Memorandum SMK-1, SMK48, SMK46 & SMK-3XX" > > The latest (7/17/56) Airworthiness Certificate in the file has the ship > listed as a 415-C. So it appears that there was not a new airworthiness > certificate issued after the modification. > > Where does that leave an pilot who needs to operate the ship as a LSA? > The C model is OK, but the D has a gross weight that puts it outside the > LSA limits. > > Dan Brown > Annapolis, MD > > > > > > ============================================================================== > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
