That's a really a good idea. I should buy a spare of those parts that I need for this repair and include them in my "emergency" equipment kit.
Your comment about flying with only one mag and the resulting conviction that you won't do it again reminds me of the growing list of things that I won't ever do again. As a new pilot, I vowed that I would never fly in marginal weather just to get somewhere according to plan. However, I am guilty of that "try first then never again" behavior. My "never again" behavior list is growing. I am wondering how to avoid that first try before learning the obvious and previously educated lesson. This approach requires that you survive the first try at bad behavior. At some point, luck may not be on your side. Thanks, Ed. Frank Nelson N51DV - 415C TOA --- In [email protected], "Ed Burkhead" <e...@...> wrote: > > > I'm somewhat inclined to suggest that those spare parts for the Eisemann > mags be purchased and carried with you on cross country trips. > > When my mag failed upon departure at Sun-N-Fun, (on a Saturday afternoon, > naturally), I had to wait till Monday to order parts and pay overnight > shipping. The motel and restaurant meal costs for Saturday, Sunday and > Monday easily exceeded the repair costs. > > On another occasion, I had a bad mag at an Illinois fuel stop on a Sunday > cross country from Pennsylvania to Iowa. There was no Sunday mechanic > available on the field at which I was stopped. I took my chances and flew > back to Iowa on one mag, something I intend to never do again. Spare parts > wouldn't have helped much on this Sunday, probably, but early morning > repairs on Monday might have gotten me back to work Monday without having to > fly on one mag. With no parts, there would have been no early morning > Monday repairs. Local mechanics rarely seem to stock the Eisemann mag > parts. > > Ed >
