Ed, A venturi may work for some IFR flights; but if there is any possibility of entetering icing conditions, it's not a good idea to count on one.
John Roach N 2427H Ed Burkhead wrote: > > Earl asked about vacuum pump on a Coupe with an O-200 engine and John > Savot answered: > > > I would never consider venturi if I had a 0-200 with vacuum > > > Pump provisions. You don't need the extra drag with > > > venturi system. > > That would make sense to me for a VFR only Coupe. > > If you’re thinking about certifying your plane for IFR using the plane > for IFR, I’ve long wondered if it wouldn’t be a good idea to have a > single venture running a second artificial horizon (or the turn and > bank). I’ve read a bunch of articles over the years about the > unreliability and failure likelihood of the dry vacuum pumps. > > Air guard squadron commander and former EOC regional director Russ > Jensen used to fly his Coupe for IFR regularly and told me it worked well. > > Just a thought for discussion and lurkers. > > Ed Burkhead > > http://edburkhead.com/Ercoupe/index.htm East Peoria, Illinois > > ed -at- edburk???head.??com (remove the ? marks and change -at- to @) > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ercoupe-tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ercoupe-tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
