About 2 months ago, I took the plunge and got a 415C. It has a recent overhaul, and many of the standard improvements... I'm basing the airplane at an airport 3 hours away next to my father, who has owned and restored his own coupe when he was younger than I am now.
I've flown it twice now, and I am getting my parts list together for improvements/fixes. I have an A&P ticket.. but the newsgroup seems to know their stuff when it comes to the details. Any advice would be helpful. >Fuel gauge. Ours is very orange, and the plane had an autofuel STC at one time. Has anyone replaced the left gauge with a univair assembly? How did it go? >Pitot Static. My first flight at the controls, I noticed the plane would stall power-off at 70mph (indicated/windows open/max weight). The newly installed airspeed gauge had static was vented to the cockpit. Is this a valid ercoupe configuration? I'm used to it being tubed to a static vent. >Hot sides. The old side panels were pulled, and the left side was a little toasty in flight. The exhaust is pretty close to the skin there. Are side panels a necessity for the heat shielding?
